81 KZ440 LTD Bobbratshortchop thing.

carlricco1980

ride til it breaks then fix it and ride it again
hey here's my bike.

i always read this site. decided to sign up now.

starter is broken, gotta push start her =)

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Thanks I like the push start. =)

The thing is LOUD, but I'm throwing around ideas for a bit more backpressure. Not like it's fast anyway, but sometimes the popping on decel gets to me. i made some pipes with like a | | inside them out of tin, seemed
to kill the popping but kept the snotty sound the thing pumps out.

when there's no speed - there's always attitude.
 
i'm considering shipping the frame out over the winter to have it hardtailed,
and redoing the paint, gotta keep the matte black, but the red stripe i'd like to redo.
wire wheels maybe, although it looks damn tough with the mag wheels.

anyone have any ideas when looking at it?

anything jump out at you?

im thinking extend the pipes to the back, with a brass ring at the end, also.
 
Every part is flat black. Wow. I mean. Wow. Total stealth.

I say get rid of the red stripe. Paint the wheels red and make it run really well and fast. And leave the rest.
 
thats a tough decision on the hard tail, i kinda like the shocks on it, but then again hardtails are sick!
 
neeko1979 said:
Every part is flat black. Wow. I mean. Wow. Total stealth.

I say get rid of the red stripe. Paint the wheels red and make it run really well and fast. And leave the rest.

i was considering red wheels for a while now....


it ABSORBS light =)
 
jelloelstone said:
thats a tough decision on the hard tail, i kinda like the shocks on it, but then again hardtails are sick!

i like the shocks too, but im building two other bikes now, well, i don't know if you'd call what i do building, more like - destroying perfectly good bikes.

a cb750 and a virago. the virago since it's shaft drive is kinda hampering my creativity, and the 750 is gonna be low, sleek, flat seat (for two perhaps), and creamy white tins.
 
in regards to my last post,
both of those bikes are retaining the shocks,
so i think hardtail it is. $425 is a decent deal,
and it'll be pretty unique i haven't seen TOO
many kz's hardtailed, mostly xs650s and some
Hondas.
 
I believe you should really consider "KAWASAKI GREEN" for the wheels of course. The whole Red and black thing seems to be way over done these days. Kawasaki green would "pop" and stand out in the crowd. Just sayin. If I woulda had a kaw my motor woulda been green, yamaha...blue. just makes sense to me.
 
I love your bike! 8) I'd ride that!! :D

I've had it in the back of my mind to do a similar treatment to a 440. I have a lead on one, but it hasn't come together yet. I wouldn't do it ALL in flat black, but that's just me. Yours sure stands out!

Finishing off the exhaust would probably be a good thing.

Paint on the wheels and stripes? Most suggestions sound cool! I am a little partial to Kawi Green too! ;)

Well done! I'm sure your hardtail plans will be cool too! 8)
 
God damn. I bought an 81 440 LTD back and April and literally have done nothing with it. I don't even have my permit yet and now I am kicking myself for waiting so long. Your bike just just re-motivated me to get cracking on my bike and actually learn to ride. I will be PMing very frequently with questions about how you got your bike to this point.
 
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