Chance's 75 Z1900 Project

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[RoyBean]

I think my bar ends cost 16-17 bucks from Jeff @ Z1E.

[branumhawk]

Chance,

I used that aircraft paint stripper on a molded twin tank, my big red one, never again.  What should have been easy, turned into a recreation. I was wet behind the ears on that one.

branumhawk

[chance]

Yeah I shouda bought new ones I don't think they are that much.. The side covers feel like plastic plates now..lol  Thel had just too many layers of paint on them and they come off one layer at a time..Has you know. 

[chance]

Hers some bad pic I took todak overcast and rainy today. Need to sand and reclear it. The pics are bad but I'll take better one when I can take it outside...

[RoyBean]

lookin good! Roy

[chance]

Thanks if the weather would ever get right I can bring it outside and take some good pics. Been rainy for a couple of weeks.

[chance]

I was checking some things and this bike was built in 11/74 the biggest production month for the Z1 according to Z1 enterprises. I guess it make this bikes value less. But this bike has matching #s frame & engine. All marked parts have 4  11 I would guess that means 4th day eleventh month..Got the swingarm back from the machine shop they removed a bolt I couldn't get out naw # 3 plug hole was crossthreaded the shop said bring the bike and they would clean the threads for free.. I made a clear hose to fit in the cyl hole from my vacuum cleaner I hope it gets most of whatever falls in the cly..

[branumhawk]

Chance,

Killer paint job.  Like the motor finish work.  Very nice all the way around.

branumhawk

[chance]

Thanks heres a few pics ..I should have it going this week. i've been busy still have to polish it. And I'm repairing or trying to repair a tab that broke on mr Rt. side cover .still debateing about changeing it ..

[RoyBean]

Nice work. Roy

[chance]

Almost there cranked it yesterday going on its maiden voyage today. Thanks Roy

[chance]

Rode today this bike runs Great no miss no stumble no pops. Very suprized with the 24s on it.. I'm happy.  I even like the weird exhaust I cut the end off and removed the baffles  Not many have an exhaust like this..

[4strokes]

Well ... I see that you've been BUSY as all heck and I missed it completely.

Anyway ... that's a real nice looking KAW you built there bro.

Found a 77 LTD that will need EVERYTHING done to it if I decide to buy it for another project ... but like you I aint never got no extra $$$ because the economy sucks and my shop business has been slow all year.

The 77 was last ran 15 years ago, seat is missing, all the rubber is shot including cables, brakes are frozen, it's a real mess but the motor is not locked up and the speedometer only shows 16,000 and some change on it. This bike sat out in the Arizona desert under a open carport until these folks moved to Alabama last year.

The original owner is a long legged red head who claims she quit riding because one of her friends got hurt real bad in a bike wreck so she parked this LTD and never rode it again. To bad she didn't keep it INSIDE a shed or something

[chance]

Thanks Bro. and I know where you're coming from about money. You should be able to get that one cheap tho. I was wondering where you were also max900 is MIA.. Hope alls well.. Good luck to ya Bro.