some pics of my bike, details and stuff

i think this is the rite place for this, so here goes: its a 1980 kawasaki kz1000 ltd, o.g. crotch rocket from back in tha day. i got it bone stock except the pipe 4yrs ago with the tank dented up. painted it, and rolled like that for 2 1/2 years and then i got the swingarm, airshifter, back rim came off a honda cbr600f4, gsxr750 rear axle, drag bars, tail lite and some other random stuff from ebay, dennis kirk, and stuff. just got the seat recovered a month ago. tore it apart last june, got it back 2getha by august. i got alotta build up pics and and i made alota stuff for it, but i just realized i cant add attachments so ill try and do it some other way. the only other plans i got for it now are a big motor, swap a new front end maybe, chrome, and maybe a new set of wheels. first bike i owned, first bike im building, and of course, first bike i dropped :lol: ps: icant seem to upload all the pics at once, i have like 6-7 to upload, but its not happenin

:welcome: dnyce!! Awesome ride, stick around cuz :twfrox:

http://www.twowheelforum.com/photopost/direct_data/522/medium/bike_010.jpg http://www.twowheelforum.com/photopost/direct_data/522/medium/bike_005.jpg http://www.twowheelforum.com/photopost/direct_data/522/medium/dnyce001.jpg

sweet, thanks ebbs

sweet, thanks ebbs no problem... sweet looking bike! :dthumb:

nice dnyce.. like the bike

:welcome: Sweet bike! :dthumb:

thanks for the compliments, are there any other old skool rides here or just mostly new stuff?

i really like your bike! :dthumb: my dad has an 82 kz1000, which was the first streetbike i ever rode, i love those things! thats a sweet shot from the rear. nice. since you put a f4 rear rim, maybe you should update with a new front end off a newer sportbike?? some inverted forks??

:iagree: lol, im working on it 929, the funds are just lackin

You should paint the front fender to match. :2cents:

thanks for the compliments, are there any other old skool rides here or just mostly new stuff? There's def some old school rides kickin around, but mostly newish-new. A couple chopper heads too (GMan and Jeeps)

i thought the same thing, but that style fender looks better chrome imo, but even if i dont change the forks, id change the wheel and fender to somthin new. id paint that fender(the new 1)

rite here gman:beer:

rite here gman:beer: He'll find it. He's gotta go down the row of threads and input a little something into everyone. He's the king.

He'll find it. He's gotta go down the row of threads and input a little something into everyone. He's the king. Yeah I got here... I start from the oldest and work my way up... Nice bike man! Alot of nice work. I would love to see some more pics of this thing! I love the swingarm and the rear tire. Some inverted forks and a match front rim would be a nice touch as well, with the painted front fender. The anti-chrome fender would look a bit nicer! Do they make any dress up attachments for the motor? Or maybe get it polished... I think that would add major more bling to the bike and make it look not as dated... :2cents:

yea, thats 26yr old aluminum, and you can tell! the motor im working on is either gona be black cases and block and chrome all the covers, or just chrome/polish the whole thing. im thinkn of raking it about 3-4 degrees, new front end, 10" over swingarm(its 8" over rite now), led tailight molded in the rear fender and rearsets. but thats wen i get alotta money to blow

How many miles on that beast?

bout 20k, almost 21k, 2700 of them are mine, mostly 1/4 at a time. had a valve job at 19k, jus because. its been to fresno and back, no probs. thats like 600miles i think.

Yeah a all black motor would look sweet too! But like you said... 26 year old alum and you can tell. But I love the bike! You could just do some rake in the trees!

i didnt really ride it the first 2-3yrs, mostly jus raced it every now and then, due to my schedule. now i got lots of time to cruise

It just has such a nice line to it... What about any front headlight upgrades? Make a stunter front headlight setup fit on there...ya know the ones that the streetfighters use...

ive seen the dual setup, didnt look too hot. im thinkin jus a crystal clear 7incher, like a aftermarket harley headlite

Yeah that might help... but I can't really see the headlight from your pics.... MORE PICS!! :lol:

:withstupi more pics... but yeah I think it'd look sweet with a black motor... and get rid of that front chrome fender... maybe black instead... or red...:2cents:

i put up a pic of how it looked after the paint(awaiting approval), i dont have any pics with it the day i got it. i tryed to add three pics, which ibelieve is my daily limit, but it said i already exceeded my limit with that one pic :scratch:

Well dnyce... I got your one pic... http://www.twowheelforum.com/photopost/direct_data/522/medium/stock1.jpg

I definatly like the extended swingarm better!:dthumb:

I definatly like the extended swingarm better!:dthumb: Oh yeah BIG TIME!!! And the new rear fender or at least the elimination of that huge tail light!

Yeah it looks great. very awesome!!!

Well dnyce... I got your one pic... http://www.twowheelforum.com/photopost/direct_data/522/medium/stock1.jpg big improvement dnizice! it looks ay better. paint that damn front fender though. i'm drubnk.

big improvement dnizice! it looks ay better. paint that damn front fender though. i'm drubnk. lmao! im done for now, just gota swap a engine, time to race again. pics coming tho, lots of em, like 20, stock, tear down, build up, parts, and almost finished. i just sent em, gotta be approved. full size too

you deleted your photos? why? oh well now I can say :nopicsbs: again! :lol:

all these pics are:wredx: :nopicsbs:

I'm glad I got to see the old school KZ before the pics disappeared. Whats up with that anyway?:scratch:

I'm glad I got to see the old school KZ before the pics disappeared. Whats up with that anyway?:scratch: I noticed his gallery is gone... he must have deleted them all... :disapp:

I got to view the first few as I approved them. Then I saw the others while just checking to see if any new need approving. Maybe he is going to post all new stuff.:scratch: :tt:

Actually I just reposted all the pics for him... he sent them in the email thingy!! :D

So where did the originals go?:scratch:

He deleted them as to not have duplicates...

But there in your gallery. How are people supposed to find them other than the Kaw pic section?

we want more pics!! :dthumb: i really like that bike.

I could post em but I want him to be able to tell us what the deal is with each pic

i been kinda busy, but ill put a description on each pic today, and then is there a way to put them in this thread other than attachments? (i cant attach)

ok, im being a lil computer illiterate rite now, but ill figure it out:bonk:

How about I put them in my post and you tell people what they are by #1 #2 and so on..

http://www.twowheelforum.com/photopost/direct_data/501/medium/stock2.jpg http://www.twowheelforum.com/photopost/direct_data/501/medium/build5.jpg http://www.twowheelforum.com/photopost/direct_data/501/medium/swingarm_and_wheel.jpg http://www.twowheelforum.com/photopost/direct_data/501/medium/mock_up_3.jpg http://www.twowheelforum.com/photopost/direct_data/501/medium/build4.jpg http://www.twowheelforum.com/photopost/direct_data/501/medium/back_half.jpg http://www.twowheelforum.com/photopost/direct_data/501/medium/mockup.jpg http://www.twowheelforum.com/photopost/direct_data/501/medium/fender.jpg http://www.twowheelforum.com/photopost/direct_data/501/medium/fender_stock.jpg http://www.twowheelforum.com/photopost/direct_data/501/medium/mockup2.jpg http://www.twowheelforum.com/photopost/direct_data/501/medium/mock_up1.jpg http://www.twowheelforum.com/photopost/direct_data/501/medium/dnyce009.jpg http://www.twowheelforum.com/photopost/direct_data/501/medium/stock3.jpg http://www.twowheelforum.com/photopost/direct_data/501/medium/dnyce001.jpg http://www.twowheelforum.com/photopost/direct_data/501/medium/dnyce006.jpg http://www.twowheelforum.com/photopost/direct_data/501/medium/dnyce007.jpg http://www.twowheelforum.com/photopost/direct_data/501/medium/dnyce003.jpg http://www.twowheelforum.com/photopost/direct_data/501/medium/dnyce008.jpg

Thats a tight old school bike:dthumb:

Plus you can see if he got that motor spiffied up and somin with the headlight and front fender it would look way bad ass!

what's up with the spray painted numbers? hope it's not your 1/4 mile time:yikes: :lol:

okay, cool, here we go: 1. stock pic, i started racing it rite after i got it painted, rusty tank, messed up stock carbs and all. ran 13.6 all day at 3500 ft elevation, didnt really know how to leave on it yet either but i learned, sorta 2. this is when i tore the back end off, and after i had hacked the struts off the swingarm, and the peg mounts off the frame. kinda of a useless pic, not much else there really, musta got tired of workin on it and started taking pics 3. swingarm and back rim, took 4ever to find a axle to fit 4. starting to come together alil, at least it had two wheels anyway. wat u cant see is that everything is off, the wheels not centered, sprocket not centered the other way, and theres a big gap where there shouldnt be. headaches ensued, lol now i gota take a test, finish later

okay, lets see 5. here i just got the back wheel off, and the rear fender, along with all that extra under fender nonsense. if u look at this pic, and pic #2, u can see what all i hacked off. 6.heres the other side of number 5, you can see the old 630 chain, the swingarm washers, and the air shifter bottle. 7. as u can see, no clearance, i had to cut the fender out, and remount it, or raise the bike up . i prefer long and low, so out came the cutting wheel for the 15th time. hard to see still, but nothin is lining up rite still 8&9. i got the shock mounts welded on where i want em, and im basically checkin which fender i like better. the one that doesnt match the rest of the bike i got off ebay, and cut it up, extended it with fiberglass, and threw it on there. i went wit the stock one cuz it was painted already (lazy) and it looked betta i thought. if i go with a longer swingarm in the future, like 10-12" over, ill use the one i made, and mold the taillite in2 it. 10&11. i got the whole thing together, and im mockin it up for the shock mounts. the shocks are on wit zip ties, cuz im moving em back and forth. thats also the 929 caliper and hanger, which i didnt end up using. i wanted to use the gold caliper, but it mounted diferent than the 600 caliper, and i had to use the 600 hanger. 12&13. mileage when i first got it-17k, and mileage two months ago-20k mileage now-22k, and u can see i painted the trees, changed the bars, grips, and added some bar ends. 14&15. nice paint job, shows betta in the sun tho. also, its the basic finished result, i did had the seat redone, painted the rear of the frame, and the swingarm. and added a stabilizer 16. different angles, i made the taillite bracket from some steel pieces i cut out with the cutting wheel. i need a bandsaw, i went thru like 3 5inch cutting wheels. i made the chain guard pretty good too, it mounts to the bottom shock mount, which is kinda hidden, and it mounts in the front too, which is completly hidden. 17. u can really see all the bracketry and stuff how we mounted the caliper the way honda had it for a clean look wit no brake stay arm, but u can see that i completly overlooked the spot beneath the shock mount wen i was smoothing the swingarm out. i didnt notice it till i painted it, and it bugs the hell outa me, but im gona paint the whole frame soon wen i pull the motor, so ill redo the arm then. and the easiest piece to make of all, the exhaust hanger! my fave piece:lol: 18. thats how the rear of a bike should look, rite? i used all new bolts, stainless steel brake and i have a polished bolt kit for the engine, just gota get the engine pieces chromed. should be done wit the motor in a few weeks, a 1260, ported head, big cams, lock-up, etc etc. should run 9.20's:dthumb:

what's up with the spray painted numbers? hope it's not your 1/4 mile time:yikes: :lol: That would be shoe polish (the most common used) or water paint for race number. Like Rossi's number is 46.

The paint looks soo nice! There has got to be a front end swap that can be done!

That would be shoe polish (the most common used) or water paint for race number. Like Rossi's number is 46. yep, #8122. after those pics were taken, i swapped the coils, wires, and ignition out for a dyna setup. after typin all that stuff, i realized i did alot more than i thought, and it actually came out halfway ok, so i guess it was worth it to be different. it sure dont like to turn tho

The paint looks soo nice! There has got to be a front end swap that can be done! i got lucky with the paint, my dads a painter. looks good to be goin on 5yrs old i think oh yea, i can swap any late model front end, busa, zx9, zx7, zr750, just need to find one at the rite price, that has everything, all the lil pieces and stuff

That would be shoe polish (the most common used) or water paint for race number. Like Rossi's number is 46. Shoe polish... couldn't think of what they normally use... so I said spray paint lol... as for it being his race numer...:bonk: I didn't even think of that...

as for it being his race numer...:bonk: I didn't even think of that... thats cuz it dont look that fast!:lol:

thats cuz it dont look that fast!:lol: naw... it was more it just didn't dawn on me they use numbers at the drag strip too... :bonk: but yeah... it's got a FEW hints at speed... but still a sleeper

it's got a FEW hints at speed... but still a sleeper haha, that things asleep! it jus feels fast cuz its loud as hell (open pipe), shakes n vibrates cuz its old, and the wind trys to blow u off cuz theres no fairing, itll be fast tho, im working on it, wont have any r1's and gixxer 1k's flying by me, unless i have to turn anytime soon:crazy: im :whore: 'n in my own thread, :twfrox:

i got lucky with the paint, my dads a painter. looks good to be goin on 5yrs old i think oh yea, i can swap any late model front end, busa, zx9, zx7, zr750, just need to find one at the rite price, that has everything, all the lil pieces and stuff Yeah that 5 yr old paint looks great. And I would swap out a front end with somin off ebay!

hard to catch em complete or in good shape on ebay

one last one for the tiny :whore: in me- now ima stop lookin at it and go ride it:dthumb:

one last one for the tiny :whore: in me- now ima stop lookin at it and go ride it:dthumb: :lol::whore:

i just wanted to kno what came after squidly(which dont sound that cool) i can deal wit chicken strip

i just wanted to kno what came after squidly(which dont sound that cool) i can deal wit chicken strip • Member Titles: The following member rankings are available based upon number of posts-> Newbie 0 Squidly 30 Chicken Strip 60 Rookie 100 Tank Slapper 175 Knee Dragger 300 Sportbike Junkie 500 Privateer 750 Factory Racer 1000 TWF Champion 3000 TWF Board Of Directors 5000

• Member Titles: The following member rankings are available based upon number of posts-> Newbie 0 Squidly 30 Chicken Strip 60 Rookie 100 Tank Slapper 175 Knee Dragger 300 Sportbike Junkie 500 Privateer 750 Factory Racer 1000 TWF Champion 3000 TWF Board Of Directors 5000 Where'd you pull that from?

Where'd you pull that from? GMan posted it in my "WTF I'm a Privateer?" thread... but he got it from the FAQ section... or so he says...

Yep, that's what I said... and that's where its at!

and I'm just a plain ole First 1000 member.

i just found a bike like dnyce's. thought you guys would like to see this. http://www.2wf.com/articles/readers_rides/00CEE6A1-F21D-4C1E-92B2-5F4834D022BE.asp 2wf instead of Twf! I am so stealing my dads kz1000j and moddin that b-otch!

i just found a bike like dnyce's. thought you guys would like to see this. http://www.2wf.com/articles/readers_rides/00CEE6A1-F21D-4C1E-92B2-5F4834D022BE.asp 2wf instead of Twf! I am so stealing my dads kz1000j and moddin that b-otch! :rofl3: that's crazy!!! DYNCE SEE!!! change paint that front fender and get a new headlight and BOOM... damn that thing is sexy :drool:

http://www.twowheelforum.com/photopost/direct_data/501/medium/dnyce001.jpg http://www.2wf.com/images/upload/PKPROD-6.jpg I like your swing arm better! and it looks like your tank is a little smaller... though it may just be the angles and color that are screw'n with my eyes :crazy: http://www.twowheelforum.com/photopost/direct_data/501/medium/dnyce007.jpg http://www.2wf.com/images/upload/PKPROD-5.jpg

That other one is nice..but purple! :nonod: But I do like the forks...

That other one is nice..but purple! :nonod: But I do like the forks... yeah a pinkish purple... definatly have to be like 6'5+ 250+ and have a name like Tiny or something to sport those colors... or be :gary:

yea, that guys around here, further up north i believe but i think its black with graphics now. he's got a trac dynamics front end, and mine was the ltd model, so the tank is a lil smaller. its a sweet bike tho, looks better in black, i got pic somewhere, ill try to find em

http://www.2wf.com/images/upload/PKPROD-5.jpg This thing is sweet. Not much on the color but I love the bike. I hope he did paint it something else.