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1977 kz650 cafe racer build 18 Feb 2017 15:49 #754515

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hello to everyone, im new to the motorcycle scene. so me and couple of my buddies have been putting together a 1977 kz650 that was in pieces and i am a little lost,, We are close to finishing but noticed the rear tire can be moved side to side.. There is a bushing or some sort of spacer missing on swingarm, but since bike was in pieces we have no idea what part/s go between frame and swingarm so it doesnt move side to side...Any help to find parts, or pictures would be great help!!Thank You!!

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1977 kz650 cafe racer build 18 Feb 2017 17:25 #754526

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Hello and welcome here.
A picture(s) from your bike say more than 1000 words.
Do you mean the rear wheel only or the swingarm is moving side by side?
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1977 kz650 cafe racer build 18 Feb 2017 18:06 #754530

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Please be more specific regarding the model you are working on.

The 1977 KZ650-B1 came with wire wheels, a single front disk brake, and a rear drum brake. The 1977 KZ650-C1 came with cast wheels, dual front disk brakes, and a rear disk brake. The two different models used different spacers in the rear. Ed
1977 KZ650-C1 Original Owner - Stock (with additional invisible FIAMM horn)
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1977 kz650 cafe racer build 18 Feb 2017 19:42 #754537

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Got a factory service manual? Or check a parts site to see if you have all the parts assembled in order?
I don't have a plan and I'm sticken' to it! '77 KZ 650 / 750 GPz custom project in progress
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1977 kz650 cafe racer build 19 Feb 2017 08:19 #754562

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Here are some pics of my bike, tried to get close ups of where swing arm has play. I have a bike manual that I will check again but the manual isn't the best at explaining how parts go together..

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1977 kz650 cafe racer build 19 Feb 2017 12:47 #754578

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You mentioned the bike is a 1977 KZ650. If that is true, I believe someone has done quite a bit of parts-changing on it because I see things on it that didn't come on a 1977 model.

Take a look at the steering neck. On it you will find a serial number. Look that number up in the table in the link below to positively identify the year of the bike. The year matters a lot because there were some major changes from one year to the next. Ed

models.kz650.info/index.htm
1977 KZ650-C1 Original Owner - Stock (with additional invisible FIAMM horn)

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Here are some pictures for the 1977 spoke wheel C1 and wire wheels B1.

www.cmsnl.com is a great resource for classic bike parts.
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