78 KZ 650 SR Cafe, great shape
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Re: 78 KZ 650 SR Cafe AND 86 VFR 750, both in great shape
$175 sound fair? they're $200 upholstered with snaps + shipping from the states... http://caferacingparts.com/
never used. but has 2 small dents on the vinyl from someone putting something on them(cables?) at my folks' garage.
$175 sound fair? they're $200 upholstered with snaps + shipping from the states... http://caferacingparts.com/
never used. but has 2 small dents on the vinyl from someone putting something on them(cables?) at my folks' garage.
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.
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.
Re: 78 KZ 650 SR Cafe AND 86 VFR 750, both in great shape
Jerome - I'll pass this along to my friend - he's looking for a bike and the KZ might be up his alley. I know he'd like a bigger bike (was on a 750, looking for an 1100) but the 650 would move him plenty fast.
It comes with the original seat? He'd be more into a stock look.
Jerome - I'll pass this along to my friend - he's looking for a bike and the KZ might be up his alley. I know he'd like a bigger bike (was on a 750, looking for an 1100) but the 650 would move him plenty fast.
It comes with the original seat? He'd be more into a stock look.
lol.
thanks tim. won't take much to bring back to stock (cafe seat, marzocchis, and clubmans off, and it's stock . . . with V& H pipes), got 2 extra bars (incl. original). in the box are the original shocks too, but i hear they're kinda soft. got the original seat, it's in mint shape and very comfy. so yeah, we'll see..
thanks tim. won't take much to bring back to stock (cafe seat, marzocchis, and clubmans off, and it's stock . . . with V& H pipes), got 2 extra bars (incl. original). in the box are the original shocks too, but i hear they're kinda soft. got the original seat, it's in mint shape and very comfy. so yeah, we'll see..
stock like this!
the bags went to 78Kz, i still have teh windshield, orig. bars, and wider engine guards. the PO before did this gold thin sticker around the seat as you can see, theres little bits of it around the bike, not much, but it'll come off. might notice it in the close up of the engine/forks.
the bags went to 78Kz, i still have teh windshield, orig. bars, and wider engine guards. the PO before did this gold thin sticker around the seat as you can see, theres little bits of it around the bike, not much, but it'll come off. might notice it in the close up of the engine/forks.
cretin75xs
Been Around the Block
If the seat is for sale, I would like to buy it...
LMK at cycleryder02@aol.com
Thanks
LMK at cycleryder02@aol.com
Thanks
bumpity.
up for some short vids, just started her up the other day after toppin up the battery on the trickle charger, now she just needs a good run on the highway to run some fuel through the system and get fresh gas in it. (got the stock seat on this time)
kick start cold (2nd time bike is started after storage)
warmin up (camera mike was blocked by hand at first, which explains the funny audio)
warmed up, hi/lo beam, horn, brakes
hazard lights, turn signals, break light (hand and foot brake)
kill switch, electric start, idle
kick start warm
had to do a balancing act with the camera and throttle at the same time just to run a couple gears in the garage...
shanna nah nah, shanna nah nah, heeeey, goodbye! SSSSOLD! i'll miss that ol' kz!
up for some short vids, just started her up the other day after toppin up the battery on the trickle charger, now she just needs a good run on the highway to run some fuel through the system and get fresh gas in it. (got the stock seat on this time)
kick start cold (2nd time bike is started after storage)
warmin up (camera mike was blocked by hand at first, which explains the funny audio)
warmed up, hi/lo beam, horn, brakes
hazard lights, turn signals, break light (hand and foot brake)
kill switch, electric start, idle
kick start warm
had to do a balancing act with the camera and throttle at the same time just to run a couple gears in the garage...
shanna nah nah, shanna nah nah, heeeey, goodbye! SSSSOLD! i'll miss that ol' kz!
