hi all just picked up a 80'kz 440 ltd
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hi all just picked up a 80'kz 440 ltd
09 Apr 2007 09:12
jsut wanted to say and introudce myself to you guys/gals
i picked up a 1980 kz 440 ltd with 13k on the clock over the weekend
it didnt run but got home and threw jumpers on it cause it had a bad battery and she started right up. it has hesitation around 3/4k so i will be cleaning carbs it sat for almost 4 years
anyway hello and heres some pics
Post edited by: smi2710, at: 2007/04/09 12:17
Post edited by: N0NB, at: 2007/04/09 23:07
i picked up a 1980 kz 440 ltd with 13k on the clock over the weekend
it didnt run but got home and threw jumpers on it cause it had a bad battery and she started right up. it has hesitation around 3/4k so i will be cleaning carbs it sat for almost 4 years
anyway hello and heres some pics
Post edited by: smi2710, at: 2007/04/09 12:17
Post edited by: N0NB, at: 2007/04/09 23:07
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Re: hi all just picked up a 80'kz 440 ltd
09 Apr 2007 09:19
Welcome! That's a nice bike; I used to own the '81 version...
Let me be the first to say: We need pic's!!!
Let me be the first to say: We need pic's!!!
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Re: hi all just picked up a 80'kz 440 ltd
09 Apr 2007 11:48
Welcome and have a great summer!
1977 KZ650-B1 (Stock)
Upgrades:
- Dyna S Electronic Ignition (DS2-2)
- Dyna 3 Ohm Coils (DC1-1)
- Coil Repowering Mod
- Progressive Springs Front & Rear
- Saddlemen Seat Cover
- New Metallic Red Re-Paint & Repro Badges.
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Upgrades:
- Dyna S Electronic Ignition (DS2-2)
- Dyna 3 Ohm Coils (DC1-1)
- Coil Repowering Mod
- Progressive Springs Front & Rear
- Saddlemen Seat Cover
- New Metallic Red Re-Paint & Repro Badges.
Montreal, Canada
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Re: hi all just picked up a 80'kz 440 ltd
09 Apr 2007 17:10
my father has gone through a few bikes over the years and "the one that got away" was an early 80's 454 LTD. (pretty much the same as yours) he still talks fondly about that one.
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Re: hi all just picked up a 80'kz 440 ltd
09 Apr 2007 20:10
Welcome aboard!
A sidecover and some cleaning and you'll be riding the wheels off of it.
Enjoy!
A sidecover and some cleaning and you'll be riding the wheels off of it.
Enjoy!
Nate
Nates vintage bike axiom: Riding is the reward for time spent wrenching.
Murphys corollary: Wrenching is the result of time spent riding.
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1979 KZ650 SR (Sold!)
1979 KL250 (For sale)
1994 Bayou 400 (four wheel peel
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Nates vintage bike axiom: Riding is the reward for time spent wrenching.
Murphys corollary: Wrenching is the result of time spent riding.
1979 KZ650 (Complete!)
1979 KZ650 SR (Sold!)
1979 KL250 (For sale)
1994 Bayou 400 (four wheel peel
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