shooter janes
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OK, so I waited for FOREVER to go ahead and post this up, because I'm sort of embarrassed at how slowly this project is going, but I really want to record it for posterity's sake, plus I LOVE this forum, so here we go!
It's an '81 KZ440 ltd A I picked up from a guy here in OKC. I traded him my $150 pistol for it, so I don't have much in it. It has 7500 original miles on it, and it's been sitting in a garage for 15 years. the PO was going to bob it so he cut the loop off the back of the frame and threw the original seat away. I'm going to have a bike shop straighten out the drop seat and weld a hoop on the back.
My plan is to put a flat, bratstyle seat on it because my wife wants to ride with me. However, I love the cafe look, so I'm going to build a fiberglass cowl that I can easily attach on the back whenever I want to cover up the back half of the seat & make it look like a more traditional cafe racer. It's getting clipons and open filters. I know the old cv carbs are a real pain to tune with pods, but honestly, I don't care. I think they're worth the hassle! lol
So with no further ado, here it is.
Sitting in the bed of my truck, ready to go home
Here you can see the chopped drop seat frame
A few more shots of it in the garage, after I've started the tear down
It's an '81 KZ440 ltd A I picked up from a guy here in OKC. I traded him my $150 pistol for it, so I don't have much in it. It has 7500 original miles on it, and it's been sitting in a garage for 15 years. the PO was going to bob it so he cut the loop off the back of the frame and threw the original seat away. I'm going to have a bike shop straighten out the drop seat and weld a hoop on the back.
My plan is to put a flat, bratstyle seat on it because my wife wants to ride with me. However, I love the cafe look, so I'm going to build a fiberglass cowl that I can easily attach on the back whenever I want to cover up the back half of the seat & make it look like a more traditional cafe racer. It's getting clipons and open filters. I know the old cv carbs are a real pain to tune with pods, but honestly, I don't care. I think they're worth the hassle! lol
So with no further ado, here it is.
Sitting in the bed of my truck, ready to go home
Here you can see the chopped drop seat frame
A few more shots of it in the garage, after I've started the tear down