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Kz750

winfield said:
Is this also true of the 1980-82 KZ550? I can't see a kick starter in the pic on CL or when I look at other pics online. I am referring to the starter motor clutch in the center of the engine and the difficult valve adjustment issue you mentioned with the KZ750. Thanks.
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The biggest issue with the KZ550's is the very strange TK carbs... they are a good bike to ride - you have to buzz the motor to get them moving, but they are fun for the back roads.
 
jeff.saunders said:
The biggest issue with the KZ550's is the very strange TK carbs... they are a good bike to ride - you have to buzz the motor to get them moving, but they are fun for the back roads.
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My neighbor bought a brand new 550 in Denver, 1981. We rode from there to So Cal, and up the coast to the Bay area, camped in Yosemite, then he split back to Denver and I got a job in Pasadena. it was fun. I rode it some. It was ok. This wasn't a GPZ. I was on my 850 Commando on that trip. The bikes weighed about the same. The little one 20 pounds or so heavier.
 
jwhelan65 said:
Of the little Kawi's I like this one, been on the hunt for one for quite some time..

http://www.greatoldbikes.com/motorcycles/1984kawasakikz700.htm
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I like that one too, and would love to find it, or it's non-tariffed older brother from 1983:

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jwhelan65 said:
Yep love the paint scheme
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I screams "I love the Eighties!".

I used to have an '82 GS750E with the black/red/orange getup, and my GS650E also has that color scheme.

I'm going to look at a CB900F Saturday that has the screaming paint job too:

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Griffin said:
I like that one too, and would love to find it, or it's non-tariffed older brother from 1983:

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This bike, known as the KZ750 L3, is a 1982 GPz with different bodywork and instrumentation. The paint scheme is eye catching, to be sure.
 
winfield said:
So Ed, did you purchase that KZ750? If so, I missed the report.
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Asked for a few more photos so condition could be verified before driving 2 hours to go see the bike, and the owner said no problem, but nothing was received and the ads removed. I assume he sold it to someone more local.
 
850 Combat said:
How difficult is a starter clutch to do on that family of bikes?
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Not difficult if you are happy splitting crank cases.... You can leave the top-end on the engine and just pull the lower crankcase off the engine.
 
jeff.saunders said:
Not difficult if you are happy splitting crank cases.... You can leave the top-end on the engine and just pull the lower crankcase off the engine.
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It is not that difficult a task. Remove the engine, turn it upside down, follow the instructions for splitting the cases, do the work, re-assemble. Did it on my GPz (KZ on steroids) to replace the transmission two years ago.
 
Hey, I know someone in Lomita with one. Just like the pics but a chrome Mac header. I think He wanted $1K? I can put you in touch with him if you want.
Laters
Greg
 
gmansyz said:
Hey, I know someone in Lomita with one. Just like the pics but a chrome Mac header. I think He wanted $1K? I can put you in touch with him if you want.
Laters
Greg
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Will send you a PM.:D
 
Made a deal with Greg's friend for the bike ($700). It's a silver KZ750 just like the photo above BUT this bike is in much rougher condition. It's been parked outside under a cover for five years. Good news is it's a 10k mile bike and all there, and cheap (for Los Angles anyway). Some people here will gasp at the thought of paying $700 for a rusty non-runner, but in this area it's a fair price.

Will pick it up this weekend baring a change of heart by the seller. His nephew wants the bike so hope he doesn't change his mind.
 
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