OldSchoolKaw86
Active Member
Not really sure my build falls under cafe racers, but here it is anyways. I got this old girl way back in 2004 for $200, it hadn't ran since the early 80's. So i brought it home and she sat under a cover in my garage until recently. Under the rust dirt grime and dust i knew she was worth saving, i got tired of all my friends coming over and telling me to get rid of that old rust trap and so on. I pulled it out of its home for the last 7 years and began tearing into it. The bike "Black Beauty" only has 10,000 original miles (1 owner bike), but alot of the original parts were beyond saving, so i will be doing a period correct resto. The bodywork, frame and swing arm are at the painter's house right now being shot with high gloss black. Everything else is at the powder coaters being done in high gloss black as well. I upgraded the wheels with a pair on Enkie mag wheels from a 1980 Kz 1000 ltd with will be painted black chrome from duplicolor. In the front she will be stopped by a pair of GPZ 900 dual calipers, and an ltd 1000 rear. She will have GSXR 1000 master cylinders front and rear as well as braided steel brake lines. The motor runs and is tight with no leaks, so i will hand polish it to a brilliant shine. The header i will be running is a 4 into 1 Gemini, a really rare pipe from what i can gather, that will be painted black as well. The carbs will be 26mm from a kz 900 along with the stock z1 airbox, and a pair of clubman handle bars i have had sitting around, mini stalk turn signals, and im still undecided on the seat. Here are some pics to hold you over till i get the paint and powder back.
Here are some right before paint and powder.
