78 kz400 cafe build

What color should I paint my headlight bucket?????

  • Red

    Votes: 4 17.4%

  • White

    Votes: 4 17.4%

  • Silver

    Votes: 8 34.8%

  • Silver with red and white stripes (match tank)

    Votes: 9 39.1%
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I just ordered my exhaust. The plan is to go 2-into-1 exet at a steep angle just behind the right rear-set. I am using the stock header pipes; they will get painted with hi-temp and wrapped with black header wrap. I need to fab up a collector and a mount.
 

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I forgot to say.......I chose the 17" shorty reverse megaphone from dime city cycles. This was the first cent I have spent on this bike other than the purchase price of $100. I knew this build would require money eventually.

MILLENNIUM FALCON said:
I just ordered my exhaust. The plan is to go 2-into-1 exet at a steep angle just behind the right rear-set. I am using the stock header pipes; they will get painted with hi-temp and wrapped with black header wrap. I need to fab up a collector and a mount.
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Ok... its been awhile but I finally got my exhaust mocked up. I made a collector. I still need to make a hanger and weld my exit pipe into the collector. I will be wrapping everything in black header wrap all the way back to the muffler.
 

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Thanks, I hope it sounds good. Its been so long since I started this project I dont remember what it used to sound like. Do you have any ideas/inspiration for a tail light setup?


valvesprung said:
Lines look great man, really dig it. Bet it'll sound great.
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It's tough to find good options with cafe tails, but I like just using red tinted dual filament turn signals to do both jobs :) Harley uses this method on the 883 Iron and Nightster. Dime City sells some nice alloy dual fil turns, get a can of Testors Transparent Candy Apple Red in a spray can from a hobby shop and tint away
 
Do you have any pictures of that setup on a bike? (I'm a visual learner)

valvesprung said:
It's tough to find good options with cafe tails, but I like just using red tinted dual filament turn signals to do both jobs :) Harley uses this method on the 883 Iron and Nightster. Dime City sells some nice alloy dual fil turns, get a can of Testors Transparent Candy Apple Red in a spray can from a hobby shop and tint away
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I finished welding up my exhaust. It still needs wrapped. One step closer to painting the frame.
 

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I like it. Cool how it kicks out to the side and up.

Making my exhaust 2-1, or buying the 2-1 header from the local salvage yard is on my down the road list as well.
 
My new battery came today. It will be going inside my seat. Its a 12v 6.0 amp hour.
 

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hahaha thats awesome :), where did you pick up the battery from? if you dont mind me asking
 
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