New, and not sure what I bought!

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New, and not sure what I bought!

14 Aug 2012 19:08

I just bought a KZ from a guy on Craigslist that runs for only $300, so I got the hell outta there before he changed his mind! He said it was a 1983 kz1100. But not what the particular model was Spectre? The title says 1982, and no model #. Any guesses?

Here's the only pic I have right now, just unloaded it from my rapevan.

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Re: New, and not sure what I bought!

14 Aug 2012 19:14

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spectre 1100

1976 KZ900
2003 ZX12R
2007 FZ1000
2004 ninja 250R for wife

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Re: New, and not sure what I bought!

14 Aug 2012 19:24

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Looks close to it! I think the pipes on this are aftermarket though, the headers go down to the left side into 1, then cross over to the right side where the megaphone is. And it's been abused for 30 years!

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Re: New, and not sure what I bought!

14 Aug 2012 19:41

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Those golden colored engine covers lock it for me. That has to be a Spectre.

1980 LTD (changed over the years), 1979 LTD (being rebuilt), 1977 KZ turbo and various KZ's in various states of build. KLX110

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Re: New, and not sure what I bought!

14 Aug 2012 20:57

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looks like a good starter bike. clean it up check it out good a ride the crap out of it....lol

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Re: New, and not sure what I bought!

14 Aug 2012 21:08

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i have 82 septra looks like one to me.yours has after market 4 in to one good buy at 300.00 dose it run and how???

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Re: New, and not sure what I bought!

14 Aug 2012 21:54

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The exhaust is in the same condition as the rest of the bike, neglected! And the baffles are out, so the bike pops on let off. It runs pretty good, but seems to struggle accelerating. I only got it up to about 40-50mph in my neighborhood(no plates yet!), so I haven't even been past 3rd gear really. But for $300 it's pretty nice!

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Re: New, and not sure what I bought!

15 Aug 2012 09:12

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Kawasaki.com has a vin lookup, so you can pin down the year - the Spectre were available in 82 & 83. If the steering head label is gone, the vin should be stamped into the steering head on the right side.

1981 KZ650 Competition Sports and Road

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Re: New, and not sure what I bought!

15 Aug 2012 10:08

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Thanks! Looked it up on kawasaki .com and it's an 82 Spectre. But I think the cc's are 1000, not 1100 as the seller said??

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Re: New, and not sure what I bought!

15 Aug 2012 14:38 - 22 Jan 2013 21:19

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1981 KZ650 Competition Sports and Road

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