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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: oldskooldayz on February 21, 2011, 03:58 PM

Title: KZ1 Progress Report How You Like Me Now
Post by: oldskooldayz on February 21, 2011, 03:58 PM

Well i must say this has been a very nice bike to build for me even though its still not at its finished stage

I thought i would compile a new thread of start to finish (Well Almost Finished)  :LolLolLolLol:

I did the decals today and after reading a few threads on how this should be tackled and attempting it a couple of times over the last couple of days and chickening out  :-\
i finally took the plunge and thought Just Do it  :daumenhoch: and low and behold im really pleased with how they came out  :daumenhoch:

I have to say it wasnt the quickest of jobs probably in the region of 2 hours of lining them up and looking at tons of pics from all different sites to see the angles and hight and location of each one
till i was happy with where i put them

anyways i still have the wheels to change and the tyres plus add the chain and brake blocks so this is really a to the decal stage job as of this minute

hope you like it I know i do and the decals really bring it too life  :daumenhoch:

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ww235/busbug_2009/IMG_4905.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ww235/busbug_2009/IMG_4906.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ww235/busbug_2009/IMG_4907.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ww235/busbug_2009/IMG_4911.jpg)

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(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ww235/busbug_2009/IMG_4917.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ww235/busbug_2009/IMG_4919.jpg)

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(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ww235/busbug_2009/IMG_4925.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ww235/busbug_2009/IMG_4946-1.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ww235/busbug_2009/IMG_4948-1.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ww235/busbug_2009/IMG_4963.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ww235/busbug_2009/IMG_4962.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ww235/busbug_2009/IMG_4972.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ww235/busbug_2009/IMG_4969.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ww235/busbug_2009/IMG_5042.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ww235/busbug_2009/IMG_5043.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ww235/busbug_2009/IMG_5050.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ww235/busbug_2009/IMG_5047.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ww235/busbug_2009/IMG_5056.jpg)

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Title: Re: KZ1 Progress Report How You Like Me Now
Post by: brettypeeps on February 21, 2011, 04:03 PM

Looking the Mutts Nutts so far  :smitten:

Title: Re: KZ1 Progress Report How You Like Me Now
Post by: 58 delray on February 21, 2011, 04:31 PM

looking good so far but, pull the bars back and lose the layback  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: KZ1 Progress Report How You Like Me Now
Post by: oldskooldayz on February 21, 2011, 04:35 PM

Quote from: brettypeeps on February 21, 2011, 04:03 PM

Looking the Mutts Nutts so far  :smitten:

Quote from: 58delray on February 21, 2011, 04:31 PM

looking good so far but, pull the bars back and lose the layback  :daumenhoch:

Cheers for the replies

The layback is a must people i cant loose it im 6.2" and i like my knees  :2funny:  :daumenhoch:

i know its not to everyones taste but i think it look o.k with it  :-\

Title: Re: KZ1 Progress Report How You Like Me Now
Post by: 58 delray on February 21, 2011, 04:38 PM

well if you're 6.2 and going to ride it i guess it's ok then  :LolLolLolLol:  :daumenhoch:






ps forks posted today  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: KZ1 Progress Report How You Like Me Now
Post by: monkian on February 21, 2011, 04:44 PM

Lovin it Joe :daumenhoch:
I like to see Tech II's moved right down to the straight bar or even fitted underneath it 8)
Try it, you might like it :shocked: ;D

Title: Re: KZ1 Progress Report How You Like Me Now
Post by: oldskooldayz on February 21, 2011, 05:02 PM

Quote from: 58delray on February 21, 2011, 04:38 PM

well if you're 6.2 and going to ride it i guess it's ok then  :LolLolLolLol:  :daumenhoch:






ps forks posted today  :daumenhoch:

cheers buddy and i will defo be rideing it
your are on the way as well  :daumenhoch:

Quote from: monkian on February 21, 2011, 04:44 PM

Lovin it Joe :daumenhoch:
I like to see Tech II's moved right down to the straight bar or even fitted underneath it 8)
Try it, you might like it :shocked: ;D

cheers for that  :daumenhoch:

the teckh 2's will be moved once the gold ones turn up  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: KZ1 Progress Report How You Like Me Now
Post by: Moza on February 21, 2011, 05:12 PM

I love it apart from the tyres :-\

Title: Re: KZ1 Progress Report How You Like Me Now
Post by: ozone on February 21, 2011, 05:38 PM

If you have some spare time, removing the gold ano/brake rub to create a shineside rim would be worth doing.  Looks good though. :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: KZ1 Progress Report How You Like Me Now
Post by: oldskooldayz on February 21, 2011, 06:11 PM

Once I change the wheels thats exactly what I will be doing polishing up the side  :daumenhoch:

Don't know it I should use White wall or gum wall Tyres

And yep the decals really bring it to life

Thanks for all the feedback  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: KZ1 Progress Report How You Like Me Now
Post by: 58 delray on February 21, 2011, 06:15 PM

Quote from: oldskooldayz on February 21, 2011, 06:11 PM

Once I change the wheels thats exactly what I will be doing polishing up the side  :daumenhoch:

Don't know it I should use White wall or gum wall Tyres

And yep the decals really bring it to life

Thanks for all the feedback  :daumenhoch:

skinwalls/gumwalls mate  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: KZ1 Progress Report How You Like Me Now
Post by: Moza on February 21, 2011, 06:27 PM

Quote from: 58delray on February 21, 2011, 06:15 PM

Quote from: oldskooldayz on February 21, 2011, 06:11 PM

Once I change the wheels thats exactly what I will be doing polishing up the side  :daumenhoch:

Don't know it I should use White wall or gum wall Tyres

And yep the decals really bring it to life

Thanks for all the feedback  :daumenhoch:

skinwalls/gumwalls mate  :daumenhoch:

Agreed :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: KZ1 Progress Report How You Like Me Now
Post by: oldskooldayz on February 21, 2011, 09:24 PM

gumwalls it is then  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: KZ1 Progress Report How You Like Me Now
Post by: dordymush on February 21, 2011, 09:31 PM

deffo get some gumwalls on it.
will finish it off proper :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: KZ1 Progress Report How You Like Me Now
Post by: daz bmx it! on February 21, 2011, 11:06 PM

Quote from: dordymush on February 21, 2011, 09:31 PM

deffo get some gumwalls on it.
will finish it off proper :daumenhoch:

and not the cheap ones Dave use's  :shocked: oh no is that a can of worms I've opened :2funny: :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: KZ1 Progress Report How You Like Me Now
Post by: dordymush on February 22, 2011, 12:18 AM

hey you.
them wilko specials won me a bike of the year  ;D

Title: Re: KZ1 Progress Report How You Like Me Now
Post by: hunterdubber on February 22, 2011, 07:07 PM

Joe , I love the updates dude  ;)

You're doing a nice job n'all  :daumenhoch:

All the points worth mentioning have been mentioned

moving down the levers
shiney side the rims
A set of amberwalled tyres

and voila on pukka Kuwi


I'm so glad you stuck withthe one piece , it's just right

and the layback is cool too , cos it's a 'laserpost'  :4_17_5:

It's funny laybacks aren't everyones cup 'o tea when building nowadays(better suited to freestyle builds) , but they were a must have on every bike back then .

Yours looks great IMHO

First dib dobs on the frameset when you split  ;),, :LolLolLolLol:

Title: Re: KZ1 Progress Report How You Like Me Now
Post by: oldskooldayz on February 22, 2011, 08:26 PM

First dib dobs on the frameset when you split  :LolLolLolLol:


Cheers for the comment mate  :daumenhoch:

But give me a chance to ride it before the dibbin n dobbin   :D  :LolLolLolLol:  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: KZ1 Progress Report How You Like Me Now
Post by: NORTY40 on February 22, 2011, 08:45 PM

Looks really good mate  :daumenhoch:

Do the few tweaks the other RADster's have mentioned and you will have one hell of a nice rider  8)