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10 Feb 2007 11:57 #111381 by CFizO
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I’ve been lurking around this forum since I bought my KZ650 back in April. I have learned a ton of great stuff and now that I am starting to do some more serious work I figured I would join so I could post and ask some questions.

Bike sat for years. Only ran on two cylinders when I bought it. After a THOROUGH carb cleaning, new battery, TOTAL rewire to fix electrical gremlins, and new plugs she ran OK for the rest of the season (my first season of biking, I should add).

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10 Feb 2007 12:02 #111382 by CFizO
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Here is the bike. Tank is off for cleaning...

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10 Feb 2007 14:55 #111400 by wireman
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looks like somebodys done a lot of work on that one,nice lookng bike you got there!B)

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10 Feb 2007 19:16 #111445 by rstnick
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Welcome.

What model and year 650 you got there?
How about some pics with the tank. B)

Post edited by: rstnick, at: 2007/02/10 22:18

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CANADA

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1978 KZ650 C2, 130K kms, Delkevic ex, EI, CVK32, PMC easy clutch, ATK fork brace, steering damper, braced swingarm, ZRX shocks, 18" Z1R front wheel.
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11 Feb 2007 14:00 #111594 by CFizO
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Hey Guys,

Thanks for your support! To answer your question rstnick, I’m not sure what year it is. It certainly has had a lot of work done on it and has been in at least one crash by the looks of it. My guess is 78 - 80 but the original Kawasaki frame number is missing. I will post what I know about in another section and maybe someone can help me out.

Pics with the tank on coming soon!!

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11 Feb 2007 14:20 #111596 by The Gringo
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Based on what I can see in the pic you either have a 78 KZ650 B2 or a 79 KZ650 B3.

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Akron, Ohio
80 Z-1 Classic-Sold
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79 KZ 1000 LTD
78 KZ 1000 A2
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11 Feb 2007 14:21 #111597 by RetroRiceRocketRider
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Welcome to KZr CFizO.

The Mikuni carbs hint to a 70's model 650, but that seat and handlebars look more like what was OEM on an 80's CSR or LTD 650 model, yet the engine has obviously received a coat of black paint on the cases, cylinder and cylinder head, which was not OEM on any of the 650's that I know of.

Hm, very perplexing. :huh:

Perhaps if you could post some pics of it at diff angles (with the tank), and/or include the frame number (it should be stamped into the front of the frame), we could give you an accurate model and date of your steed.

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11 Feb 2007 21:37 #111741 by CFizO
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Thanks for all the help everyone. I started a new thread to help ID my mysterious bike.

kzrider.com/component/option,com_joomlab...,5/id,111740/#111740

I will also get some more pictures up soon with different angles and details which may help ID the bike.

Thanks Again!

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