the dirty girl, my 83 kz750 spectre

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she was heading for the grave at a scrappers place when i found her:




stripping her down and going to work...

 

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re finished rear wheel, new tires, new suspention...


put the front back on and checked the stance.... 8)...


front end still needs some work...

 

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tank primed, tins almost prepped:




lost a brave tool in the fight to clean this dirty girl up, gramps drill had been all over the world w me, it finally gave up the ghost:

 

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re building rear brake system


one side of the motor:


and the other:


finished:

 

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the mad doctor's laboritory:


you can see the op table had been being used by the shop asst to knock out some sweet CAD images for the project.. lol.. the kid was turning wrenches and getting dirty and working tool names into conversationing w other kids for months! i had to put a tool kit together for her room "in casee something breaks and i have to fix it..."

i asked for a beer and the kid showed up w bunny cup full of purple stuff "its better for you daddy" not sure how take mothering from a mini me, but she was right... ;D

 

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front wheel:


tank fitting/ forks being re-built:

 

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rear brakes re-mounted and bled! we have stoppage, just working on go-age..


moved fender bracket and mounted rear fender:

 

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wired up the fender...

 

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painting tins:

 

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before:


enter this bad mamba jamba:


i think it was gloating....


the carnage:


after:

 

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the seat pan:
8)

 

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the re birth! on halloween, of course...

 

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seat and temp seat cover done...


maiden voyage in traffic... breakfast was great!

 

[session101]

<thumbs up>

thats awesome, free bike

oh and i love the nice donation for your seat pan from the city

 

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there she is gents, we had many trials and tribulations along the way... petcock no workie, got screwed over by a buddy doing my carbs, parts not working/ fitting, ect ect... but it was a great run.... now my knees are in the breeze and i am riding the snot out of her....

thank you for all the help this place and you people have provided for this project. this is my first build, and my first bike and the hive mind here has helped more then you know...

 

[Redbird]

"you can see the op table had been being used by the shop asst to knock out some sweet CAD images for the project... "
I'm guessing that's "Crayola Aided Design", correct?

Bike looks good. And props for getting the little one involved

 

[my-79-750-k]

I can tell you now, you'll be VERY happy with the Sport Demons. They wear great and handle road snakes, gouges, rain etc. without fail. Nice and smooth/quiet too. I've got about 1500 miles on mine now, and if it weren't for the dirt, I wouldn't be able to tell they are used. Bike looks great, I love my CB, but I think my next one might just be a KZ, there's just so much you can do with them.

 

[m48shooter]

-bike was not quite free, but almost... bought a kayak for $150.00 plus three hours of work, flipped on CL for $400.00 and bought the bike w it... so almost free...

- yupper i like that, crayloa aided... ;D good stuff, the kid was throwing out "open ended box wrench" like she got paid royalities on it... lol

- the sign was given to me by the county, find their # show up at their shop, they have tons that they can't use any more... i showed them some pics of the bike and the gave me two for free... so yes, the pan was donated by the county... lol

 

[n0regret5]

superb! the sportster tank looks like it was made for the bike! love it. well done mate. mad props for painting the entire engine whilst still in the bike