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I see...the bracket is more of a 'C' shape. Great solution. I'll have to incorporate that into my project. Thank you very much for the photos and description.

As I go back and reread the topic, it appears as though you just templated the existing bracket and modified the length of the arms and bent them down lower, no? Basically folds at the dashed lines? Damn, that makes a lot of sense and makes for a clean stock look. Brilliant!

Can you take a photo of the gauge from above? I'm trying to see if it's a 'z' bent shaped bracket. It looks very minimalist, and the gauge placement is nice and low. That's what I had envisioned for my k400. Great job.

That extremely helpful, thank you. Looks like I'll get started on finding the modeled harness needed to get started. Thanks again.

This go around, I'm making no changes, just sticking with stock setup. Later down the road, either on this bike or another, I'd probably be making changes. The idea is to just replace all the wiring, including the connectors to those of new.

Oh sonreier, what a kind offer. However, since this is my first project, I really trying to focus on doing things myself. I feel there's no better way of learning than to take this approach.

So I have been wanting to replace my existing wiring harness with a completely new loom that I'd be putting together myself. Besides a non functioning electric starter, my electrical seems to be fine. However, since the bike is nearly 40 years old, I figured it's best just to put together a new...

Thanks for that. That doesn't look like mine. But my memory can't recall exactly when mine looked like either. I'm betting the one side has been chopped off yours because when I look at the various KZ models from '77 parts diagram, I can't seem to find one that looks like it. I'd also say that...

Out of curiosity, can you show photo or two of the gauge area? You mentioned flipping the headlight mounting brackets which allowed for the gauge to drop. The drop looks considerable when comparing the before and after. I've done the same to my '77 kz400 d4 but my gauges still sit up way too...

I'm looking for a little advice/suggestions. I have a kz400 that I'm looking to lower the factory gauges a bit. I know I can purchase different gauges and mounting hardware for a different look. However, I'd like to keep the factory gauges. The option of purchasing gauge mounting hardware is a...

So, when I purchased my bike it came converted to a single carb setup with a single throttle cable and throttle tube. I've been working on switching it back to the stock dual carb setup with dual throttle cables/tube. Since this is my first bike, I'm not sure how the throttle cables are supposed...

Out of curiosity, how did the banjo bolt/pressure switch work out for you? From the photos it looks like it allowed you to ditch the three way splitter behind the headlight and run a brake line from the master cylinder all the way to the caliper (no pipe bride either?) I suppose this allowed for...

He does one go about calculating the amp hours required when selecting a new battery? For example, I'm trying to figure out the requirements of running with stock incandescents vs switching over to LEDs. I've gathered stock incandescents would put me at ~6 ah for my 76 kz400 d3. I'm wondering...

Sorry, I was thinking the universal ones would go over the existing covers. Nevermind.

So I managed to flip the headlight brackets. That certainly lowered the headlight and created a bit more room for the brake hose. However, in doing so, I ran into another problem. The headlight won't fit properly due to clearance issues. It only fits upside down now and is also limited by the...

yeah... I did a little research after I posted last. Gotta love the part diagrams available online. Gonna give it a shot this morning.

I don't remember seeing that the mounts are removable. I'll take a closer look in the morning because that just doesn't sound right. Thanks for the eBay heads up. Do you thing the 90 degree banjo straight off the master cylinder is the way to go? My thought is that by doing so, the hose would be...

So I spent some time tonight installing my clubman bars on my KZ400 D3. Much happier with the appearance and feel compared to the stock bars. I started noticing some issues that need to be address at every step of the install. Looking for a little advise, words of wisdom, suggestions, or...

My apologies for asking this but I've been wondering something in regards to a seat idea. I haven't seen anything specifically addressing this on this forum or anywhere else. Of course, I'm not quite sure what to search for. Is it possible to convert a cowl into the back hump of a cafe seat? I...

Out of curiosity, how difficult is it to add a rear cowl from '78 to a '76? Does anything need to be fabbed or altered?