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[emoji6] Later, Doug

A bit more done. Bought a used set of 3ohm Dynatek coils to go with my DynaS. They came with some dirty red Taylor leads. I never liked the look of Taylor boots anyways, so I opted to buy a set of 7mm suppression core wires from Dyna. I also made some wires to connect the coils to the main...

The GW is done so I swapped the Kz back on the lift. Long ago I broke off the three bolts that hold the small chain guard plate to the transmission cover. I didn’t really want to remove the cover, drill, extract, tap etc or even replace the cover. I pulled out the welder and found some...

Been waiting on fork bushings for a GL1800 so jumped back on the Kz for a little bit. Like I’ve mentioned before, I’m trying to work from front to back as much as possible. The tach that came on the bike had a fuel level light, but the B-model I has no fuel level sensor. So I dug through my...

What are your plans for the front? Ohlins or the like will be overkill if you’re running a spindly stock set of forks. Later, Doug

Bumping this to top due to some overdue bling… Ordered this custom shock from DMr Performance Suspension around New Years 2022 and received it today. It looks nice but one of the upper bushings is already missing. Can’t find it in the box either. I’m sorry to say but I’m less than impressed by...

Anyone need/want anything before I send some parts to the scrapper or landfill? Later, Doug

The main harness is done as far as I’m concerned. I had to add a third relay as I wasn’t thinking clearly about my headlight circuit and the headlight was on as soon as I connected the battery…now it’s all good. I need to find some decent harness straps and I hate zip-ties holding harnesses to...

CoreMoto ran a Independence Day sale with 15% all brake lines including custom ones so I jumped on it. I missed their Black Friday sale last year, but wasn’t quite ready anyways. I have a black rear Brembo coming to match the fronts. The gold one was just a place holder. Later, Doug

I also use Cycle Terminal and Eastern Beaver frequently as well. Corsa-Technic and Connector Experts for the really hard to find stuff…. Later, Doug

I actually enjoy wiring. I do suggest some good crimpers, terminals and connectors, if you don’t already have some. I try really hard not to use the colored bullet and spade terminals from the local parts store. I like factory style connectors where possible. Later, Doug

I planned on running pod filters like I’ve done on my Kz1000, but wanted a more “racey” feel and look. So after so internet scouring, I found some velocity stacks on eBay UK. They were selling cheap with a best offer option, so I scored all four for £16 ($21.98 shipped with tax)!! They’re meant...

Right side bracket is roughed out and mounted. PLEASE don’t mind the big oaf in the seat. He’s just there to make the bike look prettier. [emoji23] Honestly though, with the cut-down seat and new peg position, it’s much easier to squeeze the tank with my knees. I also couldn’t help but hang...

I made one last template and got all the holes to line up where I wanted/needed them. I transferred the locations to some 1/2”x 3” 6061 bar and started carving the shape out. Next I turned up the required spacers. I added a boss on each end. The stock peg studs have a 12mm diameter shoulder...

I couldn’t get the holes to line up quite right with my 1:1 drawing as my measurements weren’t as accurate as I thought. I abandoned the print idea and decided the old school method of transfer punching and drilling holes in scrap plate is easier and a bit more accurate. While I was at it, I...

I made a print to machine out my rearset adapters. Good thing I plotted it at a scale of 1:1 as the OE mounting holes were WAY off! I think I adjusted the dims correctly so I’ll print it out at scale and try again. Back to the wiring… I almost got the harness finalized. I have to purchase a...

I did give that option a thought, but that’s a more invasive surgery than I want to do with this project. I removed the factory mount on my Gpz750 and made my own mount with a newer Ninja sidestand for the rearsets on it. Crappy pic, but shows what I came up with. Later, Doug

Not much to report, but made a little time to start finalizing my rearset positioning. Not sure if I’m set on the location just yet. I may make the adapter plates needed with 2 or 3 different mounting possibilities for some adjustment…we’ll see. I’ll have to offset the pegs about 2” out from the...

Handlebar and throttle housing now gone. All else is still up for grabs. Later, Doug

Claimed….finally Later, Doug