New, and not sure what I bought!

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14 Aug 2012 19:08 #542619 by beerswimmer
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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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14 Aug 2012 19:14 #542620 by trianglelaguna
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spectre 1100
1976 KZ900
2003 ZX12R
2007 FZ1000
2004 ninja 250R for wife
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14 Aug 2012 19:24 #542624 by beerswimmer
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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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14 Aug 2012 19:41 #542625 by racer54
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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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14 Aug 2012 20:57 #542643 by 4TheKZ1000
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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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14 Aug 2012 21:08 #542648 by nobody
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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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14 Aug 2012 21:54 #542653 by beerswimmer
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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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15 Aug 2012 09:12 #542737 by martin_csr
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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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15 Aug 2012 10:08 #542748 by beerswimmer
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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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15 Aug 2012 14:38 - 22 Jan 2013 21:19 #542804 by martin_csr
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1981 KZ650 Competition Sports and Road
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