Next to my endurance racer I am also hobbying on other bikes. Here are some...
I am buiding a restomod for a friend of mine, it is almost finished. It is 1980 Kawasaki KZ1000 shaft drive. My friend wanted the engine rebuilt (done), modern front forks, wheels and brakes (ZRX1100 forks and front wheel, Brembo radial calipers for BMW GS1200 on KTM Superduke brake discs, all on one-off adapters, all done) and a chaindrive with a single sided swingarm (Z1 900 gearbox and output shaft, VFR800 swingarm with Triumph Triple Hub and rear wheel, done). Colour is changed to the MK2 colours but with heavier metallics (also done).
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As the frame for the shaft drive bike is very wide almost every swingarm can be fitted, but because of the 6x17 rear wheel the front sprocket needs a whopping 30mm offset.
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And because of that it also needs an outrigger bearing to support the output shaft on the outside. As Kosman no longer produces sets for these outrigger plates we wanted to make one ourselves.
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But instead of that boring 10mm aluminum plate we opted to hide the second bearing within an engine cover of a Z1000J.
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I am buiding a restomod for a friend of mine, it is almost finished. It is 1980 Kawasaki KZ1000 shaft drive. My friend wanted the engine rebuilt (done), modern front forks, wheels and brakes (ZRX1100 forks and front wheel, Brembo radial calipers for BMW GS1200 on KTM Superduke brake discs, all on one-off adapters, all done) and a chaindrive with a single sided swingarm (Z1 900 gearbox and output shaft, VFR800 swingarm with Triumph Triple Hub and rear wheel, done). Colour is changed to the MK2 colours but with heavier metallics (also done).
As the frame for the shaft drive bike is very wide almost every swingarm can be fitted, but because of the 6x17 rear wheel the front sprocket needs a whopping 30mm offset.
And because of that it also needs an outrigger bearing to support the output shaft on the outside. As Kosman no longer produces sets for these outrigger plates we wanted to make one ourselves.
But instead of that boring 10mm aluminum plate we opted to hide the second bearing within an engine cover of a Z1000J.
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