[ZuminaZX]

Well folks, it's finally time, I have finished enough of my other projects to begin tinkering with this old idiot. I know you guys love pointlessly detailed threads on old bikes that should be out rusting in a field somewhere and I will not disappoint you. Hopefully, with a little help from my forum friends (including Gunner who still wants me dead) we can put this back together again. If you're more interested in guys that can work with their hands and make cool stuff, please check out Henry's and Gunner's stuff. This will be mostly ham-fisted, bolt-on-Billy work! More pics to follow.

 

[SteveW]

Nice opening post
Btw, where is Gunner and his long winded posts these days?

 

[color me gone]

Without a doubt, just a beautiful Zx12r.
Bring on the pointlessly….lol

cmg

 

[tomonever]

On first picture with only half fairing it looks badass.

 

[ZuminaZX]

The goal is to make this:

Look something like this again:

 

[ZuminaZX]

Now, a brief history. This machine was converted to a 1287cc, thin-headgasket, stage R ported, fire breathing machine, only to have it's clutch basket explode during dyno tuning (complete monkey at the controls). This required a full tear down and flush and luckily the basket only made big chunks instead of glitter! So back together again with some of Henry's advice on cam selection and timing:

 

[ZuminaZX]

 

[ZuminaZX]

Now, for the hangup. During the early stages of COVID when I was taking this project on during "quarantine", I found that KHI was backordered on oil pumps by several months. This was problematic as I didn't care much for the rotor and case wear and sought a replacement:

While I waited for KHI to build and ship some more rotors I became sidetracked with literally a dozen other bikes/jetskis/boats/kit plane!

 

[tomonever]

Too many posts to like lol, great work. Fairings should be half chopped

 

[Duck00]

Yet another great build thread to drool over!

 

[Mefirst]

I LOVE to read build threads... so keep them coming! also, that tail section looks so cool...

/Tom 🤘

 

[ZuminaZX]

Too many posts to like lol, great work. Fairings should be half chopped

haha, yes it's different and it would show the unobtanium Ti Akra I have for this to replace the SS Akra. However, I have a one-piece A-Tech belly pan that's as light as a feather to install.

 

[tomonever]

haha, yes it's different and it would show the unobtanium Ti Akra I have for this to replace the SS Akra. However, I have a one-piece A-Tech belly pan that's as light as a feather to install.

Tail section is alos A-tech right? You ahve to moved eci and rest from tail to different place am I right?

 

[color me gone]

Is the engine all cleaned up and back together or are you just starting the process?

cmg

 

[ZuminaZX]

Is the engine all cleaned up and back together or are you just starting the process?

cmg

Motor is back together, I finally got my oil pump parts back in September but while I waited I accidentally started a few other projects.

 

[ZuminaZX]

 

[ZuminaZX]

But this is ancient idiot is the real reason I haven't finished any of them

 

[color me gone]

Unbelievable…LOL

very very cool zum

cmg

 

[Barbarian-CBX]

Unbelievable…LOL

very very cool zum

cmg

Plus 1 and HARD!

 

[pabrikcarbonbrush]

Looks very nice body