zed/bandit project

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Ive been asked to to a bit of a build thread on my latest project for anyone interested, I won't go into depth with it so it'll just be the highlights. so here goes.
I bought a low mileage 1200 bandit off my mate as a donor and a Kawasaki z1000j frame that came with a V5.
the reason for building it was to replace the one I built a few years ago and like an idiot I sold it  this one is a tight budget one but my other was a much better built as I was working at the time, im on long term sick by the way.
anyway this is what I started with.

 

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after stripping the bandit down I sold off the bits I didn't need to help with bits I would need. the engine was very clean so didn't need painting just a bit of touching up.

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after getting the engine in the frame I had to make all the engine mounts out of ally



and engine in place with the Z1 bodywork loosely fitted

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the next job on the list was to make the shock mounts to weld on to the swingarm



and my mate did the welding

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I needed a fuel tap for the tank and I found a genuine Harley one in a box of bits that fitted the tank perfect, and also fitted in the gap between the filters and the side panel nice. (filters not fitted in this pic)

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after some work on the frame I had it powder coated.



then time to fit the engine

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bought a nice shiny new Blackwidow exhaust, it wont have a can on it but it does need a DB killer as its way to loud   

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the bandit forks are a bit on the short side so I extended them, I made an aluminium spacer at 30mm and that fits under the damper rod with a 30mm longer allen bolt



and after rebuilding them a fresh coat of paint on the sliders.

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so basically it needs a road test to see how it runs with the filters ( it has been re-jetted and set up for them) but might need a tweak !!!!  the next big job is to get it painted.
but this is where it is at the moment.

thats the short version

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by the way, this is the bike I originally built that I shouldn't of sold in a moment of madness     

[Speedy1959]

Well I must say the quality of your work is very good indeed..
I DO like the Kawasaki Z1200 you created...
Your a skillful chap, with a damned sight more energy than I have !
Well done you.

S.

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Well I must say the quality of your work is very good indeed..
I DO like the Kawasaki Z1200 you created...
Your a skillful chap, with a damned sight more energy than I have !
Well done you.

S.

thanks speedy,    ive built a few bikes over the years and more since ive been on the sick (four and a half years) i can't just sit their doing nowt, being in my little shed building or modifying bikes keeps me alive I think   

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some of the other bikes ive built.
this is the first ZED1000


and my evil GSXR1100 that kept trying to kill me !!!!  mental bike


i built this copykat from a GSX750 inazuma frame and B12 engine

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and my GSX1100ET with bandit wheels and GSXR1100 forks


and this little GSX750 I built from mostly parts I had lying around, didnt have a frame but found a 1978 GS750 one.

[grog]

Those last two just awesome Mate. 750 so nice.