2016 build off , Kawaski MT1B restomod. Just for fun! class

[spencertrax]

My entry for this year, hopefully will provide me with the motivation to keep at the project. It's a 74 Kawaski mt1b I picked up last summer as a winter project. Got a good deal on a parts lot shortly after I got the bike so I have a pretty good inventory of parts to get started. Won't be a museum quality restoration just a driver.

 

[cheezy1]

Thanks for participating. I dig it:thumbsup:

 

[Harleys Papa]

Cant wait to see what you do with it Jay :thumbsup: You will have to let me take it for a ride at Windber when you come down for a beer :thumbsup:

 

[mrpat]

Thanks for playing Jay. Fun looking project!

 

[bigrob]

Hey big brother , looks good let me know if you need anything

 

[spencertrax]

Cant wait to see what you do with it Jay :thumbsup: You will have to let me take it for a ride at Windber when you come down for a beer :thumbsup:

Looking forward to it. Thanks.

 

[spencertrax]

Hey big brother , looks good let me know if you need anything

Thanks. You know I will.

 

[spencertrax]

Here's a couple more pictures, before the day we picked it up as well as the parts lot I lucked in to 10 days later. Then today's progresson the tear down. Will clean and paint the frame next, likely in my go to colour of metalic charcoal instead of black, its not going to be original anyhow.

 

[chipper]

Cool project , that pile of parts looks awfully nice !

 

[spencertrax]

Cool project , that pile of parts looks awfully nice !

Yeah, was a great deal, parts I needed some I didn't know I needed and a few for my brother and another buddy.

 

[spencertrax]

Wire wheeled and primed the frame yesterday.

Found the steering bearings and bolt were shot. Fortunately I found rreplacements in my parts lot.

 

[buckeye]

Man, you're hitting it hard.
Looks great.

 

[bigrob]

Great work so far!

I will have to dig out my kv75 and give it a going over too lol

 

[mrpat]

I like it. Makes me want a little Kawasaki now. Lol!!

 

[Harleys Papa]

Frame looks great Jay :thumbsup: I had one of those when I was a kid but it never ran :doah:

 

[spencertrax]

A few baby steps this weekend. Got one coat of paint on the frame. I like it alot! Dismantled the forks and dropped of the replacement set to Rob for some welding. Bushings in my parts stash are much better than the ones that were in it. Started repairing the headlight ring this afternoon, tapped out the scrape and dents then did some sanding, not complete but its coming along.

 

[spencertrax]

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Foot peg assembly needs a lot of work and some new pegs.

 

[owend]

You don't see many of those bikes around, nice work so far!

 

[spencertrax]

Nothing real exciting to report this weekend. The weather was warm enough that with my little propane heater in the shed I was able to paint ( propane turned off while painting). Frame, swingarm, headlight bucket and exhaust shield are done in charcoal. Rims and hubs done in met. silver. It is nice to have made a little progress.
Primed parts.
Painted and clear coated parts.

 

[owend]

Sounds like a lot of people where able to get some work done outside today, not this time last year!