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.

Monday, October 21, 2013

Taking a Breather

Nothing like putting something on your bike that's simple as can be like this breather cover. It gives me a little confidence boost kno...

Friday, October 18, 2013

Valve lapping

Pulled the old valve oil seals off with a pliers. These wear out so might as well replace them when ever the valves are out. Ne...

Thursday, October 17, 2013

DIY Rust Coating

Ok, so previously I mentioned some rusty parts that were not rusty before I did something idiotic. For some reason, I thought having nice c...

Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Clutch time.

I busted this threaded hole in the clutch hub a long time ago. Its in an earlier post. Replacement from ebay. Clea...

Socks, kick & shift.

Could I be the first to invent this re-building trick/technique? I dunno, but I'm kind of proud about it! Socks over the studs to keep ...

Split the case AGAIN.

Call it luck, karma or whatever. Late one night I happened to be looking at kz750 engine pics on the net out of boredom. Some how, I notice...

Busted Again!

Yep, I did it again. This time with a case bolt. Fortunately it came out rather easy. I used a plain left handed drill bit, worked it...

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