New Kz550 From Kansas

Hello! I just picked up my first Kz Its a 1980 Kz550 Found it in a guys barn asked him what he wanted for it he told me i could have it if i got it out of there. So now im trying to get it running its not in bad shape once i got the dust off of it i need a starter,coils,and master cylinder. Any ideas where i could find some of these parts at a decent price??

Alright! Another 550! Same year as mine.

Probably the best place to find your parts will be Ebay. How long has it been sitting? You will want to check compression and clean the carbs just for starters.

The 550 is a great little bike.

Welcome to KZR

Yeah, Welcome! I miss my 550...

Welcome! My KZ550 is my first too! (though it was running when I got it lol).

I agree with harm, ebay is a great resource for finding parts, so long as your careful. Z1 enterprises (you can find links all over the board) is another good place to go!.

Start with general mantinence before you start 'er up, new battery, change the oil, clean out the carbs and gas tank, clean out the brake fluid (but since you gotta get a new master anyway that's already on the list). Just the basic stuff!

Fun bikes! Good luck!

Welcome.
Nice score on the bike.

Speedy,First welcome to KZR nation,looks to be in fair shape, lets hope the compression is there! 550s are great bikes tough as hell take a lot of hard riding, and also a very fun bike,I agree e-bay is the place, once in a while something shows up on craigslist,where in the land of OZ are you? the invasion continues regards Duke

Thanks for the welcomes as soon as i get a starter i will test compression. And im from Pratt I see there are a few more from Oz on here to lol

If you get new coils, get 3.0 ohm coils. They will work for points (which is stock for your bike), but will also work for electronic ignition if you decide to convert later. If you have to buy new points, I would save the money and get a Dyna S or better yet, a factory Kaw electronic ignition off some 81 to 83 kz550.

Welcome, good to see another 550 around here. Z1 has alot of parts for it, but as far as original stuff ebay is the way to go.

After riding one for a year i think im ready for a Kawasaki ELR turbo/nitrous though.....
or maybe a ZRX1200, hahaha.

Welcome aboard, Speedy.