aaronbev79
Active Member
I'm building a brat tracker out of a 78 Kawasaki KZ200. I have been a long time fan/reader of this forum, and have decided to finally contribute my own build. I have it partially started, but there is a lot of work left to do--below is my progress so far:
Here's two before pics:
First things first, gotta have a great looking exhaust. So I cut about 13" out of the middle of the stock exhaust, cut the tip off the end, and welded it to the shorter remaining section of the exhaust. Then I painted it with flat black header paint. Looks even better than I expected, and best of all--free!
Next up--repainting the frame. I also chopped the back of the frame all the way to the shock mounts.
Blacked out the wheels.
Partial reassembly--still haven't made a decision on what I'm doing with the tank. I'm going to keep the stock seat pan, but I plan on cutting the cushion down to two inches thick and recovering with a dark tan leather.
To-Do List:
- Engine (waiting until frame/tank/seat are finished)
- Seat
- Tank
- New 1" rise bars
Any advice, ideas, comments welcome! Thanks for a great site!
Here's two before pics:
First things first, gotta have a great looking exhaust. So I cut about 13" out of the middle of the stock exhaust, cut the tip off the end, and welded it to the shorter remaining section of the exhaust. Then I painted it with flat black header paint. Looks even better than I expected, and best of all--free!
Next up--repainting the frame. I also chopped the back of the frame all the way to the shock mounts.
Blacked out the wheels.
Partial reassembly--still haven't made a decision on what I'm doing with the tank. I'm going to keep the stock seat pan, but I plan on cutting the cushion down to two inches thick and recovering with a dark tan leather.
To-Do List:
- Engine (waiting until frame/tank/seat are finished)
- Seat
- Tank
- New 1" rise bars
Any advice, ideas, comments welcome! Thanks for a great site!