callmesb
It's a jungle man...gotta swing.
Okay, I'm overdue to start this. I've been bombing a bunch of other folks' threads with questions, so maybe I can generate some dialogue in my own thread.
Here's where the bike stood when I bought it in 1995. It remained like this until I started cutting in April of last year. This isn't my photo, but the bike looked exactly the same, excellent condition and all.
I first removed the side covers, removed the seat, removed the front and rear fenders, removed the chain guard, took out the air box, and removed the carbs for cleaning. After that I swapped in some DCC Mx bars for the goofy stock bars.
Next I sawed and ground off the rear of the stamped frame behind the suspension, and got rid of the bugle exhaust. Picture below is an original mock up using a single seat and a raw steel fender. I've since decided (tentatively) to try and use a KZ900 rear cowl for the tail/fender, and will custom fab a seat from the original seat pan.
Here's where the bike stood as of last week. I removed the headlight and gauges since the last shot, relocated the ignition to beneath the tank, removed the electronics bracket and moved some of the wiring, and ground off unnecessary welds/brackets on the frame (like the rear foot peg brackets).
Here's where the bike stood when I bought it in 1995. It remained like this until I started cutting in April of last year. This isn't my photo, but the bike looked exactly the same, excellent condition and all.
I first removed the side covers, removed the seat, removed the front and rear fenders, removed the chain guard, took out the air box, and removed the carbs for cleaning. After that I swapped in some DCC Mx bars for the goofy stock bars.
Next I sawed and ground off the rear of the stamped frame behind the suspension, and got rid of the bugle exhaust. Picture below is an original mock up using a single seat and a raw steel fender. I've since decided (tentatively) to try and use a KZ900 rear cowl for the tail/fender, and will custom fab a seat from the original seat pan.
Here's where the bike stood as of last week. I removed the headlight and gauges since the last shot, relocated the ignition to beneath the tank, removed the electronics bracket and moved some of the wiring, and ground off unnecessary welds/brackets on the frame (like the rear foot peg brackets).