modified, aftermarket, or custom. nothing is safe (78 KZ1000)

A member over at KZR recommended these bolts. they are gun drilled flange bolts from a first gen R1 caliper. Yamaha used them on many bikes over the years. the devil is in the details.
 

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Bolt porn... I think I am nurturing an addiction for titanium fasteners and been making brackets out of Ti drops I find on Ebay, the stuff is nice to work with, and just the right contamination in the welds make em look cool haha
 
after seeing the Ti header you modified for your 750 you got me thinking... I bought a GSXR header for $50 bucks that i am gonna chop up for a high pipes on my 750 twin project. I couldnt buy that much Titanium stock for $50
 
Yeah! if you watch they go even cheaper DL the mybidder auction sniper app it's free for one snipe at a time and it works sweet!
 
I was hoping to have the engine in the frame for this update, but... I was degreeing the cams when i discovered the cam chain was too short, did some research and found that the MKII motor uses a 124 link chain. I bought the wrong one with 122 link, probably back when i thought i had a 78 motor. This means total teardown to install the correct chain. :( Sometimes i wonder if there is something or somebody out there secretly conspiring to keep me from finishing this project. But seeing as this is my fourth time taking it apart/ putting it back together i think i will be able to do it in an afternoon once i have the cam chain.
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Some good news; I ended up powder coating the frame gloss black, and it was probably one of the smarter decisions i have made so far. White was just too overpowering for some of the other cool stuff going on, also a nightmare to keep clean. I also did my first bit of TIG welding on this and finished the foot for the kick stand. I still need to find a stainless ball bearing to weld on the end like the stock kickstand.
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doc_rot said:
Is that strong enough?
no difference the master links are a tight fit then you just barley peen the edges of the protruding pins, that is all it takes there are no forces trying to wedge it apart
lots get carried away and peen the fook outa them but this can damage the link plate
 
Good call. I see Z1enterprises sells master links for the Tsubaki cam chains, this will save me a ton of time. Thanks XB!
 
I always use masterlinks, even on drive chains on my ZRXs & KZ.

You just need to be very careful to get a good peen that will last, without damage to the link plate. They sell tools for that.
 
Thanks for the reassurance grandpaul. I have a chain breaker/riveter that i use for drive chains but it was sold as a "cam chain tool", it seems to have what i will need.
 
doc_rot said:
Thanks for the reassurance grandpaul. I have a chain breaker/riveter that i use for drive chains but it was sold as a "cam chain tool", it seems to have what i will need.
all you need is a heavy backup and careful few hits with a ball pien hammer,on the masters that have not got the pin turned down where it protrudes all you need is a couple tiny dings and it will never sepearate
 
that sounds dicey. is it not preferable to use the chain riveter?
 
doc_rot said:
that sounds dicey. is it not preferable to use the chain riveter?
no it is not dicey,not in the least
some masters are not riveter friendly depends what type riveter , what type master
 
I'm gonna call Z1 on monday to order the part, ill see what they say about installing the master link as well.
 
Or maybe he does, and isn't comfortable. What's wrong with that?


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ABCanuck said:
Or maybe he does, and isn't comfortable. What's wrong with that?


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i was just making an observation, nothing wrong with educating ones self ,in fact that is a good thing
 
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