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Howdy from Texas! Kz900

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29 Apr 2022 10:38 - 29 Apr 2022 19:23 #866369 by JMoney7269
Howdy from Texas! Kz900 was created by JMoney7269
Just recently got my dads old bike running again.  Its a 76 kz900 built by Klaus Speedworks in Houston, TX in the 90s.  Rebuilt the carbs and it fired right up.  I've never ridden an old dinosaur that pulled this hard.  Pulls hard all the way to 12k at that.  Kind of bitchy riding around town below 3500 but I figure that's mostly the cam.  She isn't the fastest thing on the road, but she sure turns alot of heads. 
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29 Apr 2022 16:16 #866389 by Wookie58
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29 Apr 2022 16:20 #866390 by Mikaw
Replied by Mikaw on topic Howdy from Texas! Kz900
Welcome to a great forum. 

1976 KZ 900 A4 kzrider.com/forum/11-projects/613548-1976-kz-900-a4
1976 KZ 900 B1 LTD
1978 KZ 1000 B2 LTD
1980 KZ 750 E1
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29 Apr 2022 16:38 #866395 by spdygon
Replied by spdygon on topic Howdy from Texas! Kz900
Keep red line at 9k rpm…unless it’s had all the mods internally to rev it higher but even with all the proper mods only good for 10k rpm.
keep , ride and enjoy 

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1977 KZ 1000 A ( Project ) 54K Miles
1976 Kz900A4 (Red)21K miles
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1974 Z1 900 project
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30 Apr 2022 07:01 #866416 by TexasKZ
Replied by TexasKZ on topic Howdy from Texas! Kz900
Sweet ride. It would be nice to know what has been done to the engine. As Spdygon wrote, 10,000 rpm is usually plenty. As the rpm goes past 11,000 the crank bearings begin to slide rather than roll. (Yes, the crank uses roller bearings rather than plain bearings.) When that happens, they begin to gall, then BANG!

 

1982 KZ1000 LTD parts donor
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