Recent content by thefish

Exactly. New to working around engines... cylinders & cylinder heads seem pretty close. There is no spark. I tested the ohms on the coil and it looks to be putting out 11,000 ohms to the leads instead of the 15,000 my service manual recommends. There is no range of what is acceptable but I...

Re: Getting rid of the "triangle" side covers? Love the KZ build man! I rarely see them. Could you tell me where you got that seat and those tail lights/license plate frame from? I'm having a hard time finding either.

Noob looking for some help on my 1983 Kawasaki KZ 750 LTD. Please let me know if you've got an idea for my issue! Cleaned the carbs and got it all put back together and on the bike. The bike still won't fire up. I checked the compression and they are all at 120psi. The second head took a few...

Thank you! Could you be more specific as to what I should be looking for? I can't find glycerol iirc

For the carbs as a whole, I'm going to dip them in Berryman Chem-dip carb and parts cleaner and let it soak. Two questions - How long should I be letting them soak? The instructions say to rinse with water and then apply Berryman e-z Doz It to prevent flash rusting. I can't find that product...

Soap and water sounds good. The outer portion of the diaphragm that fans out is what has some dried gunk on it. It's right at the top under the lip. No brake fluid for rubber parts? I've heard it restores things like O-rings and hoses.

Thanks for the help! No pics on me at the moment but I can look into that. Two of them just a little boogered up underneath the rim at the widest section of the diaphragm. Also, thinking of soaking some hoses in DOT5 brake fluid to ensure they're good to go. Is there a time limit I should be...

Hey guys, Finally got around to cleaning the carbs and everything is going well (I'm a complete rookie!). The diaphragms are in great condition save for the fact that they've got some gunk on them. Not a big deal but taking it off is harder than I thought it'd be. I soaked them in gas...

Just got in on this thread. Definitely following. Great build and posts!

Okay cool. I'll look into that. Work computer won't load pics so I'll check that out later

Thanks man! Doesn't sound that over complicating. For now I'm thinking of putting some sheet metal over the electronics to take place of the side cover. Any thoughts or ideas on that?

Been thinking of putting a sheet of metal over the side cover instead of painting the original. Any thoughts or ideas on that?

Re: Getting rid of the "triangle" side covers? Dirty. Bike won't run without the gunk being cleaned up.

Re: Getting rid of the "triangle" side covers? Ah gotcha. That may be a project for later. Still working on getting it running.. gotta clean the carbs!

Re: Getting rid of the "triangle" side covers? What about the battery - what are you doing for that?