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I built this in my garage using a KZ650 engine.









this is what I started with.



specs:

engine: KZ650 engine, jetted, pods, straight pipes w no baffles, dyna S ignition, Accel coils & wires (free bike, accel coils and wires- $175, Dyna ignition- $150, jets- $10, pods- $40, polishing by me)

frame: made by me (axle plates cut out of a piece of 1/2" steel angle from the scrap bin at work- $20 to have the 3/4" slot machined in them, harley necktube from a salvage frame- free, one stick of 1 1/2 X 1/8 wall DOM- $30, one stick of 1 1/8 X 1/8 wall DOM- $20, one 4' piece of 1/4 X 4 flat bar for various gussets, brackets and motor mounts- free from scrap bin at work)

exhaust: me again (stock header tubes, stainless steel extensions out of free scrap from work, header wrap- $35)

seat :me (free scrap piece of 1/8" thick steel cut out and rolled by local fab shop- $20, 3 layers of carpet padding and some vinyl from the upholstery shop- $10, all assembled by me)

sissy bar: me (free stainless steel from the scrap bin at work, made by me)

fork: DNA 6 over springer (EBAY- $450 shipped including front axle, risers and neck bearings)

wheels: front 21x2.15 HD w dunlop, rear Revtech 18x4.5 w 180 Avon (EBAY- $270 shipped for both wheels and tires)

brakes: rear only HD 4 piston (used- $50 from a local shop) 5/8 bore master cylinder (local shop-$80)

handlebars: modified clubmans (EBAY- $20)

headlight: swapmeet ($40)

tail light: swapmeet LED w glass blue dot ($45)

gas tank: modified sportster (local shop- $80)

rear fender: paughco 7.5" (local shop- $30)

paint: bare metal flames, rustoleum black base w rattle can epoxy clear by me (about $20 in materials)

misc nuts and bolts, throttle cable, grips, mirror, battery etc: ($100 or less)

I think I posted this in the wrong section sorry... I'll move it so delete this one for me please.

kingcobra wrote:I think I posted this in the wrong section sorry... I'll move it so delete this one for me please.

This is the Hybrid section. What you have as far as I'm concerned is a home made motorcycle that did not come as a kit. If that doesn't fit the description of a Hybrid then I don't know what else does.

Looks nice, good job.

but it's not yamaha based... thats why I thought it was in the wrong section.

I think your good. But if you want people to see it, add a post in the pictures forum. The hybrid section is not as often traveled. But again, you deffinatly got a hybrid there. Hell if I forget about the plastics, I'm going ot have more Honda parts on mine that Yamaha parts.

Wow. To say that bike is very cool is an understatement. For the money, even without the money, it's as good looking as almost any Big Dog or Harley I've seen. And to think it's a Kawasaki at heart just makes me smile. GREAT job. Try to post some pictures of the process later.

I'm glad to see guys still doing their own custom fabrication, modifications, you name it. This site serves as an inspiration, and I hope to see more people post here with their inventions, home-made recipes, ideas, even trial-and-error stuff that might not work like originally planned.

It's part of "The American Spirit" you just don't see too much in other countries. It's part of what makes this country so great. It's the people. We should also take care of the land and animals as well.

You did a really nice job man. I like how the exhaust stays underneith the bike.

props

sweet bike man , but since this thread seems to be rolling along i'm going to go ahead and remove the one in the other bikes section , no point in having twin posts .

holy crap thats a work of art

Very nice bike! Bet you have some lose teeth from riding tis baby! One of the things i like about our FZR members is the ability to appreciate all types of motorcycles!!! (This is a bike that crashoverrideplik would love)

Cha Ching nice work, I like the whole Easy Rider motive

What a nice bike! Excellent job!

Dr Rockso wrote:sweet bike man , but since this thread seems to be rolling along i'm going to go ahead and remove the one in the other bikes section , no point in having twin posts .

Heh, I tried last night, couldn't figure it out.

That is one sweet bike, so simple looking.

awesome looking bike , well done

Maybe I missed a detail in the pic but if that pistol grip is your shift lever, how do you shift and pull the clutch lever??? Sorry not much of a chopper guy LOL2