I Know Zip About Motorcycles: KZ750 Twin Bobber Project

One month before I started this restoration bobber project, I knew next to nothing about motorcycles (or engines for that matter). Camshaft? No clue. Petcock? Sorry. But I did know that the piston goes up & down so that at least was something. I also knew this: No matter how long this takes, I will one day ride a kickass custom hand-built kz750 hardtail bobber.

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Timing Advancer & Dynamo

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To get to the timing advancer, the "contact breaker cover" (just part of the engine cover) was pulled off,  then the "contact...
Saturday, September 3, 2011

Pinned

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Next up was to remove the pistons. I got the two clips removed that hold the pin in place (pin circled in red). One pin punched out easy. A ...
Thursday, September 1, 2011

Coming Apart at the Seams

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Where to now? So much to do. I thought about taking the carbs apart, but I wasn't in the mood to deal with all those tiny parts. I went ...
Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Free at Last!

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Finally got the motor out. Wasn't too bad, just removing a bunch of bolts. But darn that thing is heavy. 200 lbs is my guess. After all ...

Unchained

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The shop manual said to remove the sprocket as part of the engine removal process so that's what I started doing. But the nut holding th...
Monday, August 29, 2011

Bagged & Tagged

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My first two parts baggies! The one on the left has bolts from the sprocket cover plus a spring from the end of the clutch cable. Later i...
Friday, August 26, 2011

Black Gold, Texas Tea

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I'm reading the shop manual now for engine removal. It says to drain the oil first. I'm 40 years old and this will be the first time...
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