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The seat that I purchased doesn't fit. ERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

That looks like a KZ650 (B or C) model seat. Here's my KZ650-C1 seat. Ed

Sweet bike. Thanks for the info.

Bill

Added period correct exhaust, air box with tool tray, re jetted the carbs, Have a new foam and cover for the seat, Plastic rear fender.

Question:
Should I get the chrome off of the headlight and clocks?
More pics to follow. Unfortunately I can not salvage the paint on the tank. Too much has peeled off.

No eBay APP ID and/or Cert ID defined in Kunena configurationHeadlight and clocks are OK, a buyer could just paint them black.
Not picking on the bike, BUT get a correct ignition cover. You could sell that finned one for more money than a stock one costs.
I restored this one up for a Buddy of mine, he sold this one on ebay.
Al the drag racer from Lancaster, NY

No Sir I appreciate your input. I have seen a few on ebay and wasn't positive which one was correct until now. I do plan on doing just that. I have a finned clutch cover that I have swapped out already and will sell them both as a pair when I am done putting her back.

Thanks for the info!

Bill

Waiting on the seat. This is a crappy pic. She looks better than this. Does anyone have the stock points cover?
When I am done I will have a finned clutch cover along with this points cover for sale if anyone is interested.

As always
Thanks

I like that a lot. I have not seen another one like it. Off a bike that is.

Another KZ1000MkII in great original (mostly) shape - geez, where do you guys find these gems? I haven't seen one near here since the 80's....

....When they were cheap as new tires for your car....seriously, nobody wanted them back then. If I hadn't been going to school in the mid 80's, I would have scooped up as many classic old muscle bikes as I could....I did end up with titles to 22 CBX's and a quite a few CB750 / 900 / 1100F's between 1983 and 1995, though....still have 4 CBX's, in bits and pieces at the moment, of course....

I'm very interested to see how this comes out. Like Kray-Z mentioned where do you guys find these bikes?, I had to make mine from spares I had in the back shed and buy parts off Flea bay where I could.

Good luck, at least you have a good starting point

Since you asked,
A very good life long friend of mine was a life long KZ enthusiast. He had 2) 900's and this 1000 in his lifetime. The first 2 he had to sell because of kids, first, The second time because of a divorce. This one he found and told me that no matter what he would never sell. Jeff had a massive heart attack at the age of 52 and left this world. Its funny one day he showed me a news paper that showed a semi totaling a pick up truck. Jeff survived that accident. Any way after his funeral his wife called me and asked if I could help her out. She needed money and asked if I would buy Jeff's bike,. I was in the middle of starting my new company and really didn't have any extra money but I reluctantly gave her what she asked. Once a year I would start her up and maybe go around the block once or twice but for the most part she sat in the shed covered up and almost forgotten. This year I decided that my shed was no longer big enough so I put every thing outside and had a pole barn built. She sat outside all summer. The barn cost more than I expected so I considered selling her. I have had her for over 10 years and every time I would look on ebay I could never find one like her. I was actually bummed because my title stated that she was a KZ1000A4 not an LTD. I did discover that the A4 was the plain version which bummed me out.
I searched the web

and found this forum. When I asked what my bike was the guys here was kind enough to steer me in the right direction as to find out information on her and to tell me what I should do is put her back to stock. When I am done she will have stock grips, seat, exhaust, rear fender, air box, engine covers, black headlight bucket, black clock covers, carbs re-jetted ( had a Kerker Headrer and pods) And unfortunately this summer outside peeled a lot of paint off the tank so I have to have it painted. I have the original badges but they are worn so I may go with repops? I am dumping quite a bit of money into her and my wife thinks that I am going to sell her. That was the plan at first but I have to carry the torch for Jeff. Not to mention the fact that I believe she will go up in value. To answer your question I would say that the bike ( I call her Jeff) Is my best ever "Barn Find" because I didn't know what she was. In the 10 plus years that I have owned her I have had offers to buy her but they were sub LTD prices. And I almost did. Maybe she is my lottery prize? Maybe I am lucky? Maybe Jeff is somewhere smiling because now I am loving her like he once did?

Thanks for asking