Side cover info needed.

mgweiss wrote:

American Classix has the exact reproduction covers:...

Yep. Thems the ones. Look nice at a price... :woohoo:

MattBlack wrote:

I actually PREFER the aftermarket bolt on ones..... they won't fly off and it'll actualyl take some effort and at least a screwdriver for someone to steal them vs. 5 seconds when you're not looking.

My solution for that was to drill a 3/16" hole directly through the center of the upper front push pins, thread a coated steel cable through the pin, through the grommet and swage an eyelet on the end. The cable-end eyelets meet at the air intake hold down screw.

Won't come off on the road, enough slack to get at the innards behind, and anybody ballsy enough to try and walk off with one will end up with pieces in their hands unless they pull the seat and release the screw.

Not the best photo; shows the cable threaded through the eyelet:

MattBlack wrote:

I actually PREFER the aftermarket bolt on ones..... they won't fly off and it'll actualyl take some effort and at least a screwdriver for someone to steal them vs. 5 seconds when you're not looking.

i dont leave any of my bikes out of my sight,or the dogs!:evil:

FYI, a matching set of used OEM sidecovers just sold on ebay for $250:

left @ $125:

cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1977-KAWASAKI-KZ...QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

right @ $125:

cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1977-KAWASAKI-KZ...QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

edit: woohoooooo! no double post! i rock! :woohoo: :woohoo:

Post edited by: duncan, at: 2006/07/07 17:29

You got a great deal on the shocks! They were shipped yesterday. I already left feed back. Sorry for the mini "HI-Jack" Roy

Those side covers had the emblems with them, that had a little to do with them going up so high FYI duncan. And yeah roy those shocks were a great deal, gotta love ebay. Hows that bike you bought coming along?

skippr76KZ wrote:

I used an aftermarket sidecover for my left side. Bought it for $30 a few years back. It had no holes, no mounts. I ended buying these plastic t-connects for a buck. Then cut them into sections and used CA (super-super-glue used for aircraft model building) to affix them to the side cover. They fit perfect in the stock side-cover grommet's. Will still secure with a strap internally to keep the dreaded side-cover fly-off from happening! :S

nice looking seat there sipper!:whistle: