82' Kawasaki KZ1100D Spectre (KZ1100-A1) (CL snag/field find)
June 26th...
Added another ride to the stable!
Yes... found in a field, behind a house in rural W. WA. No title, no keys, lotsa work... but I'm stoked!
Brakes are sorta tight and hard to roll. Tags say MAR 06'. Got it on the cheap-Cheap-CHEAP! We'll see where this takes me...
Tank IS NOT salvageable. Even still has 1/2 a tank of fuel (
AKA "SOMETHING!") in it!
Am now in search of a replacement tank.
Just joined the liter club, again. We'll see how long till she's running, on the road or parts...
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July 10th...
Well, here's where I started. Figured I needed to see what that buzzing was all about...
Got the killer spray out and covered it with a bag.
The lil' bastards r
DEAD!
Got the seat up and discovered 2 pluss', got the toolkit and the registration of the last(?) owner? 06'... WOOHOO!!!
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July 14th...
OK... good news and great news.
The good news: I found the last registered owner, but he's like a 90 min (one way) drive. So I hop in the Subie @ noon, drive to Ocean Shores WA and I'm back home by 4p.
Now the GREAT NEWS: I have an "Affidavit in Lieu of Title"! I'll be getting paper on this rescue really soon! Just turned a "pocket change investment" in to a ride worth having! Now to get on the ball!!!
WOOHOO!!!!!
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July 20th
Well, spent a few hours this evening... and did the following:
- Pulled the headlight.
- Pulled the gauge cluster.
- Pulled both controls. Have to run thru them and do some cleanup, ect...
- Pulled the tail and rear inner fender. More cleanup.
- Loosened everything under the seat so I could move the air box back and pull the carbs. (
what a pita)
- Pulled the carbs... and will need to get new carb boots (14073-1055) and carb holders (16065-1135). Boots are rocks and may as well make the reinstall easier by replacing the holders.
DANM! It took me almost 2 hrs to loosen everything and get the carbs out!! But sitting with fuel in them, since 06', tells me that the carbs will need some extra attention.
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July 22nd
Carbs are off... Tough shape outside, but all intact! Gutted PICs to come...
No cleaning needed, just paint everything green and pass it off as PNW moss!!! LOL