79 Kz1000

i found this 79 KZ1000 at the local scrap metal yard and bought it for $125.00. my truck is at the shop so they are holding it for me. i can't wait to get it home and get it running. only 22K miles on the odometer.

i'm a harley rider but love all styles/makes of bikes.... well, with the exception of the Gold Wing. :S i grew up in the 70's when the KZ900 was king but never owned one. now, i have a KZ1000 that will require some tinkering but looks like an easy project. the tank is undented! the ONLY thing that i have to figure out is how to get the timing chain cover back on the engine. there's got to be a trick because there are clearance issues. anyway, i might sell the harley and keep this bike if i can get it running.

nice! thats a good lookin bike! good score! This might be the bike that changes the harley riders mind lol.

Good luck with the project man! pics are a must.

-Luke

well, i love my superglide. it fits me like a glove, looks great, fun to ride, parts are easy to find et.... but i have too much invested in it. i'd be fine selling it and riding the KZ for a while.

my 2004 superglide:

dragsta wrote:

i found this 79 KZ1000 at the local scrap metal yard and bought it for $125.00. my truck is at the shop so they are holding it for me. i can't wait to get it home and get it running. only 22K miles on the odometer.

i'm a harley rider but love all styles/makes of bikes.... well, with the exception of the Gold Wing. :S i grew up in the 70's when the KZ900 was king but never owned one. now, i have a KZ1000 that will require some tinkering but looks like an easy project. the tank is undented! the ONLY thing that i have to figure out is how to get the timing chain cover back on the engine. there's got to be a trick because there are clearance issues. anyway, i might sell the harley and keep this bike if i can get it running.

Can't go wrong for that kind of money. The valve cover is a tight fit between the frame rails and the top idler. It will go though.....

Larry C:)

if those exhuast pipes are in decent shape...you may have the 79 MKII stock exhaust which by 2010 are super rare....even if only sections are good they still will be worth a decent price to some buyers....the stock pipes for your bike were different.....and there are plenty of pipes floating around that will wake that bike up if you get it to run.....as said before i see at least 4 different bikes parts there but from what i can see i think your base model is a 1978 kz1000 ltd...the keys for my guess

the passenger peg bracketts

the tail and rear light
the engine cases and covers
the carbs...
and voltage regulator and placement of it......IMO
the front and rear ends may be off of a 79-80 MKII kz1000 and a shot of the fender and chain gaurd would help....

you got a few bikes wrapped into one it seems....those pipes are rare!!!!!!

Can't go wrong for that kind of money. The valve cover is a tight fit between the frame rails and the top idler. It will go though.....

i tried... someone told me that i have to remove the carbs and slip it in from behind.

here's a pic of the pipes. they looked at a glance to be pristine.

maybe the mods will combine this post into the more rviewed one so we can follow up easier.......


what it looks to me like is some kz fanatic or shop back in the day....used a bunch of stuff that was left around from other projects or blown bikes......i have an old 73 z-1 rolling motor and frame ect..that i got for 1 dollar.....and i probably had enough to half way restore it just sitting around as extra buys from my 76 900....so it makes sense now to try and score cheap deals on the remaining nagging little parts list.......in the end it will be a complete bike with many bikes little bits included...but then it willl be it's own baby....like what you got i think....



the wheels and front fender and pipes are worth a lot if they are not too dammaged ....they are ,as mentioned, from a limited production KZ1000 MKII....and those bikes have grown /are growing /in value and collectability...

there is a chance the motor is seized or tranny gear may hav edammage...there is chance that is not the case......motors are easy to come by and kz's turn up on craiglist dirt cheap some days...you may end up scoring a cheap one to donate it's parts and cash out the stuff left over...it wouyld be the cheapest way imo...to complete that bike......good luck.....

That's an 18" rear mag. The only KZ1000 that had one of those in 1979 was a MKII. That could be what you have. What is the serial number on the steering head VIN sticker? Also, what's the engine number?

the previous owner told the scrap metal guys that 'it runs'. that's what they said. there's not much reason to lie about it since it's only $125.00. the kicker turns the engine over. that's one of the first things i check. the pipes and fenders are really clean and, as far as i remember, dent free.

don't have the engine number yet but the serial number on the steering-head is KZT00A-514328.

i gotta get this thing home. an idiot mechanic is still screwing around with my truck. i had to tell him what to do! hopefully i can get it today.

You may have a MKII, either 1979 or 1980 (which could have been manufactured in 1979). Not sure which year, but here is the reference I have.

z-classic.heim.at/acce/modelle.htm

Some may have better info than this. The fenders are not MKII pieces, nor are are the tank, seat, or shocks. Still worth $125 I'd say!

EDIT: It does indeed look like a 1978 KZ1000A2 because of the passenger peg brackets. The VIN number donates an A model (standard model) in any event.