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04 Oct 2008 13:25 #240136 by guitargeek
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1980 KZ750-H1 (slightly altered)
1987 KZ1000-P6 "Ponch"
1979 GS1000 "Dadzuki"

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04 Oct 2008 14:32 #240142 by SPARKY47
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Well done!B)
How about a vid of you riding the machine?:woohoo:

1980 KZ500 B2
Location: Middle England[/b

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04 Oct 2008 15:36 - 04 Oct 2008 15:39 #240150 by guitargeek
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1980 KZ750-H1 (slightly altered)
1987 KZ1000-P6 "Ponch"
1979 GS1000 "Dadzuki"
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04 Oct 2008 16:54 #240157 by SPARKY47
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Excellent.B) ;) :)

1980 KZ500 B2
Location: Middle England[/b

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04 Oct 2008 17:39 #240164 by Old Man Rock
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Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh... I love that gurgling sound... Sweet! B)

I can't wait for that day on my project....

Well done!

OMR

1976 KZ900-A4
MTC 1075cc.
Camshafts: Kawi GPZ-1100 .375 lift
Head: P&P via Larry Cavanaugh
ZX636 suspension
MIKUNI, RS-34'S...
Kerker 4-1, 1.5" comp baffle.
Dyna-S E.I.
Earls 10 row Oil Cooler
Acewell 2802 Series Speedo/Tach
Innovate LC1 Wideband 02 AFR meter

Phoenix, Az

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05 Oct 2008 02:02 #240207 by guitargeek
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My bike left the shop for the first time today, like it was leaving the nest or something. -sob- I get a little verklempt.



It ran pretty good, felt really good in the corners, but it wasn't charging for some reason and pretty soon the battery wasn't making enough voltage to run the coils. I had to call my pops to bring the jumper cables (just a couple miles from the house). All told, I rode 6.5 miles today.



It only took a couple seconds on the cables to give it the juice to get home, and tonight I discovered that the fuse that it was eating wasn't supposed to be there, anyway (between the hot lug on the starter relay and the reg/rec... I don't know why I routed it through that fuse, I guess just because it was there LOL). I'll do some more probing tomorrow, see if it'll let me ride it some more.

1980 KZ750-H1 (slightly altered)
1987 KZ1000-P6 "Ponch"
1979 GS1000 "Dadzuki"

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05 Oct 2008 06:12 #240215 by 2 stroker
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looks like a canidate for BOTM to me...a low buck beuty built by a clever determined rider

1965 suzuki s32 150 twin
1972 yamaha ls2 100 twin
1980 suzuki gs 550 rat cafe project
1981 kawi 550A1 hooligan bike project
1981 kawi kz 750 ltd
1998 yamaha yzinger
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05 Oct 2008 06:45 - 05 Oct 2008 06:46 #240218 by Old Man Rock
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That same scenario happened to me -holly crap- 25 years ago... I had re-built from the frame up a Suzuki GS440...
I know, I know but I couldn't afford a KZ back then...

Anyways, I painted the frame and once all completed had the exact same thing happened, wouldn't hold a charge. Turned out, piss poor ground to the frame where I painted.

I was pissed at myself and felt like a dumb ass for making that one little blunder.

Voltage out, no charge voltage back in, make bike no worky!

Just a thought...

And buff the motor will ya, so you can stop hearing me say that... :laugh:

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1976 KZ900-A4
MTC 1075cc.
Camshafts: Kawi GPZ-1100 .375 lift
Head: P&P via Larry Cavanaugh
ZX636 suspension
MIKUNI, RS-34'S...
Kerker 4-1, 1.5" comp baffle.
Dyna-S E.I.
Earls 10 row Oil Cooler
Acewell 2802 Series Speedo/Tach
Innovate LC1 Wideband 02 AFR meter

Phoenix, Az
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06 Oct 2008 13:34 - 06 Oct 2008 13:35 #240412 by guitargeek
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Thanks, y'all!

I fixed the charging problem, rode her probably 25 miles or so yesterday, enough to learn that this thing is exquisitely uncomfortable. Came back, tweaked a few things, rode her some more.

I'm shopping around for gel seat pads...

I need to check valve clearances again, as I'm sure they've drifted since the valves have seated. #4 exhaust valve ticks a little louder than I like...

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Here's the old man, checking it out:












1980 KZ750-H1 (slightly altered)
1987 KZ1000-P6 "Ponch"
1979 GS1000 "Dadzuki"
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06 Oct 2008 14:05 #240416 by Old Man Rock
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For future knowledge, And the charging problem was....?

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1976 KZ900-A4
MTC 1075cc.
Camshafts: Kawi GPZ-1100 .375 lift
Head: P&P via Larry Cavanaugh
ZX636 suspension
MIKUNI, RS-34'S...
Kerker 4-1, 1.5" comp baffle.
Dyna-S E.I.
Earls 10 row Oil Cooler
Acewell 2802 Series Speedo/Tach
Innovate LC1 Wideband 02 AFR meter

Phoenix, Az

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06 Oct 2008 15:23 #240431 by guitargeek
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I discovered that the fuse that it was eating wasn't supposed to be there, anyway (between the hot lug on the starter relay and the reg/rec... I don't know why I routed it through that fuse, I guess just because it was there LOL).


1980 KZ750-H1 (slightly altered)
1987 KZ1000-P6 "Ponch"
1979 GS1000 "Dadzuki"

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06 Oct 2008 15:30 #240432 by SPARKY47
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BOTM.Come on Guys!:silly: This is what it's all about.B)

1980 KZ500 B2
Location: Middle England[/b

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