Epic garage skies again.
It looks like a good time to return classic “garage skies” section, because skies these days are as epic and as dramatically changing as weather. Here is my two day catch: three photos I shot…
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Kawasaki KZ650 cafe-racer. Let’s talk about kick pedals.
Kick start pedal is essential part of Kawasaki Kz650 cafe-racer project. And even as I could foresee issues of pedal compatibility with custom footpegs setup, I am about not only to keep pedal, but keep…
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Kawasaki KZ650 cafe-racer. Shopping post #13.
When it came to gaskets, I prefer sticking to OEM ones, at least in key places like cylinder base or under cylinder head. So no wonder I’ve bought OEM cylinder gasket for KZ650 engine. Its…
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Epic weekend.
I became used having no weekends in their classic meaning, however I hoped to work a bit on our KZ650 cafe-racer this weekend, as a previous week left me with only one day to work…
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Same day. Eight years ago.
With orders to fulfill and other chores to do it turned out that I wasn’t actively working on KZ650 project form more than two weeks. It’s quite distracting especially taking into account that I had…
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Building some spoked wheels.
Since I finished conversion of CBX550 wheels from Comstar into spoked ones I was thinking about another pair of Comstar wheels I have in my procession. To be exact, Honda CBX750 wheels. Unlike to those…
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Swiss Zephyr reborn.
When I received email from old client of mine with modest subject “New Paint” it turned out, I was completely unprepared to what I saw on pictures in attachment to that email. Remember this very…
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Kawasaki KZ650 cafe-racer. Brake torque rod.
Usually rear brake caliper’ torque rod is strictly utilitarian looking thing. To make it of steel was also the simplest option, especially taking into account the fact that there is a 6mm offset between torque…
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Kawasaki KZ650 cafe-racer. Shopping post #12.
Delays in parcel delivery sometimes happen. However this particular parcel set my personal record for waiting time. It was long before this nowadays lockdowns and flights cancellations: I bought NOS first gear for output shaft…
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