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Kawasexy F3

30 Nov 2022 08:18 - 30 Nov 2022 12:55
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Hello,
My name is Catalin and I am the new owner of this beauty (K)Z650 F3 from '83 
Although I bought it to transform it into a cafe racer when I saw it live I have changed my mind and the new plan is to restore it.
Last edit: 30 Nov 2022 12:55 by Street Fighter LTD.
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Re: Kawasexy F3

30 Nov 2022 13:12
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Welcome from the UK. Great looking bike and too good to "cafe". There are plenty of rough ones out there for a "modified" project (who am I to talk 
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Re: Kawasexy F3

30 Nov 2022 18:00
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Do not follow the "cafe racer" way, you bike is a real rare beauty!
My 1975 Z 1 B 900 Project

www.kzrider.com/forum/11-projects/605133...ears-deep-sleep-mode

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Re: Kawasexy F3

01 Dec 2022 06:57
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Howdy. A Z650-F3 should be an 82 model. An F4 is an 83.

www.jarlef.no/Kawasaki/Series/Z/650/Z650F.htm
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Re: Kawasexy F3

01 Dec 2022 10:58
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Howdy. A Z650-F3 should be an 82 model. An F4 is an 83.

www.jarlef.no/Kawasaki/Series/Z/650/Z650F.htm

According to my docs is '83 but maybe is manufactured in '82 an registered in '83. Who knows
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Re: Kawasexy F3

02 Dec 2022 06:43 - 02 Dec 2022 06:43
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The frame number should clear it up.  Kawasaki service manuals have the beginning frame numbers on the back cover.
The 82-83 F3/F4 models are probably almost identical.  I have the 81-83 FSM & the supplement for the 83 models is just one page plus a couple of wiring diagrams.  
 
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Re: Kawasexy F3

02 Dec 2022 09:53
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The frame no is for F3 according to what I have found on web, KZ650F014102
My question is why on the German papers the model is kz650 B and not F? 

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Re: Kawasexy F3

02 Dec 2022 11:52 - 03 Dec 2022 06:06
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Somebody made an error &/or possibly confused the engine number & frame number.
On the 650F models:  the engine numbers are KZ650BExxxxxx.
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Re: Kawasexy F3

03 Dec 2022 11:24
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You are probably right, I will try to correct the paperwork next week.

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Re: Kawasexy F3

04 Dec 2022 06:21 - 04 Dec 2022 06:32
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By Kodak:  According to my docs is '83 but maybe is manufactured in '82 an registered in '83. Who knows.

It could have been a leftover 82 model purchased in 83 so it was registered as an 83 model.  Who knows. hee.

Just an FYI.  If you don't have the Kawasaki factory service manual (FSM), the 81-82 FSM has glossy pages, while the 81-83 pages are dull plus the 81-83 is hard to find, in the USA anyway.  The dull pages will probably get dirtier easier if that matters. I scanned the supplement pages for the 83 model (but from the frame number yours should be an 82). ... ps: the jarlef z650 site linked above has the 1981 KZ650 FSM.
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Re: Kawasexy F3

04 Dec 2022 07:34 - 08 Dec 2022 08:25
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Unfortunatelly I don't have the FSM but I want to buy this one from ebay. Apparently this covers both F2 & 3 versions.
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Re: Kawasexy F3

04 Dec 2022 10:54 - 04 Dec 2022 10:55
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That's the 81-83 FSM, so it also covers the 1983 F4.  As mentioned above, the pages may be dull & would have a greater tendency to get dirty if that matters to you. The earlier manuals have glossy pages.
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