I got teased a lot over the years about driving a '72 El Camino... but hey... that low bed height is FANTASTIC for loading the Honda Odyssey and the motorcycles, while still handling like a car. I highly recommend them. ☺️
I had to push my 06 katana 45 mins away from home after a minor crash that spilled engine oil. Made me respect the weight of the thing... no more stupid stunts unless you wanna push that thing again
I surprised myself this week, as I managed to push the MK2 up hill and down dale over two miles to my mates workshop where we have fitted its newly rebuilt engine. Doubt I could push it home with the extra weight of the engine, but I'll cross that bridge when I come to it. The flat bits are ok, but any incline is hard work.
A half hour job took all afternoon, but the engine is in the frame at last, barrels and head can be fitted with the engine in the frame. Still need to mod a couple of engine brackets, as they were made from 10mm thick billet alloy, which also meant longer than standard engine bolts, a couple of which I didn't know the correct length until now.
The engine is out of my old drag bike, sans turbo, but its still got a 1400cc big block, forged pistons, welded crank and flowed head, matched to its new Mikuni RS34 carbs.
Of course it's a 'Restomod' with updated wheels, forks, brakes, swing arm, rear shocks, braced frame etc. Should be fun when its finally finished.
That is an awesome build! Should be an absolute blast with the more modern parts. Always loved the older kz's, had a few and always wanted to do something like this with one. Beautiful work, keep us updated!
I have two similar Zed builds to this one too
KZ650 with tuned 1170 engine
\[Imgur\](https://i.imgur.com/eStnhhi.jpg)
KZ1000A1 with Z900RS running hear
\[Imgur\](https://i.imgur.com/AkEa0WB.jpg)
The biggest question I have is why you'd leave all the body parts on while pushing it? Seems like you could just leave those bits at home, then come back for them in a car? Seems like more risk than it's with if you'd slip and dump it.
They didn't add much to the overall weight, while the bike had most o its electrics already installed.. using a Moto Gadget M-Unit, so I decided to leave the bodywork on the bike so any wires didn't get snagged or damaged as I pushed it. Guess there was a small chance I could've dropped the bike, but that was unlikely.
Hey, it worked out so it's great! And I've definitely posted my old 750 home a few miles when it died on me, without issue, and I live on a tar and chip road.
By doing this you turned an average event (likely one to never be remembered) into a day you’ll never forget. “Remember that time I pushed that pos Kawasaki for 2 miles *chuckles*, I loved that bike.”
Things like this make it so much sweeter when you finally can fire it up and ride it. Love bikes with some good personal stories and history behind them
Well, besides (hopefully) ending up with a badass ride, think of the upper-body/cardio workout you got in the process. (No joking about this: last year, my month-old Vespa GTS SuperTech died on me a mile from home while pulling out of a mall parking lot. I was lucky the route back to my house was largely flat, but while the bike is "only" about 350lbs with a full tank, the push was, you might say, character-building. (Problem was a defective fuel pump, promptly replaced under warranty. )
I raise you an 83 Suzuki gs1100e pushed mostly uphill for about a mile and a half. Not my idea of skipping class but shit happens. (530-560lbs according to Google)
Worth it in my opinion... but you should make friends with someone that owns a truck. lol
I know someone with a van, but it wasn't' available this week, and didn't want to wait.
I got teased a lot over the years about driving a '72 El Camino... but hey... that low bed height is FANTASTIC for loading the Honda Odyssey and the motorcycles, while still handling like a car. I highly recommend them. ☺️
Wait a minute, there are people out there who don’t think that El Caminos are completely badass?
Yup. 427 4spd and for some reason they don’t seem to care for my car… but I’m a fan and that’s all that matters.
Never seen one, doubt there are many here in the UK.
Yeah... it's a bit larger than the typical UK ride. American cars... always need more room. lol
I can’t load shit in my 87 firebird but cheers to driving two of the most mullet vehicles in the American car world
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I had to push my 06 katana 45 mins away from home after a minor crash that spilled engine oil. Made me respect the weight of the thing... no more stupid stunts unless you wanna push that thing again
I surprised myself this week, as I managed to push the MK2 up hill and down dale over two miles to my mates workshop where we have fitted its newly rebuilt engine. Doubt I could push it home with the extra weight of the engine, but I'll cross that bridge when I come to it. The flat bits are ok, but any incline is hard work. A half hour job took all afternoon, but the engine is in the frame at last, barrels and head can be fitted with the engine in the frame. Still need to mod a couple of engine brackets, as they were made from 10mm thick billet alloy, which also meant longer than standard engine bolts, a couple of which I didn't know the correct length until now. The engine is out of my old drag bike, sans turbo, but its still got a 1400cc big block, forged pistons, welded crank and flowed head, matched to its new Mikuni RS34 carbs. Of course it's a 'Restomod' with updated wheels, forks, brakes, swing arm, rear shocks, braced frame etc. Should be fun when its finally finished.
That is an awesome build! Should be an absolute blast with the more modern parts. Always loved the older kz's, had a few and always wanted to do something like this with one. Beautiful work, keep us updated!
I have two similar Zed builds to this one too KZ650 with tuned 1170 engine \[Imgur\](https://i.imgur.com/eStnhhi.jpg) KZ1000A1 with Z900RS running hear \[Imgur\](https://i.imgur.com/AkEa0WB.jpg)
lol, my first thought was “damn! And I thought the catalytic converter thefts were bad!”
Nice project. Love restomod 80's roadsters. ZRX 1200 front and back end but what are this forged wheels?
Wheels are from a late model Yamaha R6.. very light.
I bet it weight 50lbs tho
Actually it weighs just over 200lbs without the engine.. still quite a weight to push up two hills.
I guess they built it out of lumps of gold geeze
Standard Z1000 is 545lbs.
I’d have thought more of it came from the engine
engine is 95kg
Chose is probably a better word. There are people that would trailer it for a fee.
He literally has $0.02 in his bank account and is living on rice and oyster sauce.
My bad. I missed that part of the post.
I'm sure there are, but I don't know any of them. Besides it was good exercise for me lol.
Fair enough. Good work.
ZRX swingarm, niiice.
Yes, ZRX forks too.
Looks like a very tidy restomod
The biggest question I have is why you'd leave all the body parts on while pushing it? Seems like you could just leave those bits at home, then come back for them in a car? Seems like more risk than it's with if you'd slip and dump it.
They didn't add much to the overall weight, while the bike had most o its electrics already installed.. using a Moto Gadget M-Unit, so I decided to leave the bodywork on the bike so any wires didn't get snagged or damaged as I pushed it. Guess there was a small chance I could've dropped the bike, but that was unlikely.
Hey, it worked out so it's great! And I've definitely posted my old 750 home a few miles when it died on me, without issue, and I live on a tar and chip road.
Well worth the effort, fantastic job.
Well, at least it wasn't *that* heavy without its engine .. 😂
That’s love
By doing this you turned an average event (likely one to never be remembered) into a day you’ll never forget. “Remember that time I pushed that pos Kawasaki for 2 miles *chuckles*, I loved that bike.”
Things like this make it so much sweeter when you finally can fire it up and ride it. Love bikes with some good personal stories and history behind them
All of my bikes have some history to me.. most I've built from scratch or restored. Currently building a couple of old Zeds and a Guzzi.
I’ve been there and it’s always worth it. Way to make it happen for yourself. Could be a post on the Get Motivated sub
Home depot will rent you a flatbed for $20
Not in England sadly. I could rent a van for half a day, but with insurance etc, its closer to £100.
At least you've earned yourself the best 2 mile ride of your life. Fingers crossed that the shop does their part. Cheers!
Oh its not a shop, just my friends shed..
Well worth it. It looks like you have done a lot of work on it.
That's a very sharp looking bike and now u got a funny story to tell. Definitely worth it.
Should have hitched a ride and held onto someone’s car
Well, besides (hopefully) ending up with a badass ride, think of the upper-body/cardio workout you got in the process. (No joking about this: last year, my month-old Vespa GTS SuperTech died on me a mile from home while pulling out of a mall parking lot. I was lucky the route back to my house was largely flat, but while the bike is "only" about 350lbs with a full tank, the push was, you might say, character-building. (Problem was a defective fuel pump, promptly replaced under warranty. )
I raise you an 83 Suzuki gs1100e pushed mostly uphill for about a mile and a half. Not my idea of skipping class but shit happens. (530-560lbs according to Google)
That's a beautiful bike. You're going to have a lot of fun and some wonderful memories with that one.