Finally started the Zephyr

[HOS]

Started a coupla days ago....

Arse end out.
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y8/HUMANHYBRID/IMG_0275.jpg

Front end out.
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y8/HUMANHYBRID/IMG_0276.jpg

Oooh we love black pastic...... it will die...
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y8/HUMANHYBRID/IMG_0279.jpg

Cams part cleaned up, were caked in cack...
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y8/HUMANHYBRID/IMG_0277.jpg

No need to say...
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y8/HUMANHYBRID/IMG_0283.jpg

This is gonna be black and the alloy bits polished properly.
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y8/HUMANHYBRID/IMG_0280.jpg

Brnad new calipers are cheaper than servicing the old uns with a dealer service kit !!!
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y8/HUMANHYBRID/IMG_0278.jpg

Wheels are being powder coated satin black right now, then having new Avon Storms fitted upon return.

Trying to find a 4 into 1 zorst has been fruitless so far.

[Zbike]

cool
where and how much where the calipers

[DaveK5]

quote:Trying to find a 4 into 1 zorst has been fruitless so far
Unsure of your budget or plans for the ZR but if I was in your end of the world and I wanted sumthin special I'd be talkin to zorstec.

[HOS]

quote:Originally posted by Zbike

cool
where and how much where the calipers


Calipers came from DK in England at £225 UK sterling.
Although they arent listed on the website for some reason.

http://www.dkmotorcycles.co.uk/dkonline/home/

Maybe you can get them in Aus too ?

[HOS]

quote:Originally posted by DaveK5


quote:Trying to find a 4 into 1 zorst has been fruitless so far
Unsure of your budget or plans for the ZR but if I was in your end of the world and I wanted sumthin special I'd be talkin to zorstec.


I`m not going ott on this one ;) Its not a main bike or one I want to put many more miles on it. Its done 46k allready.

I`ll certainly look up Zorstec online thanks.

[HOS]

JAPAN RELAUNCHES THE ZEPHYR RANGE !

http://www.kawasaki-motors.com/model/zephyrx/index.jsp


Anyone else read this ?? Stop squinting !! :D

[Gix11]

I wonder if that's an international release or not?

[HOS]

quote:Originally posted by Gix11

I wonder if that's an international release or not?


After looking again in detail at the site, well as best you can in Japanese, it appears only to be in 400cc form. So maybe its a Jap market only bike? They always ahd loads of 400cc bikes just for their own market although a few did leak out into the rest of the world as grey imports.

[ozzy1100]

gix i think it is only a jap release ..its still pretty close 2 my 93 modle i quess if it ant broke lol
hos they still releseing a 1100 modle ..ps k2 and gsx 1400 6 pistons fit the frount end of the 1100
and yr bike is 2 clean mines under a pile of dust with parts lieing around it i really should make a start
i picked up a whole gsxr 1300 rear end 2 convert 2 mono and its just sitting there (cant wait 2 see a 190 rear tyre on there) lol
its looking very nice and if u do half as good good as u did on the busa it will look shit hot go great and do u well for many yrs lol

[HOS]

quote:Originally posted by ozzy1100

gix i think it is only a jap release ..its still pretty close 2 my 93 modle i quess if it ant broke lol
hos they still releseing a 1100 modle ..ps k2 and gsx 1400 6 pistons fit the frount end of the 1100
and yr bike is 2 clean mines under a pile of dust with parts lieing around it i really should make a start
i picked up a whole gsxr 1300 rear end 2 convert 2 mono and its just sitting there (cant wait 2 see a 190 rear tyre on there) lol
its looking very nice and if u do half as good good as u did on the busa it will look shit hot go great and do u well for many yrs lol


Cheers mate ! Lol

Yeah I do`nt do too bad for an old bastad ! or rather and old crippled bastad.. :D

I got a spare Busa swingarm there by the rear of the Kwak...shit.... now you got me thinking..... [:p]

[ozzy1100]

from mem the busa arm is only 10 mm longer in swing
the probs are that the pivet axel is bigger dia on busa and at a 190 tyre (biggest that will fit with out chain hitting frame)
i will have 2 take 5-7 mm of sproket witgh and add 3-5 on engine sproket (not 2 hard)
i still have 2 measure up mounts for shock etc but know it can be done, a bloke of the zephyr forum (he was in dec street fighter mag)
has a srad 750 arm on his 1100.
i think a zephyr with nothing under that z9 style duck tail but a big fat low profile trye is just going 2 look horn. lol
and by going new rims i wont have trouble finding good rubber for the pionty end. do u get stcky 18 tyres over there?
the 1100 rims are off the kwaka gtr 1000 of the same vintage and are prety heavy so a bit of pork of cant be 2 bad lol

[HOS]

quote:Originally posted by ozzy1100

from mem the busa arm is only 10 mm longer in swing
the probs are that the pivet axel is bigger dia on busa and at a 190 tyre (biggest that will fit with out chain hitting frame)
i will have 2 take 5-7 mm of sproket witgh and add 3-5 on engine sproket (not 2 hard)
i still have 2 measure up mounts for shock etc but know it can be done, a bloke of the zephyr forum (he was in dec street fighter mag)
has a srad 750 arm on his 1100.
i think a zephyr with nothing under that z9 style duck tail but a big fat low profile trye is just going 2 look horn. lol
and by going new rims i wont have trouble finding good rubber for the pionty end. do u get stcky 18 tyres over there?
the 1100 rims are off the kwaka gtr 1000 of the same vintage and are prety heavy so a bit of pork of cant be 2 bad lol


I`m putting Avon Storms on it same as for the Busa so yeah pretty good tyres.
I just do`nt wanna mess around with the zeph too much, its the 80s throw back in me says keep it fairly stock.... just making it a more modern retro :D

[HOS]

Getting the wheels back this wednesday.
Tank, side panels and tail unit off to the painters...lime green.
Gonna paint the motor black and repolish the polished bits.
Earls oil cooler and hoses.
New handlebars, new mirrors, hate the old ones.
Just need the 4 into 1 and spend some time....... :)

Love it......... bike therapy ! Its good.

[sickboy]

Nice one Hos.I wonder if the Zepher motor would fit in a Rickman frame.[:p]