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28 Aug 2011 18:14 #472352 by crappiehuntr
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Hello been enjoying the site for awhile and finally found a bike 1978 kz650 alot of work ahead it hasnt ran in 10 years will post pics tonight. thanks
1977 KZ1000
1978 KZ650
1976 KZ900 project
1981 KZ550 project

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28 Aug 2011 18:15 #472354 by Mcdroid
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Welcome to KZR...hmmm...crappies...some of my favorite fish :)
Michael
Victoria, Texas

1982 GPz750
1977 KZ1000A
1978 KZ1000A
1982 GPz1100
1975 Z2A

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28 Aug 2011 20:36 - 28 Aug 2011 22:06 #472377 by Patton
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Mcdroid wrote: Welcome to KZR...hmmm...crappies...some of my favorite fish :)


Us backwoods boys call'em "specs" for speckled perch.

Hello, crappiehuntr, and WELCOME to KZr! :cheer:

Good Fortune! :)
1973 Z1
KZ900 LTD
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28 Aug 2011 20:57 #472380 by Mcdroid
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Patton wrote:

Mcdroid wrote: Welcome to KZR...hmmm...crappies...some of my favorite fish :)


Us backwoods boys call'm "specs" for speckled perch.

Hello, crappiehuntr, and WELCOME to KZr! :cheer:

Good Fortune! :)


Nope, a 'spec' here is a speckled trout...saltwater...crappies are a yankee thing (anyone north of Texas is a Yankee) ;)
Michael
Victoria, Texas

1982 GPz750
1977 KZ1000A
1978 KZ1000A
1982 GPz1100
1975 Z2A

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28 Aug 2011 21:13 #472383 by Godfrey
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Bein a fellow Iowegian, I would sure love to know where you are in the state.

Godfrey
1981 650CSR frame

1980 KZ750E engine

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28 Aug 2011 21:57 #472398 by wireman
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welcome to z-jungle,from the nebraska side of the river!
we kick off with the dueling banjos at around 10:00 around here nightly! :woohoo:
posting from deep under a non-descript barn in an undisclosed location southwest of Omaha.

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04 Sep 2011 01:22 - 04 Sep 2011 02:10 #474111 by crappiehuntr
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Its back to life!!! I got home last saturday with my recent purchase a 78 kz650 it had been sitting since 1988 bought a battery and checked for spark. It has brand new points, condenser and plate but it had a bad coil, so I cleaned the carbs and waited on a coil. Tank was clean so it flushed out easy and I replaced the fuel lines picked up a used coil and tried starting it tonight. It fired right up all I had to do is set the throttle up to keep it from dying at low speed. After a couple of minutes it slowly rose in idle so I backed it down about where it was to start with and now it sounds awesome. I drove it around the block in a lite rain and everything seems to be tight and working better than I could have hoped! Thanks to eveyone who helped with the carb questions as this is my first time working on a bike. I will take it out in the morning for a good ride the tire on the front has signs of checking a little so I will watch it and the back I think was brand new at sometime near parking and looks good. I was waiting to get it running to see what I had before putting any money in it. I will post again tommorrow Thanks again to everyone!
1977 KZ1000
1978 KZ650
1976 KZ900 project
1981 KZ550 project
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04 Sep 2011 09:38 #474139 by 650ed
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Your bike is lookin' good. Glad to hear you got her running so easily after sitting for 23 years; KZ650's are bullet proof. Ed
1977 KZ650-C1 Original Owner - Stock (with additional invisible FIAMM horn)

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