Nightrider '84 KZ750 LTD Shafty Cafe

this german bloke might enlighten you on what's really happening in good ole europe, doubt you've seen that on abc news, figuring that from the pile of bullshit that i see on euronews, an eu official channel that broadcasts on russia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXLy0NGW9sM

a piece of european politics, fuck it, i didnt raise the theme tho

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Originally Posted by Surt

thanks mate yup must be real tight to the zorst! would love to see the whole bike too

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Have a dig around in here:
http://s162.photobucket.com/user/Bis...Katana%20Build

cool bike mate!

welded, tidied up with files, engine's set to check up for clearances for gassets and bracings

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decided to change an original gasset for a custom one

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Originally Posted by Surt

cool bike mate!

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Thanks!
It ate a crank bearing and the cams/rockers about a month ago... so it's in bits again.
The frame was my first welding project - done with a gasless mig no-less. Will strip it and re-do it one day.
Love seeing the progress on this thing.

what it says, gunna be hell for me tomorrow cutting out all these gussets

http://i1175.photobucket.com/albums/...r/DSCF1271.jpg

checking up clearance for header, tight fit! gunna buy a new 4 into 1 zorst then i'll decide wheather and where to brace it

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meanwhile my other project Kawasooka is on the wait list... and on the jig

http://i1175.photobucket.com/albums/...a/DSCF1276.jpg

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Originally Posted by GammaBoy

Thanks!
It ate a crank bearing and the cams/rockers about a month ago... so it's in bits again.
The frame was my first welding project - done with a gasless mig no-less. Will strip it and re-do it one day.
Love seeing the progress on this thing.

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thanks lots as well, show off with your ride mate, i'll be watching it with interest, luv old tubers!

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inserts all the way

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bracing has begun

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those are your first welds, and with gasless mig??? bravo!

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those are your first welds, and with gasless mig??? bravo!

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yup fimp my previous frames were glued lol

decided to save a [big] coin and to fab a header myself therefore cut the stock one to see if i could use its runners. nope i couldn't, they r double walled rotten off rattles

http://i1175.photobucket.com/albums/...r/DSCF1287.jpg

but i have this

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an od 34mm x 1.5mm stainless seamless tube!

keep bracing the frame and cutting off odd mounts, cut off 6 more - 4 battery box mounts, the ground wire mount and the brake lever half mount hehe

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I love what you are doing but it reminds me of an axe we have had in our family for generations. It has had four new handles and two new heads.

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Originally Posted by Cruisecontrol

I love what you are doing but it reminds me of an axe we have had in our family for generations. It has had four new handles and two new heads.

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something like that?

https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.n...09281227_n.jpg

although an axe with 5 handles and 3 heads aint very handy but can be your family emblem

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cut off the risers

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the frames almost finished

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managed to use an oem petcock and fuel sensor, wasn't a piss of coke

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everythings just standard lol

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rear mounts designed, fabbed and tacked

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front mounts r designed, cut out, drilled, shaped and adjusted, will be bored off tomorrow and tack welded
nothing is piss of coke alas

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Is there anything you can't do mate? Absolute genius.