Doctorot's '78 KZ1000 build
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Re: Doctorot's '78 KZ1000 build
27 Jul 2025 21:48
WA-20 is always a treat
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Re: Doctorot's '78 KZ1000 build
27 Jul 2025 23:23 - 27 Jul 2025 23:38
coming back from the mountains the bike got stuck in 5th about 70 miles from home. It was all highway so I just drove home and slipped the clutch really long a couple times I had to stop. I’m regretting doing this because the reason the shifter got stuck was the output shaft bearing failed and the bearing cage fell out jammed up the shifter pawls. So I drove 70+miles with bearing debris running through the engine – not good.
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Re: Doctorot's '78 KZ1000 build
28 Jul 2025 01:00
Hopefully being on the "trans" side the debris stayed in the pan (the strainer should stop it being drawn around the top end) I guess as long as one of those stray balls hasn't chipped any gears you should be good.
PS: bike still looks awesome and "man what a road"
PS: bike still looks awesome and "man what a road"
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Re: Doctorot's '78 KZ1000 build
28 Jul 2025 07:37 - 28 Jul 2025 07:42
...then all the motorcycles and engines I've seen here have only been ridden by people who were able to adjust the chain fairly correctly, or at least not sooo tight that the main bearing gets sooo much overloaded! (People have to notice that when the chain runs so hard under load, it creaks...) Boy, boy, some people are better off staying pedestrians.. 
...I, for one, learned how to properly tension a bicycle chain as a boy.
...I, for one, learned how to properly tension a bicycle chain as a boy.
Greetings, Joe
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