1976 kz 400 first cafe build...indiana newbie

[beamer]

just started my first cafe build...a 1976 kz400 i picked up on craigslist.
have yet to decide on a color and i have even considered leaving it 70's for now...i kinda like the retro look.
i will post a series of pictures to date.

 

[beamer]

 

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[Beaner242]

Nice job so far. Did you build that seat pan yourself? Great job if you did. I like the original color to. Are you painting the frame black?

 

[treitz]

Sweet! Love my kz400. I also love that paint scheme on yours.

 

[mark13018]

Nice bike... Nice to see another Hoosier on here.. Our numbers are growing. ;D

 

[beamer]

Nice job so far. Did you build that seat pan yourself? Great job if you did. I like the original color to. Are you painting the frame black?

thanks for the props... no I bought the seat pan off eBay.
I plan on painting the frame black and I still need to buff the side covers on the motor.
not sure yet what I am going to do with the paint.
I have a single carb intake on the way and a cr125 carb to put on.
all this stuff is new to me... but the only way to learn is to just do it.

 

[3DogNate]

Yeah, you have a really nice foundation to work from. and that seat pan looks great on that bike.

 

[beamer]

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got her running just got to get the carb tuned.

 

[beamer]

this is where it stands today...just got the seat pan painted also and need to install the new dual carb setup and make a seat cover.

 

[fury413rb]

this thing is beautiful

 

[beamer]

thanks man...don't know what i am doing but it seems to be working out ok.
you just don't know until you try.

 

[taggat]

keep it up!

 

[firebane]

Nice bike but I wouldn't call it a "cafe racer" per se. It simply has too much of the stock look be that.