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Hello fellas, new to the KZ world and just looking for as much info as possible as I'm picking up a KZ1000 this weekend

Welcome aboard! We look forward to seeing pictures of your new acquisition .
One of the first things you will want to do is to identify the exact year and model. Then look at the list of downloadable factory service manuals under the Articles tab here at KZR. Download the one that covers your bike, and start planning to perform all the routine maintenance.
There are plenty of helpful folks here with quite a lot of knowledge, to answer any questions you have, and even some you don't even know you have :laugh:

Welcome to KZR.

Welcome, please share some photos.

And here she is, 81 with 34K miles. She looks sounds and rides good. Just needs a few small things fixed and she'll be golden. Any recommendations on a good place to get the handle bar controls and a wiring harness? Those are the only things that are still original and I'd like to replace them before they go bad.

Your picture didn’t post.

I got it fixed now. I haven't been on a forum in years so I'm a bit rusty lol

This might help.

I hope the roads are smooth and straight where you live. Has the front fender been in contact with the horn or something else in that area?

Have you checked Z1 Enterprises for the parts you need? There is a link to their website in the advertising banner at the top of the page.

Turbo82 wrote: ..............Any recommendations on a good place to get the handle bar controls and a wiring harness? Those are the only things that are still original and I'd like to replace them before they go bad........

What makes you believe the wiring harness will go bad? The harnesses on my 1977 KZ650C1 still are in excellent condition - zero problems. Did the previous owner fiddle with the harness? Ed

TexasKZ wrote: I hope the roads are smooth and straight where you live. Has the front fender been in contact with the horn or something else in that area?

Have you checked Z1 Enterprises for the parts you need? There is a link to their website in the advertising banner at the top of the page.

I live in FL so that all I have is flat straight roads lol. It has but I'm not sure if it's from getting rode or being strapped down. But the forks will get refreshed soon.

I've been checking out that website.

650ed wrote:

Turbo82 wrote: ..............Any recommendations on a good place to get the handle bar controls and a wiring harness? Those are the only things that are still original and I'd like to replace them before they go bad........

What makes you believe the wiring harness will go bad? The harnesses on my 1977 KZ650C1 still are in excellent condition - zero problems. Did the previous owner fiddle with the harness? Ed

I just don't like old wiring. It has some aftermarket turns wired in and a few butt connectors but that's it. The butt connectors will get addressed this weekend with a proper fix.