1985 Kawasaki Tecate Racer Build.

[Keith Salyer]

I am building a Tecate to race and romp around on like I had in 1985. This will be a low budget build at first until I can find the semi rare KX parts , spring for the new plastic and find/build an aluminum tank. In the beginning the motor will be stock except some portwork ect. Flying W powder coating and plating parts so the foundation will be solid. I have the frame and swinger (2 in over) ready to go and the parts coming to freshen up the motor.

[Keith Salyer]

Making headway on the powdercoated parts. It is going to be fun going back together with these clean, pretty parts.

[jb2wheels]

Oh that's going to be nice!

Is your swinger a stretched stocker or something more special? Curious be cause the 85 I sold in January had a +2 stocker and I really liked the way that trike handled compared to a stock length. Now I have an 84 project and I'm exploring options.

[Keith Salyer]

Yes John it is a 2 + stocker I got on ebay for $75. Before I'm done I will try to replace it with a franks or a westcoast.

[ironchop]

subscribed....I still have my `85 on the bench in pieces. I bought it a three years ago and hadn`t got around to it yet and then Tristan saw them in action at TF14 and begged me to get started on it so I gave it to him for his birthday a couple months after that. I had planned on this one being a father/son build.

Your timing couldn`t have been better, Keith

[86T3]

Just Ben has a Westcoast he might sell

[Keith Salyer]

Im a little late here but here is what my $100.00 bought me to start with.

[Keith Salyer]

Here is the motor before teardown.

[Fox250R]

Bet you will get it looking awesome!

[Keith Salyer]

Flying W got the plated parts done so I just have to drive the 100 miles to go pick them up

[jb2wheels]

More good looking parts. You're not trying to make Rampage with that, are you? It's going to be so nice.

I've been clear coating mine but that zinc looks so good I feel like a hack. Going to have to find a plater in Austin.

[Keith Salyer]

No I plan on having it running before the June 6th Overbrook TT Race in Kansas.

[The_Steve_Man]

Are you bringing both bikes? Put you a kart axle in it.

[Keith Salyer]

Lol, I wish Robert. Hopefully when I am done it will look similar but sure won't be this blinged out. I would love to see more and know more about this tecate..

[Keith Salyer]

Made a little progress on these rainy days. Not much finer than bolting up clean, dry, beautiful parts to build a trike from the bonepile it was surely destined for