Author Topic: CD7 PIC'S OF A KAWASAKI 400 (Read 7482 times)

jimson · « **on:** June 21, 2010, 10:43:28 pm »

G'day viewers just wondering if anyone has pic's of the kawasaki 400 road bike turned into a moto cross bike at CD7 it was a very cool beast

with so much going on I forgot to get some photo's of it.jimson

Stan S · « **Reply #1 on:** June 21, 2010, 11:57:00 pm »

Quote from: jimson on June 21, 2010, 10:43:28 pm

G'day viewers just wondering if anyone has pic's of the kawasaki 400 road bike turned into a moto cross bike at CD7 it was a very cool beast with so much going on I forgot to get some photo's of it.jimson

Hi jimson, sorry about the quality of the photo. I too thought this was a very cool beast and it also sounded great. The guy riding it was no slouch either.

Regards Stan

Marc.com · « **Reply #2 on:** June 22, 2010, 06:45:32 am »

nice there are a lot of Japanese twins that make crash hot MXers.... SL350 perhaps. Thanks for the photo

vandy010 · « **Reply #3 on:** June 22, 2010, 08:35:05 am »

the owner told me a while back the motor weighs less than a TT500 donk.
at least i think thats what he said.

EML · « **Reply #4 on:** June 22, 2010, 08:37:16 am »

Check out Jackies VMXShotz, there is sure to be a photo of it in there.

IT400C · « **Reply #5 on:** June 22, 2010, 12:40:12 pm »

That bike is in the periphery of these foto' from Nudgee VMX 4 weeks ago. Hellishly fast in straight line, but not the best around the corners...

firko · « **Reply #6 on:** June 22, 2010, 12:55:17 pm »

I had a good squiz at that bike at the Nats and again at CD7 and I reckon it's a bloody good thing. It's another example that you can build something cool and out of left field for little money. These Kawasaki 400 twins and the Suzuki equivalent are really good engines that would be good engine swap fodder into suitable MX frames or do what this bloke did and use a bit of hacksaw artistry and fit decent MX suspension to the stocker. I love thinking outside the circle.
And didn't it sound great?

EML · « **Reply #7 on:** June 22, 2010, 01:24:03 pm »

could be a good bucket class as long as they didn't get carried away.

jimson · « **Reply #8 on:** June 22, 2010, 09:03:39 pm »

Thanks for the pic's That bike is so cooool

I love it

Its a oldschool way back in the day when factories didn't pump out what everybody wanted some people would just go ahead and build what they wanted and thats what this bloke has done and a great job.

jimson

Graham · « **Reply #9 on:** June 23, 2010, 11:52:55 am »

Sorry I have none from CD7, the misses was to busy riding, was hoping someone got her clearing drunks.
It is a hoot to ride not as bad as you might think, I still have a issue with the suspension, rear springs are to heavy. It likes to steer from the rear, the front is soo planted with all the weight.
She flys well to no problems once airborne, ahh except coming back over drunks on the right hand side of the jump got caught by the kicker which saw her nose diving and me panic reving to save us both.

vandy010 · « **Reply #10 on:** June 23, 2010, 12:00:47 pm »

c'mon Graham, give the punters a bit of bike info.
looks like a Yammie front end?

Graham · « **Reply #11 on:** June 23, 2010, 12:27:26 pm »

OK,made from 2x 1977 KZ400 dunggers I picked up from the wreckers for $400. Modes are: KZ 440 barrels,3 inches added to frame cradle to help the centre of gravity, IT175 front forks,xt250 rear wheel.

Motor tuned by George Mckenzie, runs total loss, points powered by a gel cell battery, so no magneto on the end of the crank, counter balancers all gone but weights added to the crank to balance it. Head flowed, still on std bore, cam reprofiled, runs on two XT 250 pumper carbs, two into one exhaust.

Std claimed power out put 40hp, we belive its mid50's now, total weight wet 132kgs total price $2400, bet I never see that money again, but hey challenge all others to do the same come and join the crazies club

Stan S · « **Reply #12 on:** June 23, 2010, 01:01:59 pm »

Quote from: Graham on June 23, 2010, 12:27:26 pm

OK,made from 2x 1977 KZ400 dunggers I picked up from the wreckers for $400. Modes are: KZ 440 barrels,3 inches added to frame cradle to help the centre of gravity, IT175 front forks,xt250 rear wheel.

Motor tuned by George Mckenzie, runs total loss, points powered by a gel cell battery, so no magneto on the end of the crank, counter balancers all gone but weights added to the crank to balance it. Head flowed, still on std bore, cam reprofiled, runs on two XT 250 pumper carbs, two into one exhaust.

Std claimed power out put 40hp, we belive its mid50's now, total weight wet 132kgs total price $2400, bet I never see that money again, but hey challenge all others to do the same come and join the crazies club

Well done Graham, what a great project. Should be more people having a go at building something different like that. Sounded great at CD7 and the suspension didn't seem to slow you down much either.

Regards Stan.

EML · « **Reply #13 on:** June 23, 2010, 01:18:10 pm »

That's it, I'll take to the Wasp tonight to get rid of the chair and see you on the start at Double the Dirt! or maybe chop up the bloody EML-it's not worth anything and since Popeye is getting his shoulder repaired today it will be a while before I need him.

monaro308 · « **Reply #14 on:** June 23, 2010, 01:53:33 pm »

Graham i reckon that is fantastic...well done and i like seeing something different,now you have got my brain churning.

A mate of mine has an old GSX400 sitting in his shed he offered to me ages ago....thinking,thinking,
Anyway,your bike looks great.
cheers...mario

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