Jaded
07-05-2009, 06:12 PM
To cut a short story long
I recently did up an '83 Z750 LTD twin which Im happy enough with. Then on the weekend, completely on impulse, I bought a bitsa 84 GPZ750 rolling chassis which was intended to supply me with wheels, forks and switch gear to put on the KZ. But, seeing as I also got the GPZ engine, wiring loom, carbys, complete exhaust, airbox and other bits and pieces thrown into the deal, I get it home and start wondering if I put what I have together then maybe I can get the rest and have another bike.
Meanwhile, I have an LTD1000 tank coming from the states for the KZ which arrived today and its too bloody big. So I sit it on the GPZ and it looks like it was meant to be there, except that none of the mounting bits line up.
SO what do I do? Forge ahead with building up the GPZ? Try and make a tank that wont fit, fit? stick to the original plan of stealing the forks and wheels and selling everything else? or do I just say fuck it, sell the lot and give it to someone with the time and money to give it a decent crack? I dunno. Heres a pic of the frame with the LTD1000 engine. I reckon it has potential.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v622/retrozedual/gpz004.jpg
I recently did up an '83 Z750 LTD twin which Im happy enough with. Then on the weekend, completely on impulse, I bought a bitsa 84 GPZ750 rolling chassis which was intended to supply me with wheels, forks and switch gear to put on the KZ. But, seeing as I also got the GPZ engine, wiring loom, carbys, complete exhaust, airbox and other bits and pieces thrown into the deal, I get it home and start wondering if I put what I have together then maybe I can get the rest and have another bike.
Meanwhile, I have an LTD1000 tank coming from the states for the KZ which arrived today and its too bloody big. So I sit it on the GPZ and it looks like it was meant to be there, except that none of the mounting bits line up.
SO what do I do? Forge ahead with building up the GPZ? Try and make a tank that wont fit, fit? stick to the original plan of stealing the forks and wheels and selling everything else? or do I just say fuck it, sell the lot and give it to someone with the time and money to give it a decent crack? I dunno. Heres a pic of the frame with the LTD1000 engine. I reckon it has potential.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v622/retrozedual/gpz004.jpg