1990 KZ1000 police cafe build

Got the seat back, exactly what I wanted.

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That is sharp! You say got it back. Who did the work on it? Can't wait to see it on the bike.
 
Well, still waiting on my mechanics. I called today to say WTF, and they're still working on bikes dropped off before mine. Only a couple guys work there, so can't expect to quick of a turnaround. Also priced out the finish work. I plan on painting it myself, and dropping the frame and some other bits to be powdercoated. All in all, should be around $500. Once I get the bike running, that's the last big step. Soon, hopefully.
 
Wondered how the work was going. I noticed it doesn't seem where you go these days for bike work it always seems to take forever to get the work done. Happy new year to you!
 
Agreed. It seems as though they'll get to it this week, but we'll see. Happy new year to you.
 
Everytime I see one of these modded, makes me want to stop working on my 750 and just make the jump lol. Seen a few of these turned into sweet drag bikes. Good score grabbing one at $900, most I see around me are $1500+
 
w8lifter21 said:
Everytime I see one of these modded, makes me want to stop working on my 750 and just make the jump lol. Seen a few of these turned into sweet drag bikes. Good score grabbing one at $900, most I see around me are $1500+
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You can usually get them in georgia fairly cheap if unmodded. I picked mine up a kz1000k for around 750 running. though i have yet to get a chance to build mine up or do anything besides ride. Good strong bikes.
 
Ya, most of the ones I looked at here (southern Cali) were near $1500. I actually talked the guy selling this one down from $1200.
 
On the other hand though, mine didn't have the full police trim. There was no fairing/windshield, lights, sirens, saddlebags, ect. Which was fine by me, since all that was to be removed anyway; saved me the hassle of finding a place for it all.
 
OK. so I got my bike back. No, it still doesn't run. Two months at this shop and all they can tell me is they think it's a carb issue. THANKS! Anyway, I picked up the bike and left them the carbs so they could do an ultrasonic cleaning and rebuild. This was my first time messing with carbs like this, so I'm sure I could have missed something; hopefully this does it. If not, does anybody know a build shop in Southern California that specializes in KZ1000s?
 
Wow. Not cool. If they mess em up and you want a "second opinion" to see how they did, I'd be more than happy to help you out. I'm over here in MN, but I can't stand crappy shops that don't do the correct work. It's the reason I started cleaning carburetors for people in the first place. They wanted $600 to clean my Goldwing carbs (when I had it) and that was the last straw! I hope your's gets sorted, I enjoyed the hell out of the KZ1000 I rode, although I would have rather had yours, mine was ugly! ;D
 
That shop sounds like it's run by idiots. Get your carbs back now - you'll just end up paying more for something they don't know how to fix.

There's a very good carb cleaning write-up over here:

http://xjbikes.com/Forums/viewtopic/t=2908/postdays=0/postorder=asc/highlight=carb+cleaning/start=0.html

I know it's for a Yamaha, but your carbs are going to be almost identical. The key is to make sure all the passages are CLEAN. A can of brake kleen and a compressor is pretty much all you should need to clean any carb rack properly.
 
hillsy said:
That shop sounds like it's run by idiots. Get your carbs back now - you'll just end up paying more for something they don't know how to fix.

There's a very good carb cleaning write-up over here:

http://xjbikes.com/Forums/viewtopic/t=2908/postdays=0/postorder=asc/highlight=carb+cleaning/start=0.html

I know it's for a Yamaha, but your carbs are going to be almost identical. The key is to make sure all the passages are CLEAN. A can of brake kleen and a compressor is pretty much all you should need to clean any carb rack properly.
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I agree with brake Kleen for the outside. But the passages really should get carb cleaning spray. Brake clean doesn't get rid of any varnish deposits, it's amazing with dirt/grime/grease though. Buy a can of each of those and you'll be set!

http://www.gumout.com/ourProducts/carbChokeCleaner.asp
 
Hillsy - Thanks for that site, lot of good info on there. When I cleaned the carbs myself, I did most of that, minus pulling the enrichment valves and polishing the brass cylinders, but they still fell smoothly though. As for the guys at the shop, they sure did glorious machine work, but ya, not getting a warm and fuzzy on their bike work.

Bruno - I might take you up on your offer at some point, if this doesn't work out. Question for you though: all the research I've done says that BS34 carbs (and CV carbs in general) are a pain to tune for pods, and still leave you wanting. Could you recommend any cable operated carbs that would work for me? I might be inclined to buy/trade if you have a set laying around that would work. Anyway, thanks for the help.

Here's a pic of the roller. Nearly all of the fabrication is done, just need to wrap it up.
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I don't have anything on hand, it all went with the bike :(

Usually with pods you have to deal with some 'issues' that the normal setup doesn't have. Many times, it's a hunting idle, or hard start etc. I typically don't seem to have any problems in the midrange or the highend with them, it's always in the lower part, so just be aware of that for now. Which pods did you end up going with again?
 
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