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New owner KZ650 b2 i n Florida

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17 Sep 2006 20:27 #77545 by MyKz650
New owner KZ650 b2 i n Florida was created by MyKz650
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I just picked up this rough betty yesterday. man is my wife p*ssed:evil:

She doesn't run but turns over nice. Also, I have the no spark blues. the PO last ran her about two years ago. They rebuilt the carbs but looking at the drippage something is just not right.

This one came with headers and pipes, thats right I said headers.

I took off the seat, covers, tank and found the wiring to be a little on the shady side. Here you can see the fuel drip damage, I'm gonna have to pull the motor to get this cleaned up

The good/ bad news is it has under 20k

Tomorrow I am going to crank her over and see what the compression readings are. I can all ready see that I need new points/ condensers. And thanks to this site I am going to call Z1 enterprizes in the AM for those parts.
Right now I just want to hear it fire up. She seems to have a few electrical gremlins, like when I pull in the clutch lever the starter kicks over, and when I click the turn signals I get a weird buzzing sound from the left side cover and the headlight doesn't work(it was converted to a H4 bulb)
The good news is I have the Orininal owners manual and a repair manual. Is $500.00 a good deal?

1978 KZ650 C
*NEW* 1980 Z1000 G1 Classic

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17 Sep 2006 20:34 #77548 by wireman
Replied by wireman on topic New owner KZ650 b2 i n Florida
welcome to z-jungle!;) that dontlook so bad you can probably clean that motor up in frame if you dont mind scrubbing a little.

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18 Sep 2006 20:09 #77750 by rstnick
Replied by rstnick on topic New owner KZ650 b2 i n Florida
Welcome. Sounds like a good deal, as long as the motor turns over and is not siezed for lack of oil. :blink:

Pix and all, good boy. Looks to be in great shape. B)

Rob
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.
2000 ZRX1100
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2005 z750s (aka GPz750)
1978 KZ1000 project

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18 Sep 2006 21:11 #77754 by cratgo
Replied by cratgo on topic New owner KZ650 b2 i n Florida
i think it looks really good, love the black and gold,
but you HAVE to get rid of those awful pipes, put some megaphones or somthing!, just my opinion,:woohoo:

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19 Sep 2006 05:22 #77770 by The Gringo
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Nice score. You have the C model though not the B. The C model came with the triple disc brakes and the mag wheels. The B has a single disc with a drum in the rear and wire wheels. Good luck with what looks to be a nice winter project. The 650's are sweet running little bikes.

Andy
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