WOW!! The guys at Pipeburn wrote an amazing article about the Kz750. I’m so stoked!! Let me tell you this bike is just waiting for winter to lift it’s cloud.
The write up @ Pipeburn.com
Pipeburn always has amazing bikes to drool over!!
kz750 | Shop Shots
Here are a couple of photo’s of the bike on the bench. I still need to get a new front master cylinder, repaint the swingarm, as well as touch up a few things here and there but here’s a glimpse.
Time for paint
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Well the time has come!!!!
I broke her down and I’m starting to prep for paint. Theres a lot of work ahead, but the end is in site!! I can’t wait to go for a ride!!
80′ kz750 | update
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- I made a headlight bracket that also holds the speedo & tach, and made and attached some turn signal ears. Stoked on the way it turned out.
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- Top view of dash.
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- I wanted to keep the exhaust short. The bike came with this cool header, so I modified a silencer to fit inside the header, for some back preassure.
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- Here is a shot of the electronics compartment, with the seat on.
I’ve been busy trying to get this thing going. I’m almost there!!!! I’m just waiting on some brake seals, then a little test riding!!!
80 kz750 | subframe
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- Starting with the top hoop, I make my first bends.
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- I make both sides simultaneously, and along the way I look for symmetry more times than I can count.
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- I first assemble the top hoop off the frame. Then I weld it in as you see here.
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- So far so good. Everything is lining up and looking straight.
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- These are the slugs I made up to attach at the bottom of the frame.
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- Made out of solid stock, they weren’t easy to bend, but I got them looking pretty good.
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- I bent up the bottom supports, attaching them with the slugs I had made.
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- Top view.
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- Left side.
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- I am more than happy with the way the bottom struts turned out.
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- Looking good from all angles.
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- Right side.
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- Everything lined up amazingly!!!
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- I filled in the under-tray, and finished off the back of the subframe.
I was really stoked on the way the subframe turned out!!! The suspension turned out great! Now on to the wiring, and seat-pan.