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KZ650 Never Ending Project

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27 Jul 2023 13:40 #887653 by KZED650
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I bought this bike as a basket case in 2004. 
I parked it 6 years ago when my first was born. Broke it out this season. Wow it needed a lot of work. 

Did carbs, intake boots, carb holders and exhaust gaskets to hunt down a backfire on deceleration. It was infact the result of the carb holders being cracked and a carb body was loose from the bank. 

Cam end plugs and valve cover gasket. 
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Dual disk conversion and front brake job, bleed etc. 

Clutch

All new tubes and hoses

Cleaned fuel tank

New steering bearings

Detail and polish all aluminum

Front wheel bearings

Forks flush and fresh oil.  Went 15W

Air filter

Its going into the shop for chain and sprockets. Currently 13 / 38 going to bump to 40 on rear and fresh rubber. I did all the other work myself. 

Not really a lot of money, but quite a bit of time. 

Need recomendations on dual disk master cylinder, brake lines and chain type...O or X.

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27 Jul 2023 16:01 #887658 by Nessism
Replied by Nessism on topic KZ650 Never Ending Project
X ring chain is better than O ring, as a general rule.

5/8" bore master.

I like to make my own brake lines from earl's parts.  My build thread has a tutorial.

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27 Jul 2023 18:30 #887666 by Kelly E
Replied by Kelly E on topic KZ650 Never Ending Project
We use Apex Brakes for all of our brake lines. He has the specs for most bikes. Over half of our bikes have Apex lines. Custom length lines are not a problem, in our case its usually the master cylinder to splitter is shorter due to a bar change.

The Rust Bros. Garage Collection
1974 Honda CB 550 K0
1975 Honda CB 400F Super Sport
1977 Kawasaki KZ 1000 LTD
1980 Suzuki GS 1100E
1982 Honda CB 900F Super Sport
1983 Honda CB 1100F
1984 Honda Sabre 700
1984 Honda Interceptor 1000
1990 Moto Guzzi 1000
1994 Kawasaki ZG 1000 Concours

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28 Jul 2023 13:16 #887691 by slayer61
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My brake lines are all Goodridge from Z1E. I don't mind the extra maint required to run a NON-Oring chain 

Don't be ridiculous! It's only a flesh wound!

[strike]Wife's little bike... 1984 GPZ 550 Kerker and DynaJet stage I kit[/strike]
Wife's BIG bike......[strike] 1981 GPZ 1100 Kerker and [strike]factory FI[/strike] Mikuni RS34s W/ K&N pods[/strike] SOLD

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