Kon Tiki Motorcycles

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I love this place. Reminds me of shops I'd hang out in as a kid. Kon Tiki used to be a Kawi dealer and my local shop was a Kawasaki dealer so that's part of it. Recognize some of the old signs.

Helped me pull off the old generator gear with their press as I couldn't get it off with any tools I have with me. I would have had to caveman it off. While I was there got to check out all the old photos, bikes, and shoot the shit about the old days. If they sold donuts and coffee they would have never got rid of me.
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A few people have asked me about some things on this bike lately. Question about the frame: It started as the stock frame but I cut off the back section and welded a new rear section on using part of the original shock mounts, I moved them forward quite a bit more so they're more at an angle now.. the original stock riding position was really tall, strange for a 400. The shocks on these frames are pretty much straight up and down which looks kind of odd if you ask me. Tossed the old shocks and used Honda Rebel shocks and lowered the whole back section. The Frame was nickel plated which enhances any gouges or imperfections.. it took a long time to get it all cleaned up and smooth for plating after cutting off unused tabs and mounts for the old coils. Forks were also lowered about 2 1/2 inches.. the stock kawasaki fork tubes looked like they came off a KX125 they had so much travel.
The Paint was done by my friend Frank at Air FX in Tacoma. He's never let me down in the 8 yrs I've been taking stuff to him. I show him a bunch of drawings and colors and we talk about it but it never seems like he's even listening. He's just like Yeah Yeah.. I know what you want. Then I leave and I think ; I don't think he know's what I was talking about .. couple weeks later I come back and he's read my mind again. He's even painted some of my cycling frames over the years although he told me not to tell anyone as he didn't want anyone knowing he painted some gay cycling frame as he put it and I guess ruin his hard image for the Bagger crowd that is his bread and butter. The paint pretty much makes this bike.. it wouldn't even be close without it. Frank always asks .. "What they think of the bike?".. Me "Yeah they like your paint Frank."

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