Recent content by rev.mario

2 hours i stripped the parts, prepped and painted... VHT Cast Aluminum Engine Paint. Decided not to paint the carbs. I cleaned them and used a clear coat for aluminum.

Hey Cafe World. As you see my photos, i've cleaned my motor with aluminum wheel cleaner. did a great job of breaking off the oil and grime that is 30 years old... but it has apparently stripped any kind of clear coat. Now... it is frostier than santa's beard. I need suggestions of what...

Hey Beachcomber, why are all you Brits taking the Kz750's? I find that kind of weird.... I know all the old guys freak out when they see it in Memphis.

these are the rearsets i'm ordering today. anyone think this bike may be "show worthy?" a bunch of the old guys around memphis love just staring at it trying to determine what i did. I hear the Kawi 750 twins are a rare breed since most got used for racing or were sent to Britain.

Yea if you're looking at that last pic, i just wrote with a sharpie the stuff on the "Dash". But don't worry, custom stickers from my local sign shop are being printed, plus the blank spot on the dash will be a battery gauge so i know when to pull the battery to charge over night. My...

after my buddy and i did all the milling and engineering of the bike at his Hot-Rod shop. Sent her off to a local Kawi mechanic to get new tires, rebuild brakes, rebuild clutch, change triple tree bearings, rewrap pipes, add muffs, retune carbs... many small things. Needless to say here she is...

Now for the pics of things coming together. First the bike without name tags or knee grips.

ordered a simple cafe seat with snap on leather top. Changed the cheap foam out to being "gel foam" compliments of the wife's yoga mat. forgot to show the underside of the seat and underseat connection. I used the stock Kawi hinge, but had to mill a latch. Simple spring function so that it...

The old tank was jack, hence the red tank in the previous post. So i took the new tank and painted it. Yes ladies and Gents, it was only 4 cans of spray from "Hobby Lobby" Base green= Mopar Green, Top green = "green ice" (lacquer clear with green flake)

Got rid of the 4x4 once i determined the battery could do it. also cleaned up the tabs... no need for those anymore. moc up of the bike after final fitting of underseat.

Some more progress pics of the wiring. I managed to find a GP battery that was cheap and was able to start the bike. So i moved all the goodies from the "side plate" to the bin under the seat. I realized there was a ton of excess wiring... so it hit the floor. Also check the aluminum underseat...

ok so this is the "dashboard" that i made out of some aluminum in the hot-rod shop. (gotta love having good engineering friends). also i mocked up the pegs and controls with some odds and ends around the shop. They are about to be replaced with Tarozzi Rearsets.

more pics Basically, took the cut off wheel and started wackin away all the weight i could. Pluss i started pulling wire, and testing everything that was on the bike to determine where the short was.

Hello all, i'm a new bike owner, of a 1979 kz750. I picked it off a guy in Memphis that rebuilds bikes to being cafe's but switched from all styles to only Honda, so i got a steal for $400. i have done far more work than is worth mentioning unless someone asks specifics. I hope you enjoy the...