I Know Zip About Motorcycles: KZ750 Twin Bobber Project

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.

Thursday, September 29, 2011

Spit Across the Middle

Time to get the crank case split. But let's not get ahead of ourselves here. There 23 bolts holding it together yet. 23 bolts later, ...

Monday, September 26, 2011

Pan Down

I'm still mostly following the shop manual (if I get stuck on something I skip ahead), and next up is the oil pan. I'm excited about...

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Piston Pin Problems

A few weeks back, the left piston slipped right out with a few taps of a hammer. Not so for its sister, (or should I say evil twin). The rig...

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Two Steps Forward, One Step Back

OK, ready to get back to work with my new tools in hand. I used the chain wrench to hold the flywheel and was able to get the nut off. I d...

Friday, September 16, 2011

New Toys

Next up after building the engine stand was getting some better tools for the job. I went to Harbor Freight to buy some cheap China stuff wi...

Monday, September 12, 2011

Off the Ground

Clearly I need an engine stand of some sort. I've gotten as far as I could without one. I took some measurments of the engine and drew u...

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Timing Advancer & Dynamo

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

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