1976 Kz 900

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1976 Kz 900

06 Jul 2014 17:52
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Found the bike in a barn behind my son in law's place.

Has not been on the road in years. The VIN# was not in the system so I was given a clean ownership by making a declaration saying it was given to me.

Replaced all the ignition components "points, condenser, coil packs, wires and plugs. Cleaned the tank and gave it some fresh gas. Put a charger on the battery and it held a charge after all this time. Put clean oil in it. It fired up after a bit of cranking.
I tried to load a few pictures but thye site keeps telling me about a fatal error :dry:
Will try to this thread updated. Will also be asking some questions.

Casey
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Re: 1976 Kz 900

06 Jul 2014 17:56 - 06 Jul 2014 17:58
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A picture of how I found the bike
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Re: 1976 Kz 900

06 Jul 2014 18:14
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try again
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Re: 1976 Kz 900

06 Jul 2014 20:13
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Good Fortune! :)
1973 Z1
KZ900 LTD

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Re: 1976 Kz 900

07 Jul 2014 18:44 - 07 Jul 2014 18:46
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My pictures are to big. I will resize them.

This was before it's first bath.

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Re: 1976 Kz 900

07 Jul 2014 19:23
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Nice find, Casey, Your A lucky man !! B) B)
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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Re: 1976 Kz 900

07 Jul 2014 20:17
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Thats a score!!!!!!!
www.kzzone.com/ cavanaughracing.com/kzdata.html www.mtceng.com/index.php/us-dealers/44-f...-performance-orlando

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Re: 1976 Kz 900

08 Jul 2014 04:47
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Great find and great save !
1979 LTD Street Fighter.1977 KZ1000

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Re: 1976 Kz 900

08 Jul 2014 22:48
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Awesome score!!!!! Reminds me of my 76 kz900 I found in a shed a few months ago but yours looks a lot better. Here's a pic of my 900 when I rescued it and one of it now. I have been riding the hell out of it. My only problem,

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I can't keep it under 80 lol cops in my small town are all over it. Doesn't help that I run my kerker with no baffle.( but it sounds so darn sweet)lol.stay safe and have a blast

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Re: 1976 Kz 900

09 Jul 2014 06:05
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awesome score !

keep us posted,

leon
skiatook,oklahoma 1980 z1r,1978 kz 1000 z1r x 3,
1976 kz 900 x 3
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Re: 1976 Kz 900

10 Jul 2014 19:21 - 10 Jul 2014 19:22
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I have put about 50 miles on this bike.At first it would barely run.
Now it runs way better than I could hope for.
No smoke,no noises,
It pulls hard right up to redline.
I put my last license plate on it and since I live in the country I just take it down the paved back roads.
It is getting safe tied next Thursday and I hope to be on the road legally.
I hope to return the bike to a totally stock look.
Casey
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Re: 1976 Kz 900

19 Jul 2014 18:57 - 19 Jul 2014 18:59
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On the road legal. :)

Mechanic was surprized by it's condition after sitting so long.

Been doing some polishing. To much fun B)

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