Recent content by Nebr_Rex

A little teaser.

How many KZ440 LTDs have had thier cam degreed? Swapped the reground cam out of Dr. Jekyll. Been an interesting couple of years, working on the bike off and on. I'll post some pics and details within a couple of days. .

Your local hardware store sells them, they're called washers. .

Still needs some tuning.

Here is what I'm used to seeing. .

Interesting, I don't think I have ever seen air forks on a small twin before. Looks like it might have been done after leaving the factory. It still has the factory retainer clip. And somebody just drilled and tapped the plug. You might be pressing your luck if to much air pressure is added to...

Where do you get the idea you put air in your forks? Would you show a pic of the tops of your forks? .

Engine had good compression but burnt oil even after it was warmed up. Cylinders had some lite surface rust from sitting. Oil scrappers had almost no tension and the compression rings were worn down enough to have way excessive end gap. And while digging thru my hoard of parts I found this...

Where did you source your rear fender? .

Have you look at Kendon? .

That is a recovered stock seat and yes it will be cut down. .

A little preview of what the finished project will look like. I have to fix the starter clutch yet. Then I can see if the valve seals seal or not. If not I have a fresh head and new rings waiting. The bike was stripped completely down to the bare frame and painted. She has new bearings in the...

Ring gaps will increase with bore size. Typical Automotive ring gap is .004 per inch of bore.

How about some pics of the stock system and what you are trying to install. .