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Nice to meet you all. My son and I took a road trip from CT to PA to pick up some motor bikes. We landed a 1974 KZ400 for $70 and an 82 cb750F for $120. Both bikes are complete. The plan for the KZ will be similar to the "Brown Bomber" by Moto-Fied. It will be a dual sport stunt bike scrambler. It will get stripped down to trail essentials only. Not sure if It will get front blinkers but an LED hoop will light out back. Custom seat and motor cross handle bars and some adjustable rear shocks. Pods and lithium battery. LED front light, new grips, cables, brakes and fresh engine clean up. Frame will get POR15 from the spray gun.
This bike will eventually be for my son so the plan is to get him to build most of it.
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I fixed your pictures.
Next time click the insert all tab
Nice father / son projects
Dave
Original owner 78 1000 LTD
Mr Turbo Race Kit, MTC 1075 Turbo pistons by PitStop Performance , Falicon Ultra Lite Super Crank, APE everything. Les Holt @ PDM's Billet Goodies . Frame by Chuck Kurzawa @ Logghe Chassis . Deep sump 5qt oil pan. RIP Bill Hahn
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Home Made JIS Tip
1977 KZ650-C1 Original Owner - Stock (with additional invisible FIAMM horn)
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1976 KZ 900 A4 kzrider.com/forum/11-projects/613548-1976-kz-900-a4
1976 KZ 900 B1 LTD
1978 KZ 1000 B2 LTD
1980 KZ 750 E1
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650ed wrote: Welcome aboard! Just in case you're not aware; the screws on the Kawasaki that look like Phillips are not Phillips. They are Japanese Industrial Standard (JIS) and using a Phillips screwdriver on them will damage them. You can modify Phillips screwdriver tips so they work fine on JIS screws. If you need more info just ask. Ed
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Thanks 650ed! I have a kit I picked up from the parts store that includes maybe 5 different cross head bits. Some have a more blunt tip that the others. Not sure about the angle between crosses but I'll keep your information handy!
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Those look like some worthy projects. Please keep us up to date with pics.
Enjoy
Bill
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Riders:
1968 BSA 441 Shooting Star, 1970 BSA 650 Lightning, 1974 W3, 1976 KZ900, 1979 KZ750 Twin, 1979 KZ750 Twin Trike, 1981 KZ1300, 1982 KZ1100 Spectre, 2000 Valkyrie, 2009 Yamaha Roadliner S. 1983 GL 1100
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1985 ZN1300
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Current project 76 KZ900 (This was a Vetter model)
76 KZ900
81 XJ550H SECA (Current Project)
82 XJ550R SECA
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86 FJ1200
74 Z1900
72 CB450
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1982 KZ1000 LTD parts donor
1981 KZ1000 LTD awaiting resurrection
2000 ZRX1100 not ridden enough
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Wez wrote:
Thanks 650ed! I have a kit I picked up from the parts store that includes maybe 5 different cross head bits. Some have a more blunt tip that the others. Not sure about the angle between crosses but I'll keep your information handy!
I found that by simply filing off the end tip of the Phillips bit I could get the bit to properly fit the JIS screws. If you decide to do this just take your time and test the screwdriver bit often until it fits perfectly. I own some actual JIS bits I bought from Vessel Tools, but the ones I made actually fit the JIS screws a little better than the ones I bought. Ed
1977 KZ650-C1 Original Owner - Stock (with additional invisible FIAMM horn)
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