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My 89 Kawi ZX-10 update


ICEMAN

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  • 6 months later...
whoa 3 yr build....:eek:

haha, its a 5 year build now!!! had so many projects in between and just been takin my good ole time.

here are pics that i havent posted on here in a while...

Here is the swingarm powdercoated - Thanks to Jeff's Powdercoating

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here is a preview of the powdercoated frame!! better pics to come!!

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AFTER!!!!

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stuff blasted...

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HUGE THANKS TO JEFF's Powder Coating FOR ALL THIS!!!

check it out!!!!!!! (dont mind the flowery blanket, lol, i keep it in my car as a rag, or to set stuff on in my car)

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*UPDATE AS OF AUGUST 12, 2009*

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UPDATE AS OF AUGUST 16th

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Got the rear Wheel mounted!!!

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I had the forks rebuilt and used Progressive softer springs, for an easier ride.

heres its current status...

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  • 2 months later...
wow, 5 yr build....sounds like a labor of love. Looks like its going well though. good luck and keep plugging away

well now that i sold my 06 R6, i have more money and i am finishing up my 98 CR80 for supermoto here in the next few weeks, have 12" rims and tires on the way! then get my CR250 running, and im back on the ninja! need to rebuild the calipers and master cylinders.

Good things come to those who wait, right. You sir obviously have a ship load of patients.

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haha, for something i want to be as perfect as i can think it will be (all in my head) i have patience.

i am an old man but i will try to stay alive long enough to see the final result......jeez :D

hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha. now thats funny!!

sorry if you dont get to see it. i will lay a pic by your grave. and if im dead b4 it gets finished, when someone finishes it, please lay a pic by my grave! hahaha.

UPDATE...

got the motor cleaned up and all new clutch plates and springs, got 15 of the 16 valves shimmed, and new plugs.

stock clutch looked pretty damn good, it does only have 20K. plugs, who knows when changed last, if changed, looked pretty damn good.

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nice colorado, mines idenical except black! Great build cant wait to see it done.

thanks!! i havent had that for 4-5 years. i LOVED that truck. wish i still had it. thing was powerful and looked awesome and handled awesome!!! i really miss it. if i could find another white one for the right price, id be ALLLLLL over it!!! i had the mirrors and chevy emblem on the grille painted white, totally changed the look of the truck. but urs is already black, so it dont matter, lol. but u could do the emblem, if you havent already. white or black on those truck is the best.

when does the motor go back in ?

hopefully this year, lol. im hoping by the end of summer for that. i work 3 jobs and have the CR80 to finish and a CR250 to get running b4 i get back on the ninja.

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  • 10 months later...

FINALLY ive been able to get something else done with this thing. Its really been pissin me off that i havent had time to do anything on this.

I ordered Stainless brake lines from Speigler. Black lines, Black Banjos, and Black Ends. They will look tight on the bike!!

Got the calipers torn down. I have new caliper piston seals. Popped the pistons out this morning at work. Luckily the pistons are in excellent shape b/c those are expensive. like 50 bucks a piece. Watch your fingers if you ever do this, lol.

Now i need to send out the rearsets and calipers and get them powdercoated to match the rest of the bike!

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here is where the bike is currently at...

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Got the calipers, right rearset, brake lever, and some caliper parts sandblasted today. Also ordered new boots for the calipers. luckily i can still get them, which means they are prolly used on bikes throughout the 90's.

a little bit more cleanup on the calipers b/c i had to tape off the cylinders and slide shaft areas, then clean up and blast the left rearset and off to the powdercoaters!!

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i started on page 1 this morning and can't believe this covers 5 years! Looks like it will be worth the wait.

WOW. lol. im sorry. im hoping to get the motor in it this summer or next spring. I def cant put the motor in it, in the basement. and the garage is not heated, so it wont happen over winter. When i get the calipers rebuilt and the master cylinders rebuilt, i can start assembling more stuff and test fit the plastic. Then i have to clean the exterior of the motor this summer. So there is a chance i can have it running this summer i hope. that would be nice.

The reason i post so many pics is b/c you rarely see people posting a lot of pics on there projects, and i love to see lots of pics, so i figure other people do to. and its nice for me to have all the pics to look at when its all done!!

And i want it done perfect so im taking my time.

and i dont know what i was thinknig at the start when i wanted to go streetfighter. lol. First it was a drag bike, then a streetfighter. now ive settled and it will def be a sport tourer.

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  • 2 months later...

Calipers and brackets are at Jeffs Powdercoating, same guy that did everything else. Getting them the same black as the frame and everything else.

The front brake resi still had the 1989 brake fluid in it i think. didnt look good at all. Carb Cleaner didnt do a thing, so i got my dremel out and had to get most of it off. Cant put it in a sonic claener b/c of the window on the side of the resi.

and i ordered Black on Black Speigler Clutch Lines to match the brake lines!!! and i also got in 4 speed bleeders for the calipers, rear caliper has 2 bleeders on it. dont know why.

Master Cylinder wall needs polished too. Thatll hopefully get done tonight!!

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feels good to be really gettign at this again. brought home a few plastic containers worth of stuff our of the storage unit!

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someone will prolly have to finish it and put it in my grave, LOL. purchased a Hone set off amazon. 3 sizes ranging from 1/2" to 7 o 8" for the same price as the small one at advanced auto.

polished up the horns and got the horn brackets ready for powdercoating. my dremel hasnt been used in years, its getting a hell of a workout now.

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  • 2 weeks later...

got my speigler stainless clutch lines, new brake pads and cluch and brake master cylinder rebuild kits.

then got out the OLD, i do mean old, craftsman drill and started grindin off the rust on the exhaust system. well, one half of the exhaust system. This will be getting coated black. mirror black on the parts you can see when its on the bike, and flat black on the rest of it.

my dad bought this drill brand new a LONG time ago. now its mine and still kickin. after a few straight hours of runnin it started to cut out so i stopped.

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just needed to get the rust and corrosion off, not trying to polish it to a shine.

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Got the right rearset assembled with the rear master cylinder and pedal. cant torque the bolts down until i get the rear torque link put on, im just awiting on a couple o-rings from kawi for that. so its just finger tight right now.

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Polished the original peg. Keeping the rubber on it b/c theres still a lot there.

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