KZ650 cafe-racer project: Honda CBX550 rear wheel in Kawasaki Zephyr 550 swignarm.

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Published 2019-01-04
Short video demonstration of why eccentric chain adjuster systems need brake caliper brackets that could rotate around wheel axle when axle nut is tightened. I shot this video for my article about adaptation of Honda CBX550 rear wheel to Kawasaki Zephyr 550 swingarm I used in my Kawasaki KZ650 cafe-racer project.

Here is link for my article: www.gazzz-garage.com/2019/01/04/kawasaki-kz650-caf…
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  • @flatpak
    Nice work! I was looking to put a ZR550 swing arm on my KZ650 as well, but using a rear disc hub from a 77 KZ750 twin. Did you have any trouble mounting the arm to the KZ frame? I'm assuming the bushing width is different at the pivot, and the pin is a different diameter, but I haven't had my hands on a Zephyr unit to measure yet.