Spitfire151
Been Around the Block
Okay, first of all, HI ALL! I've been lurking for a long time but finally just registered as I picked up my first bike in June of this year (I'm a new rider as well). Picked this up for $900 from craigslist. The video pretty much outlines most everything about the bike but I do have a few questions after you watch it and look at my pics to know what I'm talking about. Also ignore the way the muffler sounds, my phone didn't record how it truly sounds.
-1981 KZ440 Video-
Okay so right now I'm figuring out how to get this title business accomplished (I did a check and mailed the owner, sadly it was returned, but it is not reported stolen and has no liens).
Secondly, is it unsafe to have so much of my forks poking through my triple tree?
Also I took the stock idiot light bar I bought online and turned it into this (using magnets to hold it to the bolts of the Speedo/Tac panel that was bolted onto the headlight:
For those of you who know what the stock one looked like it took a lot of sanding and some creativity with a soda can to make a plate underneath. I also had to hack away some plastic inside to slide the lights up closer.
I'm looking at putting some Firestones on eventually but being a new rider I want to make sure they would be a safe tire and not purely form over function. Also looking at some of these: Duro Tires
Right now I have a ribbed "Racer" tire on the front and, I honestly like how it looks (a bit of a throw back), the rear tire is a Shinko Podium tubeless performance tire.
Any suggestions?
I've already repainted the seat cowl, redid some wiring, and am looking into replacement clipons since the one is broken.
-1981 KZ440 Video-
Okay so right now I'm figuring out how to get this title business accomplished (I did a check and mailed the owner, sadly it was returned, but it is not reported stolen and has no liens).
Secondly, is it unsafe to have so much of my forks poking through my triple tree?
Also I took the stock idiot light bar I bought online and turned it into this (using magnets to hold it to the bolts of the Speedo/Tac panel that was bolted onto the headlight:
For those of you who know what the stock one looked like it took a lot of sanding and some creativity with a soda can to make a plate underneath. I also had to hack away some plastic inside to slide the lights up closer.
I'm looking at putting some Firestones on eventually but being a new rider I want to make sure they would be a safe tire and not purely form over function. Also looking at some of these: Duro Tires
Right now I have a ribbed "Racer" tire on the front and, I honestly like how it looks (a bit of a throw back), the rear tire is a Shinko Podium tubeless performance tire.
Any suggestions?
I've already repainted the seat cowl, redid some wiring, and am looking into replacement clipons since the one is broken.