1977 KZ650B1 "Psycho Therapy"

[sxecafe]

Nice, man.

Sorry, im still confused with the RPM wire... you took the bare copper from the grey wire on the gauge and wrapped it around the insulated spark plug wire close to the coild, correct?

[rocketman]

Nope, I tried that with irratic reading so I put it right on the coil wire from the ignition itself where its soldered to the connector on the coil(green).  Ideally I would like to solder it there but right now its wrapped really good and taped.

[rocketman]

A little update.  I recently removed the old seat,tail piece,fender,turns,inner fender etc.  The hoop I bought from DTT brother Cafegoose.  The hoop is just in fitting stages and is not welded YET!  The plan is to weld hoop, finish detabbing and then glass a bump stop.  Dan Delong @ CWS wiring is making a completely brand new wiring harness for the bike.  The old rect and reg are gone and a new combo unit will be used all mounted under the seat as well as a new 1lb A123 battery.

[rocketman]

little fillet brazing tonight, there is a plug in there.

[cyclefreak]

Just found this thread and gotta say,  great score on the bike and great job on the build so far. Looking forward to seeing how this turns out!

[rocketman]

Thanks cyclefreak.   The plan is to get the seat done, sort out the electrical and get it back to rideable for the summer.  This winter i will tear it down for painting,rearsets,brakes drilled,clipons etc

[rocketman]

started seat today need critique before glassing please!

[HerrDeacon]

I like it!

[MotorbikeBruno]

I'll stir the pot gently...I think the sides come UP too tall before arcing (is that a word?) inward.  I'd try to match it to how the tank looks, but that's my personal preference.  Other than that..   I like it!  This is going to be great!

[CafeRacer650]

In regards to your tail design, I don't hate it, but to add some design cohesion, try mimicking the slope angle that's on the back of your gas tank.  If you match the sloping angle of both the rear of the tail and tank, it'll look like the tail was meant for the bike.  Also, from one KZ owner to the next, great bike!! 

[MotorbikeBruno]

From the rear it is too "nothing",neither high/round like a 60's Honda GP seat or pointy/round like a 70's Ducati 750 SS.It looks like a throat lozenge from behind and looks too flat on top to my eye.The front of the bum stop is about 3-4" too far forward and it won't allow you to push your butt back to get behind the bars at high speed,this will be even more of an issue when you have a seat pad on it.

you asked   

Swivel, the only thing I disagree with is the 3-4 inch too far forward. It really depends on how tall you are    Us short people don't need that extra space! haha

[rocketman]

Swivel i agree that it looks like a stock honda seat from rear.  In regaurds to the didistance its all been measured out. Crtiquers thank you!  Stay tuned for changes to come.  Thats why i love these forums, i would have ended up with a glassed throat lozenge from 1960's japan.

[MotorbikeBruno]

Swivel i agree that it looks like a stock honda seat from rear.  In regaurds to the didistance its all been measured out. Crtiquers thank you!  Stay tuned for changes to come.  Thats why i love these forums, i would have ended up with a glassed throat lozenge from 1960's japan.

Truth. haha. 

[axeugene27]

nah man it's all about what pleases your eye. If you like that look i'd say go for it.

[rocketman]

well I tried my hand at making a seat today and yeah, Its not as easy as Herm makes it out in the vid.  I'll have to give it a go again soon.  I made a F%$^&ing mess! Lots of air bubbles,inaccurate hardener mixing, some of its dry and some is still wet(30min later)  1 batch ate right through the bottom of the plastic cup and went all over the floor