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14 Apr 2016 18:26 #721014 by SWest

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16 Apr 2016 11:57 #721230 by Irish-Kawi
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kaw-a-holic wrote: Was finally able to ride the bike to school tonight. Ran great, I am pretty damn happy with its performance. Now all it has to do is get me home ;)


Been following this build and the trials and tribulations for a while now, I am SOOOOO happy for you that it is finally ridable and that you are getting some well earned and deserved enjoyment for it! Congrats Kaw, now push it across the finish line and put it to bed finally!!!!

Brett

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16 Apr 2016 13:27 #721238 by kaw-a-holic
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Irish-Kawi wrote:

kaw-a-holic wrote: Was finally able to ride the bike to school tonight. Ran great, I am pretty damn happy with its performance. Now all it has to do is get me home ;)


Been following this build and the trials and tribulations for a while now, I am SOOOOO happy for you that it is finally ridable and that you are getting some well earned and deserved enjoyment for it! Congrats Kaw, now push it across the finish line and put it to bed finally!!!!

Brett


Thanks Brett, bike ran great. Between my heavy throttle and the way it is built no really fuel efficient but a hell of a lot of fun to ride. I will get out on my day off and gets some pics of the bike around Phoenix.

Jon
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16 Apr 2016 13:43 #721242 by Irish-Kawi
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kaw-a-holic wrote:

Irish-Kawi wrote:

kaw-a-holic wrote: Was finally able to ride the bike to school tonight. Ran great, I am pretty damn happy with its performance. Now all it has to do is get me home ;)


Been following this build and the trials and tribulations for a while now, I am SOOOOO happy for you that it is finally ridable and that you are getting some well earned and deserved enjoyment for it! Congrats Kaw, now push it across the finish line and put it to bed finally!!!!

Brett


Thanks Brett, bike ran great. Between my heavy throttle and the way it is built no really fuel efficient but a hell of a lot of fun to ride. I will get out on my day off and gets some pics of the bike around Phoenix.


Outstanding Jon that is terrific to hear, way to go and a big congrats all around on such a gorgeous bike and long term project that you pushed through to completion!!! I hear ya on the heavy throttle hand, my bike is my "toy" and joy ride so when I am on it I certainly don't abuse it but I ride Saya hard every single time and have a blast. Surprised that every time I check the mileage I am getting 46-47MPG though, never expected that but pleasantly surprised. I suspect its due to how lean Ma' Kawi tunes these older bikes from the 80's, I suspect with a bit of practice and some inspection and tuning you may be able to get that up a bit, best of luck man and share some pics!!!!!

Brett

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16 Apr 2016 13:56 #721246 by pete greek1
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Jon, since we have basically the same build & carbs, when you figure out what mileage you're getting let me know, so I know if I'm in the same ballpark, I get about 30 or so MPG, depending how hard I ride, I have the LTD tank, 3 1/2 gal. & I like to fill up after 100 miles, that's before I hit reserve
Thanks: Pete

1980 LTD 1000..,1976 LTD 900, have the 1000&900 now. the rest are previous= 1978 KZ 650 B.., 1980 Yamaha XT 500..,1978 Yamaha DT 400.., 1977 Yamaha yz 80..,Honda trail ct 70.., Honda QA 50...5-1/2 hp brigs & straton CAT chopper mini bike...3-1/2 hp mini bike (WHEN GAS WAS ABOUT 45 CENTS A GALLON)!!!!

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16 Apr 2016 14:01 #721250 by Irish-Kawi
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I may not be 100% on point here so ignore and tell me to F off if this isn't welcome, but if you are trying to maximize fuel economy (ignore riding habits and style here) then your best bet is to go as lean as you can without getting detonation or overheating. My suggestion would be to start down that path if that is important to you... just a thought.

Brett

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16 Apr 2016 14:02 #721252 by pete greek1
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swest wrote: Same here with my 33's.
Steve

At least you have a bigger tank, B)
Pete

1980 LTD 1000..,1976 LTD 900, have the 1000&900 now. the rest are previous= 1978 KZ 650 B.., 1980 Yamaha XT 500..,1978 Yamaha DT 400.., 1977 Yamaha yz 80..,Honda trail ct 70.., Honda QA 50...5-1/2 hp brigs & straton CAT chopper mini bike...3-1/2 hp mini bike (WHEN GAS WAS ABOUT 45 CENTS A GALLON)!!!!

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16 Apr 2016 14:04 #721254 by SWest
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I don't know about Jon but I'm dropping down one step on my pilots. These are race carbs. May not have much choice.
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16 Apr 2016 19:21 - 16 Apr 2016 23:29 #721314 by 79MKII
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Nice job on the actuator cover....very nice!

Kawboy74 wrote: As mentioned a few days ago, I am posting the picture of my hydraulic clutch cover with the Yamaha slave mounted. The spacer setup allows me to move it closer by shortening them if need be as I haven't determined where the chain will run on my frame. I will likely need something around 3/8'-1/2" for a 180 sized tire on a zx600r rim. I had the face of the slave flattened for something I intend to insert there later. The clutch rod can be determined later and if longer than stock is needed can be made from 1/4" rod. The bottom hole where the shift shaft passes through has also had a bearing installed for smoother operation.
David




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Current: 79 KZ1000 A3 MKII, 78 KZ1000 A2, 78 KZ1000 Z1-R, 78 KZ650 SR, 80 KE175
Former: 03 KLX400SR, 99 ZRX1000, 82 KZ750 LTD, 80 KZ1000 A4 MKII, 80 KZ1000 LTD, 78 KZ1000 A2, 74 H-2 750 Triple, 78 KL250
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16 Apr 2016 19:44 #721318 by kaw-a-holic
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pete greek1 wrote: Jon, since we have basically the same build & carbs, when you figure out what mileage you're getting let me know, so I know if I'm in the same ballpark, I get about 30 or so MPG, depending how hard I ride, I have the LTD tank, 3 1/2 gal. & I like to fill up after 100 miles, that's before I hit reserve
Thanks: Pete


I will let you know Pete. I still need to fine tune my timing just a bit. I may also play with rear sprocket size a tiny bit drop RPMs.

Jon
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16 Apr 2016 19:45 #721319 by kaw-a-holic
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Kawboy74 wrote: As mentioned a few days ago, I am posting the picture of my hydraulic clutch cover with the Yamaha slave mounted. The spacer setup allows me to move it closer by shortening them if need be as I haven't determined where the chain will run on my frame. I will likely need something around 3/8'-1/2" for a 180 sized tire on a zx600r rim. I had the face of the slave flattened for something I intend to insert there later. The clutch rod can be determined later and if longer than stock is needed can be made from 1/4" rod. The bottom hole where the shift shaft passes through has also had a bearing installed for smoother operation.
David


That's bad ass, thanks for the info.

Jon
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