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1981 Kawasaki KZ750 Resurrection

Thanks for the positive comments guys.:D

When I started taking apart the bike I put all the hardware in baggies and labeled everything. That lasted about one day. After getting going on the plating everything came out of the baggies anyway and dumped in a box. It's going to be a jigsaw puzzle figuring out where all that hardware came from. With hindsight, should have measured each bolts as it was removed and kept a log. Oh well.
 
Nessism said:
Thanks for the positive comments guys.:D

When I started taking apart the bike I put all the hardware in baggies and labeled everything. That lasted about one day. After getting going on the plating everything came out of the baggies anyway and dumped in a box. It's going to be a jigsaw puzzle figuring out where all that hardware came from. With hindsight, should have measured each bolts as it was removed and kept a log. Oh well.
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Now that will be magic! ;)
 
Was looking at the parts fiches yesterday to see if Kawi inbeds the bolt/screw sizes in the PN the same as Suzi does.They do and a lot of the sizes are right there in the the description.
 
SVSooke said:
Was looking at the parts fiches yesterday to see if Kawi inbeds the bolt/screw sizes in the PN the same as Suzi does.They do and a lot of the sizes are right there in the the description.
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Okay cool, good info. Thanks for the heads up. This bike has increased my awareness of the differences between Suzuki and Kawasaki. Overall I think Kawasaki's service info is slightly better.
 
Nessism said:
Okay cool, good info. Thanks for the heads up. This bike has increased my awareness of the differences between Suzuki and Kawasaki. Overall I think Kawasaki's service info is slightly better.
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I look forward to seeing the finished bike.
 
Hello, Jack! (Hijack)

Hello, Jack! (Hijack)

Wester Cooley said:
I have not heard anybody using Kal Gard Gun Kote in years!!!! Back in the 70's and 80's Gun Kote was only available in a grayish color. I used to do all my motors in Gun Kote. It looks like its available now in more colors by the nice black on your rim. That rim looks GREAT!!!!

Do you still have to heat the part up first before you spray it, and then have to bake it for like an hour??? Still smell horrible?? Did you get your Gun Kote right from Kal Gard?? Did you use a spray gun??

They used to have KG9600 coatings in all kinds of kool colors to do your rims in. My trademark back then was Gold rims on my bikes. I did a '80 KZ750E1 with gold engine cases, and gold wheels that matched the gold pin stripping on the fuel tank back in in the day.
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I'm sorry, I just have to ask, I can't hold it in any longer. Are you the Wes Cooley? (Superbike Champion, etc)
 
Rob S. said:
I'm sorry, I just have to ask, I can't hold it in any longer. Are you the Wes Cooley? (Superbike Champion, etc)
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Nope, my family is from Oregon. My Uncle was a famous Congressman from that great state!!!
 
Then you'd be #34's cousin, right? I actually met Sr at Riverside Raceway for an ACA demo race at a SCCA race in '67
 
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Also cleaned up and clear coated the fork sliders and footpeg brackets. The brackets had a good bit of corrosion on them so I wasn't able to remove the pitting. Bead blasted off the corrosion and rubbed them down with gray scotchbrite before shooting the clear. They look decent but wouldn't mind finding a better set. Later...

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What kind of clear are you using there? Have you used it before?
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Por15 Glisten PC clear. Yes, I've used it before. It's designed to go down on raw aluminum. They have this metal etch product called AP120 which preps the metal before you shoot the clear. Like most Por15 products it cures by absorbing water out of the air. It's thick and not the easiest stuff to spray, then it firms up really fast but takes days to properly cure. I shot some black on the footpeg brackets and the tape left marks in the clear (which was shot yesterday).:mad: Not too bad. I'll polish them after the paint properly firms up.

The paint that continues to amaze me if the Nason black urethane. This stuff is without a doubt the nicest stuff I've ever sprayed. It flows out almost like glass and doesn't like to run. Amazing. It's a value oriented product intended for "fleet" usage (what ever that means). At any rate, love that stuff. The Kawasaki gauges were gloss so it gave me another excuse to break out that stuff.

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Forks are finished. New seals and oil of course. Added Progressive springs (same part number as the GS1000). Also got the gauges (clocks for you UK guys) back together. After struggling with painting the round surrounds, lots of masking, came to learn the glass pops out easily and the inner and outer surround bezels separate.:mad: Live and learn. Last photo shows where I smashed the tripmeter reset. Was recrimping the band bezel/clamp and slipped.:eek:

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Yeah, all those pieces look great, Ed. Amazing how nice the gauge faces are, the redline on the tach looks like it just left the show room.
 
Yes, the gauge faces are in good shape. Only thing I did was repaint the orange on the indicator needles. Getting inside these particular gauges was a major pain though. Suzuki gauges are easier to deal with. The crimp bezel for example is cosmetic on these, but not so on the Suzuki gauges. The trip meter needs to be fished though the side of the housing, and there is a double layer thickness housing to boot. Glad these things are done.
 
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