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Little update. Progress has been slow. I've been taking the engine apart and designing new triple trees for the USD front end.
Will need to send the drawings to various machine shops to get a price estimate.
Once I know where the triple trees will hit the tank when turning I can focus on...
Got more pictures of it? I sort of like how that exhaust goes around the engine.
Tested the new fuel tank on today and drew on top of it how I would like the frame to be.
Had no idea the sound isn't liked. I love it, one of the best things about the bike. Your exhaust looks great! Similar to what I have in mind.
How's your riding position with the clip ons and the stock location of the pegs? I'm planning on moving mine way back.
Will be sure to read your thread...
The frame will be cut and rebuilt from the rear. The 440 frame just sits too low and doesn't look good imo. Will keep the basic double shock setup in rear.
Might bore out the engine as in the guide on kz400.com. But will see. This is all a learning process for me. Haven't decided on keeping the...
Hello from Finland!
This is my first bike, a 1984 Kawasaki KZ440 LTD with 55k km on the meter (34k mi). I bought it around three months ago, cleaned the notoriously shitty carbs and it drove it around like that.
It's a fun bike as is but I absolutely love cafe racers. So time for a change...
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