Nelson's KZ1000 Fighter? build

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25 Jan 2011 22:10 #425601 by testarossa
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Wow, Nelson. Has it really been 3 months since your last update? Good to see you back at it.

You might have a look at your clutch while you have the motor down. It will cost you one gasket for a little peace of mind. My clutch was torched when I tore my motor apart. Your results may vary.
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26 Jan 2011 22:14 #425969 by Nelson
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yeah, real life has been cutting into my KZ time...
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24 Feb 2011 15:46 #433184 by Nelson
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Back at it yesterday. I took the head off to see whats what.
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24 Feb 2011 15:48 #433186 by Nelson
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Seems odd that the bearing hole doesn't line up with the passage. Should I enlarge it to line up? Of course I'll probably be puttin in new bearings, but if those don't line up should I enlarge them?
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24 Feb 2011 15:49 #433187 by Nelson
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Is this wheel supposed to have teeth on it? :ohmy:
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24 Feb 2011 15:50 #433189 by Nelson
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Looks like there aint any deck height to measure here. I thought I was going to shave the cyl block a little to boost compression, but maybe I can't.
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24 Feb 2011 15:52 #433190 by Nelson
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I put some clay in the plug holes to check clearance. It didn't work out so well. Only 2 were useful at all.
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24 Feb 2011 15:53 #433191 by Nelson
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the other one.

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24 Feb 2011 15:54 #433192 by Nelson
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Well I wasn't too thrilled with these results so I decided to put some fresh globs of clay on and reasemble it to do it properly. That's where I left off.
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24 Feb 2011 18:02 #433222 by DoubleDub
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Nelson wrote:

Seems odd that the bearing hole doesn't line up with the passage. Should I enlarge it to line up? Of course I'll probably be puttin in new bearings, but if those don't line up should I enlarge them?

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Looks to me like it was swapped from another spot or another bike. I think those were specific to bike/location due to manufacturing methods?

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24 Feb 2011 18:14 #433225 by Nelson
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hmmm.. that would be the first clue that this engine has ever been apart. I'm under the impression it's never been torn down, but of course I could be wrong with such an old bike.
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24 Feb 2011 18:16 #433226 by PLUMMEN
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DoubleDub wrote:

Nelson wrote:

Seems odd that the bearing hole doesn't line up with the passage. Should I enlarge it to line up? Of course I'll probably be puttin in new bearings, but if those don't line up should I enlarge them?

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Looks to me like it was swapped from another spot or another bike. I think those were specific to bike/location due to manufacturing methods?

thats what is commonly refered to as mass production! :laugh:
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