New from South Dakota

I don't know much, but that's not going to stop me from making this bike look and run like it's new.

Okay, one pic at a time.

Hello, John, and WELCOME to KZr!
We're glad you're here!

Thanks for the pics.
Bike appears to be in excellent condition.
A little tlc should do wonders.
Looking forward to progress reports.

Good Fortune!

KZ900A4 wrote:

I don't know much

Welcome to KZR...you are in good company...many of us don't know much

welcome to you and your new ride i'm haeding down your way in a couple of months for sturgis 70th birthday are located around and will you be coming as well or do you locals stay away.

somthing is long in the front end..it appears to have either extended forks or somthing set different to raise the front...my 2 cents...oh...and welcome...i have the same model and love it!!!!

Ditto what Patton and Mcdroid said, not bad lookin'the way she is..your journey should not be to long. good luck.

KZ900A4 wrote:

I don't know much, but that's not going to stop me from making this bike look and run like it's new.

Welcome... your bike looks good "as is", and shouldn't take much -- as long as you don't get crazy, or catch the Mod Fever!

trianglelaguna wrote:

somthing is long in the front end..it appears to have either extended forks or somthing set different to raise the front...my 2 cents...oh...and welcome...i have the same model and love it!!!!

Good eyes, she's got 4 inch overs.

It's amazing what a painted frame, swing arm, and some new turn signals with stems will do for looks. I had to replace the stator cover as well. I started restoring the bike 3 years ago and got as far as the frame, my daughter played with my parts while the frame was being painted. I didn't know what went were. Shoved the pieces in the corner of the garage and forgot about it.

3 years later found part diagrams on Kawasaki's web site, and here we are. She runs okay, plugs keep fouling. Gonna start with the carbs and work my way down. As I said before, I don't know much.

This is almost my first bike. My first bike was a Yamaha 400. Paid $200, spent $200 to get it running. Rode it for 3 weeks, got bored with it, sold it for $400.
Used that money to pick up this one. This has been a real learning experience, and I'm loving every minute of it.