We have too many nice parts left over from the second KZ400 (last post), and parting out a bike sucks– too many boxes, haggling, and trips to the post office. Ended up buying a shitty KZ400 for the titled frame and motor onto which we will transfer the nice parts. The kid I bought it from proudly did all the mods himself, because he “only rides cafe bikes.” Nice work, indeed.
How not to make a "cafe racer": 1) Spray paint everything matte black without removing it from the bike or doing prep work, even chrome (note the gas cap, bars, shocks). 2) Crookedly mount a stock Honda seat on your Kawasaki. 3) Remove front brake. 4) Fit drag bars that smash your hands into the tank on every turn.
