Happy New Year!
Another year mostly passed so it’s time to say “Happy New Year” for all you yet one time. I wish you to left all trouble far behind and achieve whatever your heart desires the very…
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Yearly Archive: 2019
Kawasaki KZ650 cafe-racer. Front fender. Part 2.
Ok. Let’s return to the front mudguard. After I finished hammering it was time for initial cutting, sandpapering , ends’ rounding and side edges’ aligning. To simplify the job I sandpapered outer (face) side of…
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Merry Garage Christmas!
This time I’ll be brief: Merry Christmas to you all! For sure the one of the most recognizable symbols of this holiday is Christmas tree. However who said that it must be actual tree in…
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Honda CBX550 spoke adapters.
Sorry for keeping you without fresh posts, I was quite busy with some orders, even havd to lay aside front mudguard for KZ650. So this post would be about one of those orders that are…
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Kawasaki KZ650 cafe-racer. Front fender. Part 1.
Regularly getting some unsolvable issues like lost parcel (with precious parts in it) and so on, I began to get slightly tired of the routine. I needed to make something more artistic than things I’ve…
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About cafe-racer kits&mirrors.
Since recently, I often have been asked if I still make kits and mirrors. Hence I realized that I haven’t posted about kits and mirrors for quite a long time. The reason is simple: I…
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Kawasaki KZ650 cafe-racer. Cleaning and measuring. Part 2.
Next in my clean-and-measure list was crankshaft. And here I have to explain how it happens that I have two KZ650 crankcases, cause later this fact would be obvious even for not very attentive reader….
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Kawasaki KZ650 cafe-racer. Cleaning and measuring. Part 1.
I had an ambition to shoot exploded view of Kawasaki KZ650 engine. To shoot that exploded view I have to put on canvas all engine parts, clean and dry. It’s unadvisable to keep engine internals…
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Kawasaki KZ650 cafe-racer. About chassis/sprocket alignment.
While building motorcycle with custom chassis one has to keep in his mind two essential things: Front and rear wheels must be positioned inline and centered to longitudinal axis of frame. Front and rear sprocket…
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