Here's my newest project. Took a couple of pics after unloading it tonight. Don't know when I'm going to get started on it, but it will be a good project for rainy days I can't ride.
She's an 81 KZ 440 and looks very stock and original, other than the Travelcade cover over the seat. The clock only shows 6,500 miles, but I don't know if that is actual or not. I picked it up from a nurse over at the medical center, who called me aside while I was over there on a call and said she heard I tinkered around with old bikes. She offered me this bike that she said ran for her last year, but wouldn't start this year. She left the old gas in it from last fall and that might be the problem. We'll see once we get into it and take a look at the carbs. She's fairly solid, but will need a few things like cables, fork outer mud boots, rubber intake manifolds (some small cracks) a couple of turn bulbs, all fluids changed out, and NEW PAINT.
Does anyone know the stock colors, and what possible matches are for a '81 KZ 440? I've only seen pictures of that year in Blue and Red but don't know if there are other colors.
I was surprised to find CV carbs on the bike. My '81 KZ 650 still had the older Mikunis on it. Were CV carbs standard on the '81 440? I haven't gotten a manual for this bike yet, so don't have a reference.