1982 kz440 bought in decent stock shape about 23k miles. had a big wind screen, sissy bar, king/queen etc.
got a free 78?? kz650 parts bike a few weeks before, so i swapped over bars, shocks and took a few things off, and this was the first way i rode it:
put it on a diet, changed the wheel/brake setup using the front wheel and rear brake from the 650. had a spacer machined to make the sprocket location/bolt pattern work (no cush drive).
bought some rear sets on ebay from an 86 honda hurricane. dime city flat track bars, hella 500 driving light, small headlight bracket made. led tail light off my supermoto, half assed exhaust redo with hangers (not permanent) to clear rearsets
. shorai battery and box to fit.
fiberglassed tail using my wifes gsxr solo cowl as a mold, trimmed seat foam, recovered in vinyl, shinko 705's, painted wheels, pod filters and lots of carb tuning.
everyone that says these cv carbs cant be tuned are a little mistaken. mine arent quite as responsive as the fcr on my supermoto, but its pretty damn good. especially compared to the stock airbox.
i'm at sea level btw
incase anyone else is having trouble with tuning their cv carbs with pod filters/no airbox heres what i've got... all from jets r us.
- 45 pilot jet for en450/454. i used a 4mm .75 tap in carbs, and die on jets, seated and sealed no problem but do not overtighten. had to sand the head of the jet just slightly to fit in the hole. used the 454 jets as i couldnt find anywhere to get the 440's. i'm about 1 3/4 turns out on the idle screw.
-75 primary main
100 secondary main (will be trying a 105 to see if it improves, kinda feels like it may. had a 92 in before and its worlds better with the 100.
i clipped the vacuum piston springs 4 coils and enlarged the bleed holes slightly to improve the mid/top end response. it feels pretty good, but may play around with larger holes, shorter springs if i can find some spares.
i'd guess its right around 300lbs, but will verify when i can. feels awfully light. ton of fun to ride, will be doing suspension upgrades in a few months when the weather gets shitty again. anyway here it is. lots of clean up/ painting to do, but it can wait for bad weather.
got a free 78?? kz650 parts bike a few weeks before, so i swapped over bars, shocks and took a few things off, and this was the first way i rode it:
put it on a diet, changed the wheel/brake setup using the front wheel and rear brake from the 650. had a spacer machined to make the sprocket location/bolt pattern work (no cush drive).
bought some rear sets on ebay from an 86 honda hurricane. dime city flat track bars, hella 500 driving light, small headlight bracket made. led tail light off my supermoto, half assed exhaust redo with hangers (not permanent) to clear rearsets
. shorai battery and box to fit.
fiberglassed tail using my wifes gsxr solo cowl as a mold, trimmed seat foam, recovered in vinyl, shinko 705's, painted wheels, pod filters and lots of carb tuning.
everyone that says these cv carbs cant be tuned are a little mistaken. mine arent quite as responsive as the fcr on my supermoto, but its pretty damn good. especially compared to the stock airbox.
i'm at sea level btw
incase anyone else is having trouble with tuning their cv carbs with pod filters/no airbox heres what i've got... all from jets r us.
- 45 pilot jet for en450/454. i used a 4mm .75 tap in carbs, and die on jets, seated and sealed no problem but do not overtighten. had to sand the head of the jet just slightly to fit in the hole. used the 454 jets as i couldnt find anywhere to get the 440's. i'm about 1 3/4 turns out on the idle screw.
-75 primary main
100 secondary main (will be trying a 105 to see if it improves, kinda feels like it may. had a 92 in before and its worlds better with the 100.
i clipped the vacuum piston springs 4 coils and enlarged the bleed holes slightly to improve the mid/top end response. it feels pretty good, but may play around with larger holes, shorter springs if i can find some spares.
i'd guess its right around 300lbs, but will verify when i can. feels awfully light. ton of fun to ride, will be doing suspension upgrades in a few months when the weather gets shitty again. anyway here it is. lots of clean up/ painting to do, but it can wait for bad weather.
