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In case anyone is following this with a similar problem the leak was found to be coming from the clutch push rob. The fix is a simple oil seal that goes in right over the rod. The details can be found in my thread over on kz650.info...

I went to start my 78 kz650d and once it started oil began pouring out from behind the left engine cover around the shifter. My neighbor, who has ridden motorcycles since 14, came and helped me thinking it was just a bad seal around the filter or something. So we did a complete oil change filter...

@RoadRash do you know of any examples of someone doing something like that? What type of hinges would work for something like this?

@johnnyeatsgood i'd be interested in seeing how you go about the fiberglass seatpan. on a related note to your clamp ideas i was looking into adele clamps which are similar but are a full circle with a tab on the end and rubber coated. like these...

@Big Rich, I wasnt aware of that, most of the posts i had seen had used the old seat pans, thanks for the heads up that this isnt uncommon. I was just worried about putting too much stress on the fiberglass without some sort of structural support. and i have hunted turkeys before but the...

Hey Guys, I bought a '78 Kz650 a couple of months back and when i got it the seat was attached with just velcro. the mounting tabs or whatever they are called have been cut off and pieces of velcro have been attached to parts of the frame and their corresponding areas on the underside of the...