Re: 78 KZ 650 SR Cafe AND 86 VFR 750, both in great shape
more pic's (from gtam)
anyway, deets….
- bought from a fella who bought it as a first bike (at 8464 original miles / 13621 km) , 4 years ago from original owner, stored for 15 years, had 4K original miles then!.
- Now still has only 10,700 miles!
- original Paint is excellent, original seat is mint!
- Newish tires, lots of tread left
- Vance & Hines 4 into 1 exhaust ( 3 years old)
- tuned by 109 Cycle and they did the carb jetting and synch.
- it has a working kick starter, prime for a few minutes, and it starts on the 1st try most of the time! Vroom!
- master cylinder from a ZRX1200 for better braking performance.
- Custom Café seat (had a spare pan so . . . http://dotheton.com/index.php?topic=859.msg6081#msg6081 )
- the bike is road ready now, legal, no leans, and should pass
safety without any problems (all lights work, even has hazards, just a slight loose connection on the front right turn signal, just blinks slower, no biggy, or replace them for cheap anyway)
- coil mod: http://www.wgcarbs.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12&Itemi d=26
- very hard to find adjustable Marzocchi shocks , PO had them completely
rebuilt. The shocks and rebuild valued at over $500.
- tank inside out is mint
- Spare fibreglass cafe seat from Glass From the Past
(http://caferacingparts.com) and is new and not yet mounted. worth about
$300 CAN for the seat. SOLD separately!
- Clubmans installed this summer, feels nice! (still have old clip ons and original bars), one bar end mirror (you can get another on the right for 40 bucks if you want/need)
- The air filter is 2 years old
- Front turn signals were changed to smaller ones but I have the original
- The carb boots were replaced 2 falls ago when the carbs were rejetted.
- The plugs and plug caps are new NGK caps installed 2 falls ago.
- NEW OEM ignition coils this summer (see the story here: http://www.gtamotorcycle.com/vbforum...ight=killarney)
- Oil changed 700miles ago (for winter, I say save the filter and just change the oil, still clean anyway, then stabil in the tank, and charge battery, and kick *** next spring!)
- Front fork oil was changed 2 springs ago.
- Seals are still great.
- Comes with original handlebars and grips
- The back wheel is a 16" mag that came on the SR model of the KZ650.
- The owners manual is included.
- All maintenance items, Kawasaki parts, carb jets, boots, etc... are
purchased from Jeff at Z1 Enterprises…. great prices, amazing service,
technical info and very fast shipping.
- More resources:
http://www.z1enterprises.com
great selection of parts, very knowledgeable and super quick shipping
up from Marion, New York. (V&H 4-into-1 is $300 US.)
http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Southern_Ontario_Kawasaki_Riders_Group/
http://www.kz650.info/ - specific to this bike and growing well
http://www.kzrider.com/ - older KZ, GPZ and Z series. Some real
experts on the forum here.
http://www.kawasakimotorcycle.org/forum/index.php - has a vintage section
shocks bought from:
Steven Darlington -- darlington@webruler.com
http://www.webruler.com/darlington/ - his website and parts list
(KZ GURU! Knows this bike inside out and around! … gpz 500 oil pan with oil cooler bolts on, KZ750 swing arm bolts on, KZ900 carbs bolts on, etc….!)
Vintage Road Racing Association forums: http://www.vrra.ca/board/
(Steve Darlington races with them and posts here as well, parts resource)
email archive group/lots of pics/members:
http://inline4.motorrijden.nl/cgi-bin/memberpage.cgi?id=57&model=kz650
http://inline4.motorrijden.nl/ - main page
http://www.americanclassix.com/home.html
sold!
thanks for lookin.