New Member, '77 KZ900

Really really nice piece there... it looks almost ready to go.

Was the gas drained before it was stored? If not you may have to bust the carbs down for new o-rings and such.

The first thing I would do... well, right after the new battery, is to get a Clymer manual for it. I still wear mine around my neck on a chain a lot of the time.

Patton's right about that tire, it's dang near as old as the bike.

Oh, and just a thought, you might hunt down a couple of your Dad's 'ol racin' buds. I bet they could give you the skinny on at least most of the engine mods.

Welcome... Good luck with her, and happy wrenching.

mrbreeze wrote:

Was the gas drained before it was stored? If not you may have to bust the carbs down for new o-rings and such.

Yes, fortunately it was drained. I know the carbs always seemed to be an issue with this bike. I'll bet it was upgraded with bigger carbs, but I haven't looked at them close enough yet to know for sure yet. I'm sure somebody on here could tell me more than I'd ever need to know about them from a closeup picture I should have a battery tomorrow night, so I'll probably start tearing into things then.

mrbreeze wrote:

get a Clymer manual for it.

Picked one up a couple weeks ago Got a Haynes as well, but the Clymer looks like it will be much more usefull

mrbreeze wrote:

you might hunt down a couple of your Dad's 'ol racin' buds. I bet they could give you the skinny on at least most of the engine mods

I know of one of his buddies that would know everything, it is just a matter of tracking him down, since he kinda disappeared a couple years ago :huh:

Got this picture from my mom over the weekend. My dad on the bike at the strip back in '79.

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Moonwell,

The bike looks like it's going to be a blast, but Please, before you ride buy a shop manual (they're cheap) and, if you don't already own them, 2 torque wrenches (1 light weight in "inch pounds" and one medium weight in "foot pounds." It's easy to over-torque (strip) aluminum threads if you don't use torque wrenches. You definitely need to replace the tires, but take a close look at the manual FIRST. I say this because I noticed that the front axle on your bike is mounted incorrectly. The gap on the axle clamp is (at least on the KZ650's) supposed to be facing the rear, not the front as on your bike. There may be other things on the bike that need adjusting and by familiarizing yourself with the manual you will be able to correct them. Good luck with it, and be careful. Ed

Welcome aboard, Moonwell.

Cool pic of your dad. Just curious where that pic might have been take as that looks a lot like a Worlds of Fun T-shirt he's wearing.

Welcome . Sweet bike time to hit the wrenches !

N0NB wrote:

that looks a lot like a Worlds of Fun T-shirt he's wearing.

My parents had just got back from the honeymoon & they went to Worlds of Fun Pretty sure the pic was taken at the strip in Humboldt, IA.

Post edited by: moonwell, at: 2007/06/15 02:37

The replacement Dyna S finally came in the other day to replace the fried Dyna III & she fired right up... on 3 cylinders. Ended up being the pilot jet on carb #1, so now she's running on all 4. Should be ready to go for a test ride tomorrow night...

Here she is as of tonight.