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1978 KZ1000 A, Mild Mods 29 Feb 2016 07:11 #713048

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This is the picture from the eBay auction....now THIS gold would have matched!

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Current: 79 KZ1000 A3 MKII, 78 KZ1000 A2, 78 KZ1000 Z1-R, 78 KZ650 SR, 80 KE175
Former: 03 KLX400SR, 99 ZRX1000, 82 KZ750 LTD, 80 KZ1000 A4 MKII, 80 KZ1000 LTD, 78 KZ1000 A2, 74 H-2 750 Triple, 78 KL250
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1978 KZ1000 A, Mild Mods 29 Feb 2016 21:02 #713150

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That seat looks fine, it just needs an LTD grab bar to blend it in to the tail piece.
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1978 KZ1000 A, Mild Mods 01 Mar 2016 02:06 #713168

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if it really bugs you would could paint the reservoirs black, but yeah that is some faulty advertising

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1978 KZ1000 A, Mild Mods 01 Mar 2016 14:39 #713276

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Use the plastic coat stuff. Then down the road if you sell them you can just peel it off.
Wayne

DoctoRot wrote: if it really bugs you would could paint the reservoirs black, but yeah that is some faulty advertising

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1978 KZ1000 A, Mild Mods 01 Mar 2016 14:59 #713281

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Good ideas, thanks. I think the reservoir would be easy enough to paint but the adjuster rings would be tough without disassembly. Even then, I don't think they could stand up to a spanner wrench.
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Current: 79 KZ1000 A3 MKII, 78 KZ1000 A2, 78 KZ1000 Z1-R, 78 KZ650 SR, 80 KE175
Former: 03 KLX400SR, 99 ZRX1000, 82 KZ750 LTD, 80 KZ1000 A4 MKII, 80 KZ1000 LTD, 78 KZ1000 A2, 74 H-2 750 Triple, 78 KL250

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1978 KZ1000 A, Mild Mods 01 Mar 2016 15:05 #713282

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peter1958 wrote: When I had it I sat it next to my ELR and it was the same pipe except chrome.


By the way, is that your ELR in your profile pic? I love those...wish I would have picked one up back in the day. I wouldn't mind doing a GPZ based replica one of these days.
The Kaw List:
Current: 79 KZ1000 A3 MKII, 78 KZ1000 A2, 78 KZ1000 Z1-R, 78 KZ650 SR, 80 KE175
Former: 03 KLX400SR, 99 ZRX1000, 82 KZ750 LTD, 80 KZ1000 A4 MKII, 80 KZ1000 LTD, 78 KZ1000 A2, 74 H-2 750 Triple, 78 KL250

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1978 KZ1000 A, Mild Mods 22 May 2016 19:33 #727972

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OK, finally got the bike out for a test run today. I'm totally disappointed....I've got a problem I can't figure out!! :angry:

I runs beautifully up until about half throttle and 6k rpms. Sounds like main jets, right? I replaced the 120's with 117.5, then 115 and it didn't help. So then I tried 125s and saw no difference there either.

It sounds like the engine is on a soft touch rev limiter...I think it's only dropping a cylinder or two which would make me think ignition. Then again, it's very similar to typical jetting issues so maybe that's it...I just don't know. By the way, I have a dyna S ignition with andrews coils and accel plug wires. 29 smoothbores, K&N type individual air filters, started with 120 mains. I am stumped.

This is a shot right before I hit the road for the first time....

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Current: 79 KZ1000 A3 MKII, 78 KZ1000 A2, 78 KZ1000 Z1-R, 78 KZ650 SR, 80 KE175
Former: 03 KLX400SR, 99 ZRX1000, 82 KZ750 LTD, 80 KZ1000 A4 MKII, 80 KZ1000 LTD, 78 KZ1000 A2, 74 H-2 750 Triple, 78 KL250
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1978 KZ1000 A, Mild Mods 22 May 2016 19:35 #727973

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Pic of plugs?
Steve

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1978 KZ1000 A, Mild Mods 22 May 2016 19:57 #727975

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plugs were quite black from idling it over the winter. After a few short trial runs they were lightening up quite a bit.

It's been a while since I've had to jet a new set up....wouldn't the engine bog rather that stutter if it were jetting?

I suppose it could be float levels but I set those with the clear tube method...they have to be close.

I think my next move will be to swap the carbs with a set I know works properly. That way I'll know if it's the carbs or not.
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Current: 79 KZ1000 A3 MKII, 78 KZ1000 A2, 78 KZ1000 Z1-R, 78 KZ650 SR, 80 KE175
Former: 03 KLX400SR, 99 ZRX1000, 82 KZ750 LTD, 80 KZ1000 A4 MKII, 80 KZ1000 LTD, 78 KZ1000 A2, 74 H-2 750 Triple, 78 KL250

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1978 KZ1000 A, Mild Mods 23 May 2016 07:11 #728003

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i would definitely start with a new set of plugs.
and do a plug chop before i pulled the carbs.

leon
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1978 KZ1000 A, Mild Mods 23 May 2016 13:32 #728060

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Go up on pilots.....keep mains at 120
1982 GS1000sz Katana ( #15...17K Miles)
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1978 KZ1000 A, Mild Mods 29 May 2016 12:27 #729111

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I tried a set of good running 28mm pumpers and the bike runs fine. Looking over my set up for the 29's....I see that the needle valve assemblies are only 2.0's and they should be 2.5's. I'm not sure if that could make enough of a difference but the engine seems to be starving for fuel when wide open. On the other hand, I hate to spend $80 on new needle valve assemblies if they aren't going to help.
The Kaw List:
Current: 79 KZ1000 A3 MKII, 78 KZ1000 A2, 78 KZ1000 Z1-R, 78 KZ650 SR, 80 KE175
Former: 03 KLX400SR, 99 ZRX1000, 82 KZ750 LTD, 80 KZ1000 A4 MKII, 80 KZ1000 LTD, 78 KZ1000 A2, 74 H-2 750 Triple, 78 KL250

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