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FEDERAL MOTO "DANGER ZONE"

andrew campo

FEDERAL MOTO “DANGER ZONE” GPZ1100

We all know the movie and we always knew that when Federal Moto did its first sport bike custom, we needed the beefiest bad boys of the 80’s, the GPZ1100.

Bike Name: FED-016 “Danger Zone”
Donor Bike: 1984 Kawasaki GPZ1100
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Federal Moto Owner & Lead Builder: Michael Muller Assistant Builders: Desmond DiGiovanni & David Pecaro ----------

Photography: Daniel Peter (@danielpeterphoto) :Chicago
Video: Ben Petty (@bpetty723) Chicago
Tank & Seat Pan Paint Design: Chris Paluch (@studiochrispy) :Chicago Paint: NSD Paintwerks (@nsdpaintwerks) :Indiana
Upholstery: Dane Utech (@plzbeseated) :Chicago

Backstory: The year is 1986, Tom Cruise “Maverick” in Top Gun is seen tearing around in a GPZ900 Kawasaki by night and at day Flying a F-14 Tomcat. We all know the movie and we always knew that when Federal Moto did its first sport bike custom, we needed the beefiest bad boys of the 80’s, the GPZ1100. Hence the name “Danger Zone” and obviously the song from the movie! A 1984 Kawasaki GPZ1100, that came to us bone stock, with 120 HP, 73 Foot pounds of torque, a top speed of 135MPH, a redline of 9500 RPM and in our opinion too much baggage we had to strip away and show what her guts look like! We hope to think Tom Cruise would be proud to ride this and into the DANGER ZONE! Our newest family member here is Desmond Digiovanni that recently finished his Mechanical Engineering degree at Kettering Univesity in Michigan, he was an obvious hire and really took this build to the next level with 3D printing, Water Jetting and digital design work. Really is nice to only have to make a part once when the measurements are rendered digitally first haha. Damn kids these days. This bike was a commission build for an 80’s kid of course based out of Ohio who swears by only Kawasaki’s and KTMS’s. He is very excited for his Federal Moto Custom.

Spec List:

  • Hayabusa 1300 Forks-annodized gloss black.

  • Tokico 4 piston each front brakes

  • Excel 18” front Rim, Cognito Moto Hub, finished with stainless steel spokes.

  • 1984 Kawasaki KZ1000 Carburetor, Stainless Steel Velocity stacks, 3D printed top covers

    with Federal Badging.

  • Dyna Electronic Ignition

  • Anti-Gravity 1201 Lithium Battery

  • Ricks Lithium compatible Regulator/Rectifier Combo.

  • 3D printed Tail light and Rock Guard and Carb Covers by Federal Moto Mechanical

    Engineer Desmond DiGiovanni (@desdigi). Desomond also designed the solid rear wheel panels we had water jet cut for installation. Desmond also designed the custom

    headlight unit.

  • Headlight LED with integrated turn signals.

  • 3D printing completed by Custom Color 3D printing @customcolor3d in Chicago.

  • Seat pan, gas tank and headlight paint with a nod to Kawasaki green

  • Gas tank came from a 2015 Honda CB1100-Custom gas cap welded in made of stainless

    steel.

  • Upholstery Black leather and Suede-Material from Relicate

  • Motogadget parts: M-Unit blue, Motoscope Pro Gauge, M-Switch push buttons, M-Lock

    ignition lock.

  • Cognito Moto steering stem & upper triple tree.

  • Hand fabricated seat pan made of 18 gauge steel.

  • Hand fabricated steel rear subframe.

  • Hand fabricated steel upper frame supports.

  • Goodridge Brake lines.

  • Cone Engineering Big mouth stainless steel mufflers.

  • Cerakote painted headers

  • Cerakote painted motor with polished aluminum covers.

  • CNC slotted stainless steel front and rear rotors

  • Motor top end rebuild to OEM specs.

  • Machined Rear Brake Reservoir Cap

  • All electronics tucked under seat

  • Custom Battery Tray behind carburetors

  • Not pictured -Brembo 19MM RCS Front Master Cylinder-(didn’t arrive in time for

    photoshoot due to COVID-19)

  • Not pictured – Motogadget View Race Rear Mirrors (didn’t look cool in the photo shoot

    haha)

  • Clip-on handlebars