kz750 twin....bratstyle/cafe bastard (strap on sally) phase 1 complete

Re: z750 twin....brat.... a slow evolution

Cloyd said:
Just went through the entire build and it is looking really good. Cant wait to follow the rest of it.

thanks for the kind words mate!
its good to know people like the look of what im doing....
stay classy san diego!
 
Re: z750 twin....brat.... a slow evolution

andycafe said:
reverse superman ;D
his nuts were in a vise before he even hopped on that day.
would love to see the after shot.
holy shit, indeed
 
Re: z750 twin....brat.... a slow evolution

was the tank just left bare to get that rust? i've got some spraymax 2k clear that I will shoot over mine when I get the right look

also any special way the leather straps are mounted on the tank?

kawis are awesome
 
Re: z750 twin....brat.... a slow evolution

Love the stance! It's coming along nicely. I love the 750 Twin, I gotta have one someday.
 
Re: z750 twin....brat.... a slow evolution

marla_do said:
was the tank just left bare to get that rust? i've got some spraymax 2k clear that I will shoot over mine when I get the right look

also any special way the leather straps are mounted on the tank?

kawis are awesome
hey marla do...tank was just sanded then left bare.... i was going to clear it but im not going too anymore... i got some lanolene spray will test that out!
the tank straps just go straght over the tank and pull it down toward the backbone....they arent attached to the tank. just to the frame.

cant wait too get on this thing for the shakedown
 
Re: z750 twin....brat.... a slow evolution

got busy in the raj over the last couple of days.....
heres the latest!

so the larger front sprocket....is heaps larger!
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stocker
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bigger
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note in the last pic how little clearance there is between the sprocket and the guard on the engine block....
definately not enough!!!

so i got handy with the dremel
now theres heaps more space!
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fitted up the new rear sprocket,
and also gave the rear wheel a little clean! not going to go the whole 10 yards with the back wheel like i did with the front!
the back just gets too dirty too quickly to worry about.... besides its no show bike...
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carried on with the whole cleaning up of things!
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i also took it upon myself to also clean up the front wiring harness and hide it all under the triple backbone as opposed to in the back of the headlight...relocated the horn under the backbone aswell!
heres how she sits at the moment
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Re: z750 twin....brat.... a slow evolution

Are they posh indicators ? What dose the larger sprocket do mate as well I'm a bit naive when it comes to bike mods.
 
Re: z750 twin....brat.... a slow evolution

deepwaterimports said:
Are they posh indicators ? What dose the larger sprocket do mate as well I'm a bit naive when it comes to bike mods.

hey dude....
i bought the indicators off some dude on the net....not posh same style as theirs....metal material....
ive been through about 10 pairs of chinese plastic indicators so no more! haha

larger sprocket will affect the gearing/acceleration/cruising rpm of the bike....
the previous owner had changed gearing and it was way too short....(when i was cruising at 110k's it would be at about 5/6k rpms's)
that is way too high for my liking. plus the motor has heaps of torque and now i can make the most of it with the wider spread gears!

dont worry mate, in 6 months time you'll look back at all the shit you've learned and go.......shit i now know so much more! but i still really know nothing!
peace
 
Re: z750 twin....brat.... a slow evolution

started fixing up the front light/cowl.....

did a few tack welds across the seam today.....
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forgot to take another photo of the finished welds.....(they looked like birdshit anyway)
also filled the small holes at the top

bogtastic
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she's slowly evolving........
booyah
 
Re: z750 twin....brat.... a slow evolution

this thing is gonna be mad off the line, mad in general ;D
 
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andycafe said:
this thing is gonna be mad off the line, mad in general ;D

thanks man......i plan on disturbing the peace on this thing when its done....cant wait....

had some more good progress today and yesterday....
trimmed up the front fairing to give it a faster look!

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moved some stuff around
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and yesterday i registered the vtr!!!
i got sick of not riding, so even thought its rainy and cold i want to ride....

i also thought......hmmm lets get rid of these fairings...
so off they came and i chucked on a 7inch headlight ebay jobby, and put a smaller brakelight in/meshed it off..... eventually will do custom subframe and tail....(cafe style) and do a single front radiator conversion using the right radiator.
just using the standard guages at the moment but was looking to get a small computer....
maybe an acewell.....
so i will eventually do more to the vtr once the kz is finished...
and i dont want to take over this thread with that bike.....but heres 2 photo's.....
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Re: z750 twin....brat.... a slow evolution

I know how you feel about riding..I have 2 bikes and I cant ride either of them right now! Grrr!

You building the sportbike in the back?
 
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tron97 said:
I know how you feel about riding..I have 2 bikes and I cant ride either of them right now! Grrr!

You building the sportbike in the back?

yeah the sportbike is a cbr250rr.....
my first bike!!

been great to be back on the other bike as well!
even though its winter!
 
Re: z750 twin....brat.... a slow evolution

had a little more progress today!
fitted up a new electronics tray and trimmed a little off the loom, certainly no pro job but the tray works very well....
i used the airbox tabs which are there as standard... so no welding to the frame was required.....
its bolted up so tight it would actually brace the frame mildly....
also gave the rear frame section a clean and matt blackin'
check it
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as she sits! mockin'
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just have to do the valve clearances.....and the engine parts are ready to be bolted back up.....
cant wait
 
Re: z750 twin....brat.... a slow evolution

did the valve clearances today......
and its like it just came out of the factory!!!
so put on some fresh cases.....etc
heres some pics of whats to come!!!!
im going for shades as opposed to colours

the headlight (still wet)
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rear fender came up nice!!!!
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right side
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left side
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these new bolts were really nice to put in!!!
 
Re: z750 twin....brat.... "painting.....assembling"

The colors, er... um... shades, look great. I love the wind deflector / headlight assembly. I'm looking forward to the "completion" and pics of the whole package.
 
Re: z750 twin....brat.... "painting.....assembling"

sinbad, excuse me if I missed it somewhere in this thread, but what was your source for the new engine bolt kit, and what was the cost? I have several nearly-stripped phillips heads on mine, and I'm considering swapping them all.
 
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