PICTURE TIME!!!!!!!!

As promised last week, here are photos of the 1979 KZ750 B that I got. My buddy Tedd and I got it running the other day, and I finally got to take it for a ride. Although it is a little tall and big, the bike SCREAMS, and sounds really healthy. This bike is going to make a perfect cafe racer.

I bled the brakes, and put new brake fluid in. I went to drain the oil, and it looks like the last owner put around 20 qts of oil. I don't know how much any of you know about bikes, but the average amount of oil that a bike needs is about 3.5 qt, s0 20 is about 6 times that amount. Seeing as the kid took it for a ride, he is luck he didn't blow out a gasket. I guess there is something to be said for paying attention and reading the manual. I still need to replace the spark plugs, and the oil filter (I couldn't get the oil filter cover off for some reason, WAY too tight) as well as get a new air-filter. I always do that to bikes when I get them. I think it is always important to change the oil, filter, spark plugs, bleed the brakes, and replace the air filter. All other things come later, especially anything cosmetic, the first thing you always want to do is get the bike running, everything else is unimportant.

Here is a list of what I need:

- Ignition
- Exhaust (2-1)
- Clubman Bars
- New head light
- New flashers, brake lights etc
- New seat
- Passenger foot pegs
- Mirrors
- New grips

That should be about the basics I need, anything after that is extra.

Thanks for listening,

Chris "Chubbs" Ayan

Aww hell yeah

Bought the kz750 b. Gave the guy $350 and walked away with the title. The kid had no idea what he was selling, but his idiocy saved me money, so thats fine. Sometimes things just work out the way they are supposed to. The plans are still in the making, but now that I have the actual donor bike, it is all downhill and easier from here....I hope.

I will have to replace the ignition switch, but thats like 5 dollars, and I will also need to get new exhaust ($85) and a new stock seat (the kid had a gay stock king/queen seat)

Thus the project shall be underway hopefully this weekend. Only I am still in the process of moving....which sucks.

Thanks for listening,

Chris "Chubbs" Ayan

Shit happens for a reason

So that guy decided not to sell his 650...I was pissed. But then I found another one...a 1979 z750 from Kawasaki. This is another bike that will make a great donor for my Killer Cafe Racer. Can't go wrong with the late 70's model Kawasakis, there is just some extreme estetic value to them. He wants $400, which for a 750 you can not beat that price, though I am going to try and see if he will take $300-$350 (not that I am unwilling to spend the $400, but that is just part of the nature of the game.) Alas the Killer Cafe Racer has to wait yet another day within my brain, waiting for the perfect donor bike to come along and allow me to take further steps to making it.










I am selling my 750, and I have a guy coming to take a look at it tonight...if anyone reading is interested in it, hit me up. Hopefully this guy will buy it, as I really want to get out from under that payment...sometimes I am retarded.


Thanks for listening,

Chris "Chubbs" Ayan

Over 100 Miles an hour anyone?

Went riding with my buddy last night (on my Honda Shadow 750) and we were clipping along at a very steady and fast pace, probably maintaining around 60mph for most of the time....But then we hit a straight country road, and it was time to accelerate, I probably reached about 110mph, but lets not tell my mother that...she wouldn't be too too happy about that at all.

Couldn't help but think of the Cafe Racers of the past, trying to get up to 100mph before a song finished playing. Not many people know what it feels like to go over 100, but it is something I think everyone needs to try once in their life.

Of course part of why I ride is because of the danger involved, and my friend asked me last night, "Why do some people [like us] enjoy riding a motorcycle and going fast, and others wont even touch them?" I didn't have an answer at the time...but I think I do now.

People fear a lot of things in life, its part of human nature. However some people are born without this fear (or rather too much fear) and they are willing to try new things. Without people like us, there would not have been major advances in the world...the airplane would not have been invented, perhaps even the car would not have been invented. Some people just lack fear, and do what feels right to them. Riding a motorcycle feels like flying. People ask me why I ride, or what does it mean to me, and I say to them this one word: Freedom.

Thanks for listening,

Chris "Chubbs" Ayan

Sweet

I may have just found the perfect bike.

A 1979 Kawasaki KZ650.

It is amazing, and it will make the perfect bike for my Killer Cafe Racer project. The gentleman who is selling it is only asking for $300, and although it does not run, that is a steal.

This is what a stock one looks like.

See? Perfect for my Killer Cafe Racer




Heres what I am thinking for it so far:

- Add a Mikuni racing carb
- Remove the saddle bags
- Remove the "King and Queen seat" and sissy bar to replace with stock seat
- Remove the stock mirrors, and replace with handlebar mirrors
- Remove stock tail light and replace with bullet design lights
- Killer paint job (Red and white maybe?)
- Add white wall tires
- Bore the engine to a 750cc
- Add drag bars
- New gauges
- New exhaust

Anyone reading this post...what do you think?

Thanks for listening,

Chris "Chubbs" Ayan

Killer Cafe Racer- The reason for its existance

Hello to all who may be reading this,

I have created this blog to archive my build from start to finish. This includes finding the bike, the repair/rebuild of the bike itself, any parts I may add or remove from the bike, the paint, and of course the finished product.

I estimate that this project will take me to about July to finish, and I am extremely excited to get started, however I am probably at the hardest part right now...FINDING THE BIKE THAT IS RIGHT! Now I am a firm believer in finding the bike that is right for you. Some people do not believe me, but there is a strong connection from the rider to his/her bike. When you are riding down the highway (and believe me there is nothing better) when you hit that perfect speed (mine is about 90 on all of my other bikes) you start to talk to yourself, talk to the bike, but at a certain point everything settles down, and you just cruise. There is no greater feeling in the world.

Bikes are probably the most important part in my life. When I am working on a bike, I couldn't not be calmer and more sedated. I don't want to turn this into a blog about my emotions or anything, but I will state this: I have bipolar disorder, so when I find something that keeps me calm and focused, I put my all into it, because it protects me from myself in a way. It keeps me from being impulsive, or hurting myself in anyway. There is a book called The Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, which is exactly how working on bikes is for me.

Thanks for listening,

Chris "Chubbs" Ayan