Raw cover and primered tank:...

Another fork in the road... frame in hand, about to install on the freshly painted motor... leave it stock, or do something different with it? Hmm... Something different it is!!...

This is what started it all... a spare motor obtained in October of 2009......

As you will name a ship, so it will float ... - a quote from the cartoon....

I am using a 4 into 1 pipe I got with the bike. I think it's an old mac exhaust. Made an end cap work off a ATV and a piece of aluminum strap I had to finish it off. I made an inner baffle for it that...

Started this project a little while back so I will get you guys caught up on my build. Started with a 78 CB750K. Turning it into a café fighter with modern forks and a single shock. Here are a couple ...

This post seems to be a real declaration of love!...

Every man should plant a tree, raise a son and build a cafeteria racer ... It seems that the well-known folk wisdom sounds like this with a list of what shoul be done in this life. After the first two...

This project started with my stock Honda CB750F with CB1100RC bodywork and wheels added. The paint was silver, candy blue and candy red. I really wanted an RC but could not afford one so this was my f...

Once the plan was hatched I started looking for a donor bike and found a 2014 300 Ninja with ABS in short order....

If a hard winter and riding on motorcycles are two incompatible things, but your passion is consistently high at any time of the year, there will be the only way - you can build motorcycles in winters...

I invite you to take a look at the motorcycle thoroughly dismantled, carefully restored, externally perfected and carefully placed in the still life, an hour before the start of its rebuilding....

To your attention a small article about the process of building:...

Here we go. Never torn a bike this much apart before and modded so much stuff. Bike has been in pieces for a few weeks now and I have been waiting for Nov 1st. Had to "borrow" a neighbors newspaper. A...

Having my wheels with the tires I did a hastily reassemble them on the frame....

So this mechanical speedometer just 440 LTD ... it is mounted on the left, and must be integrated into the wheel of the Z400 to be mounted right ......

On this disc the four bolt holes that are seen on the central ring do not match the four threaded locations of the new wheel hub.It is played with 1 mm but enough to make it impossible mounting such....

The spoked front wheel is less damaged than the back ....

All Kawasaki Z400 since 1974 are to drive by chain and all KZ 440 since 1980, except for LTD model that it's belt....

As I said, intro, I did not keep the original spoke wheels but put the Z400 model spoked wheels. The rear wheel that I bought secondhand really was tarnished and pitted by rust....