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⑬ Frame Build: KZ1000/KZ1000MK2/Z1R. Oil Cooler Takeoff Fabrication
Let's fabricate an oil cooler takeoff. Off-the-shelf units are always bulky. If you're on the manufacturing and sales side, you're stuck with the challenge o... -
⑫ Starting from the frame: KZ1000/KZ1000MK2/Z1R. Rebuilt engine arrives
I purchased a rebuilt engine on eBay. With the packing material, it weighed about 120 kilograms. I thought something this heavy would come by ship, but it ca... -
⑪ Frame build: KZ1000/KZ1000MK2/Z1R. PINGEL Guzzler petcock installation and modification
When you say PINGEL, you mean Guzzler. Though I've only ever seen one person actually using one. Honestly, the discontinued gray and red version is the best.... -
⑩ Frame starting with KZ1000/KZ1000MK2/Z1R. Hairline tank paint stripping
Tomorrow is a lucky day... I stripped it for welding... I hope it turns out as a hairline finish. I'm really short on content and time these days. In a corne... -
⑨ Frame build: KZ1000/KZ1000MK2/Z1R. Turn signal bracket
Already a lucky day again? With year-end approaching, I can't get my hands on much. I apologize for the super light content. Old bikes have big turn signals,... -
Z1000LTD Inspection: MOSFET Regulator & Other Electrical Work, Fork OH
Today we'll do a fork OH. It's a relief that there are so few parts to work with. We check for bending, and lightly polish the inner tubes. We clean up the b... -
Z1000LTD Inspection MOSFET Regulator & Other Electrical Fork OH
I'm reflecting on how I almost delivered the bike without remembering most of the work I was supposed to do. Let's proceed step by step. PAMS MOSFET/turn sig... -
⑧ Frame Build: KZ1000/KZ1000MK2/Z1R. Headlight and Headlight Bracket
Progress is slow and steady, one step at a time, though momentum is hard to build. The content is always a bit thin. 5052/T=5MM—chosen so it can be welded la... -
⑦ Starting with the frame: KZ1000/KZ1000MK2/Z1R. Cutting away unnecessary frame sections
Tomorrow is a lucky day. It's the dusty cutting work I really dislike. Due to time constraints, I'll just do the left and right plates and the brake pedal bo... -
⑥ Frame build: KZ1000/KZ1000MK2/Z1R. Marchesini 3R, Advantage Showa 41mm, Sunstar Neo Classic, CP3369 Metallica
The wheels are Marchesini 3R. The color will be Asura Baron on the left and right. I skipped the lucky day update... but I had some material to work w...