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05 Nov 2008 09:24 #245702 by LeeLewis7
Replied by LeeLewis7 on topic 1984 KZP Restoration Kickoff
KZP's first ride!
Chattanooga to the Natchez Trace and back. Almost 1400 miles and no problems!

Leaving in the rain is no fun! Much less so 50 degree and raining!


Four hours in the cold rain was enough. Bike did great, but the rider gave in. Quit early, checked in, started drying off. I'm on the right, brother in law and enduro racer extraordinaire Mark on the left.


North end of the Trace.


Map check in Alabama. Father-in-law and patriarch Steve on the right.


In Natchez by the Mississippi River.



Chattanooga, TN
1984 KZ1000 P3 (Blue Shift)
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05 Nov 2008 14:36 - 05 Nov 2008 14:38 #245747 by kano
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LeeLewis7 wrote:

let it soak in Berryman's for a couple hours. After cleaning with a little compressed air, reassemble and reinstall. Worked fine.



you soaked in beer?
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05 Nov 2008 14:39 - 05 Nov 2008 14:40 #245748 by kano
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05 Nov 2008 18:51 #245777 by Mark Wing
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Wow that came out great, nice job.
Mark

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77 KZ650 C1 with ZX7 forks, GPZ mono rear, wider 18 police wheels and Yoshimura motor.

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05 Nov 2008 19:41 #245791 by PLUMMEN
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ditto!B)

Still recovering,some days are better than others.

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17 Jan 2009 14:27 #258436 by HerrDeacon
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Sorry to dig up an old thread but I don't know how I missed this one. Great job on the engine, looks amazing, better than new.

Great job on the bike too, looks beautiful.

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18 Jan 2009 08:50 #258576 by CoreyClough
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Excellent write-up.

I know your feelings/experience with laying a bike over the engine, and lifting it up, but not on a bike that big. Kudos to you, and hopig you many miles of safe riding.

Didn't the police bikes have red/blue colored front lights? I'm not knowing on this subject.

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22 Jan 2009 09:31 #259359 by LeeLewis7
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Thanks all for the kind words. This was my first resto, but not necessarily my last.

@ Corey: Concerning the lights, they're typically removed (along with the siren, radio, etc) by the police dept before being auctioned. It's my understanding that the blue and/or red lights are illegal for use by civilians. Clear or amber is typically used as a replacement. I picked up my clear spotlights at Lowes. Something M/C specific would probably work better, but these aren't bad, and they were cheap (~$10 IIRC).

Try this if you're interested:
users.crocker.com/~mwilliams/KZP.htm

IMHO, a semi-recent low-mile KZP (say...>1990 or <40k) bought straight off auction/ebay is one of the best M/C values you'll find.

Shiny side up!

Chattanooga, TN
1984 KZ1000 P3 (Blue Shift)
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23 Jan 2009 12:05 #259669 by Shoe48
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You can still buy the cups and chrome retaining rigs from Kawasaki , if ya just gots have the original stuff ,, Light bulbs can be got from NAPA ,,6010 ?? Not sure all this stuff is expensive so if ya can find something to fit that looks ok go with that ,, :)

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