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  1. Hale

    1983 KZ750 Build

    Thank you!
  2. Hale

    82' KZ440 Cafe' Brat Build: Carb tuning & exhaust fly by!

    Re: 82' KZ440 Brat'Cafe'?: Engine in, got a roller, seat next Great build, turns out great when you put your time into prep!
  3. Hale

    1983 KZ750 Build

    one last picture on a ride, shows the last piece of seat padding on the back. So right now this is where i'm at. Starting to consider small projects while I ride this summer.
  4. Hale

    1983 KZ750 Build

    For final paint I decided to go with a vinyl wrap. I have a few friends who work for a company who does cars, so I talked them into taking a stab at my bike. Turned out decent made the seat padding from a cheap sleeping pad i got at Big 5 Sporting goods. A couple layers on top of a 1/4"...
  5. Hale

    1983 KZ750 Build

    The front break MC didnt like the low profile bars so i picked up a smaller one from a local motorcycle junk yard, Steele's Cycles. Its from a yamaha, not sure which one, it was on a shelf and it fit! I was a pretty excited, took her out on a few rides, before i thought about much more to do
  6. Hale

    1983 KZ750 Build

    Continued with bondo work on the tank and seat Picked up some lower profile handlebars and a light bracket from Dime City, and continued with the bondo and sanding... It was my first time at both fiberglass and bondo, so there was quite the learning curve... Added a break light also from...
  7. Hale

    1983 KZ750 Build

    during that process I found a tank from an '83 GPZ750, so I stripped that down and added it
  8. Hale

    1983 KZ750 Build

    I shaved some extra metal tabs trying to get weight off, then took a stab at my first fiberglass project. started with insulating foam, glued it in layers and cut/shaved/sanded it into shape then I wrapped the bike in plastic, covered the mold and wrapped it in fiber glass test fitting...
  9. Hale

    1983 KZ750 Build

    I started in with easy stuff, took the air box out and replaced it with pods decided the seat was way to long, so i shortened the frame a bit
  10. Hale

    1983 KZ750 Build

    I rode it as is for the summer, finished college, and moved from Fort Collins to Denver. A buddy of mine had a garage and a couple of bikes he was working on, and we both wanted a cafe racer style so i parked it in his garage and we started working. Moved in and set up started stripping stuff...
  11. Hale

    1983 KZ750 Build

    Well, here is the build on my 1983 KZ750. I bought the bike from a friend of my brothers about 4 years ago after unsuccessfully resurrecting a couple bikes. I had this 1969 CL175 that I bought, tried to get it running, and did some stuff to along the way. Here she is when I bought her and...
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