DAD Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 Been hunting for a bike project for a little while, this one popped up on facebook marketplace in the Hutt valley and was cheapy cheap cheap. I don't have a bike license and have never ridden anything scarier than a farm bike, so I'll be getting this back on the road, then using it to git gud at riding and tinkering with it/aesthetically adjusting it on rainy days. Hoping to get it back legal again while we've still got some sunshine.. Here it is when I picked it up. It's been off the road for about 9 years, and it shows, but it seems like the bones are good, and it kicked over okay. Key is a bent fork, so that's a thing. But carjam clear and numbers match, so allG. See also: Kawaiicatty Mostly surface rust, only proper rot is on the underside of the seat, and that's getting binned. Oh, and the exhausts are rotten, so they'll get replaced at some point. New battery and some fresh fuel and it fired right up, chuffed! Carbs are pretty grotty and seem to stick (a CV thing?), so will get some cheapy mikuni clones or something on Ali and try them instead. Eventual goalz: 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kicker Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 Cool beans Is that a CB250RS I spy in the background? Had one as my first bike. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EpochNZ Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 Liking your style. Watching with interest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goat Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 So sweet dude. Get yourself and it legal and we can go on hoonze Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
governorsam Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 carb diaphrams are usually what goes. try this place... http://jbmindustries.com/Keihin_diaphragm.html and http://www.kz400.com/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seedy Al Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 Im sure you have seen this //oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/33923-heyholes-1-kz440-bobber-build-off-dannys-gs550/page-10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAD Posted November 28, 2016 Author Share Posted November 28, 2016 Cool beans Is that a CB250RS I spy in the background? Had one as my first bike. Yep! Belongs to the missus, she's doing similar things with that one, much excite! Nice little thing, dorky eyeball aside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAD Posted November 28, 2016 Author Share Posted November 28, 2016 Im sure you have seen this //oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/33923-heyholes-1-kz440-bobber-build-off-dannys-gs550/page-10 Fuck a duck, that's mega. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAD Posted November 29, 2016 Author Share Posted November 29, 2016 Got carried away. Cleaning bits up as they come off, it's all coming up pretty nicely. Got some bits and bobs on order to replaced the buggered bits, so looking forward to Mr Postieman showing up. Plan remains: strip to frame, tidy to wof spec, rebuild/wof & re-vin/ride. Good progress so far. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAD Posted December 4, 2016 Author Share Posted December 4, 2016 Progress marches on. Stripped down to frame, removed grime and much of the surface rust, and rustkilled the rest. Bit of paint and it's actually almost looking kinda semi smart now. Just waiting on postie before I can start putting stuff back together. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goat Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 Awees bro. Frame came up a treat. You gonna do any highlight/2nd colour on the tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAD Posted December 4, 2016 Author Share Posted December 4, 2016 Might pop a vinyl stripe or something on it, having a think and a play with designs at the moment. Not sure it'll stay this colour forever anyway, just a bit neater than the skanky chipped mattyB 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seedy Al Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 tank looks mean! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAD Posted December 5, 2016 Author Share Posted December 5, 2016 Cheers man, the photo is quite flattering to it but it looks way better than it did. Colour was a spur of the moment choice but I'm really digging it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAD Posted December 7, 2016 Author Share Posted December 7, 2016 Seat arrived today, thanks AliExpress! Not going to be attached for a while (until after its rereged anyway), but I couldn't help mocking it up. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyteler Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 Fuck yeah, booooooooi However, the lack of dent fixing on tank lols me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAD Posted December 7, 2016 Author Share Posted December 7, 2016 Dents add character, dents are good. Edit: you should see the bad side. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goat Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 Mate, you don't fuck around do you! That's looking super sweet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyteler Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 Mate, you don't fuck around do you! You did see the Starlet in his earlier pictures, right? ..pewhuehue 'sup Kettle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAD Posted December 7, 2016 Author Share Posted December 7, 2016 'sup Kettle?Das racist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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