$500
1977 kz650 c1

bought it didn't run


first version



second time around




couldn't decide on paint so i went mad max



Rode everywhere. One trip was 400 miles round trip to brown county from southbend indiana

blew the motor, had a spare.... it didn't fit. REASON BEING it's not another 650cc it's a 1200cc with a fresh big bore making it 1289cc


didn't like not having two seats to carry hot chicks so i set out to change that

welded in an r1 gas cap and bung


didn't like that box aluminum swingarm so i made my own








quick sketch of the exhaust


some back bone bracing


swingarm almost done




cut up the $300 supertrapp header (i'm not a dammmmn purist)



made a windowed clutch cover when i first swapped but it needed the window cut and resprayed


this is where i'm at today



end of april or my mid-may is my projected completion

wish me luck.

thats so sweet i really want a project bike



http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3877823

NIce work man! I love the fabrication work!

Man.... that is so beyond sick. Nice work. Love the Mad Max color scheme. ;P

thats pretty sweet but what did u use from what to get it all together like what swing arm and forks did u use

wow, a lot of work has went into this bike. Great progress.

ogre wrote:thats pretty sweet but what did u use from what to get it all together like what swing arm and forks did u use

do you want the short list? lol

Forks: 2002 suzuki gixxer1000
front wheel: 1998 honda cbr600 f3
rear wheel: 1995 honda cbr900rr
motor: 1985 yamaha fj1200 oil cooled
-bored and stroked
-gears back cut
carbs: 1991 suzuki gsxr1100 Mikuni BST38's CV flatslides
swingarm: custom
gas tank: modified stock kawasaki kz650 c1
pegs and shifter: cbr900rr
rear brake caliper: 2003 yamaha r1 with custom brake stay
rear master cylinder: honda cbr f2
front brake master and clutch master: 2001 ducati monster m900
front brake discs: ducati m900 monster with re-drilled PCD
front calipers: 1997 kawasaki ninja zx7r 4 pots
head light: 2004 ktm 525exc with a custom H4 retro-fit
seat: 1981 gs550 LTD seat
tail lights: dual LED rounds
custom subframe
custom header
and the list will grow as it gets closer to completion

Sweet bike!


PSN ID: Phatchance249

So you basically bought a VIN number and built the rest. Nice work!

O noes!

i actually had planned on a mild custom but...


I accidentally the whole thing

got a new bike today


cr250r

very nice kawimahonduc.

i wish i had the ability to fab to finish up my bobber project. damn you people that know how to weld.

WOw I'm not a bike guy and I don't usually comment on the bike threads but that is awesome! So f'ckin cool. I just like how that bike is yours. I would love to ride that around my campus here at Purdue, with all these frat bro's in pretty little 250 cc crotch rockets.

I am also working on a cafe project for my wife you guys might like




didn't get much work done lately, been playing on the cr250r

cleaned up the shop a little. A few of my other bikes together

Hmm... like the fab work but leaps and bounds from a superbike....

not finished yet?

if you want to split hairs here, Putting a "vintage" in front of superbike would settle you down?

it's not a modern 1098 or a EBR 1190 or an r1

but then again i have kept this budget under $1750

i'd pass that as pretty damn super

bent all my stainless for the 'zaust

moving forward

Looks badass man.

That is some neato work you have going on there.I like the old bike look and the fab ups cool.I take it you really like motocylcles a touch! Great work seriously.

that is pimp man, I've never seen a bike fab other than Jesse james or OCC shows but that look mint, once done u gotta post a video i'd love to hear that exhaust



Skr8 Goodz in tha hood

When i get this running, i'm going to burn that tire off to the sidewalls.

Sweet build, I really like the bike