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This is the bulb I have in the rear brakeright now, perhaps not the same manufacturer (mines from Amazon) but it pretty much has the exact same specs and diodes...

Here is one option. It should be pretty easy to make.
You replace the brake warning unit with a standard automotive relay.
You can use the standard dual-87 relay or the 87/87A relay. Most parts stores have them.
They are named for the pin numbers on the bottom. Some have two terminals labeled 87, and some have an 87 and an 87A.

The bosch part number was 330-070. You can find substitutes with that number usually.

Kawasaki used a few different wire color combinations for the brake warning unit.
These wire colors are based on the 78 Kz400. You'll have to see if yours are different. If so, I can re-color the image.

loudhvx wrote: One remedy would be to put a resistor as an extra load in parallel. But that would defeat the purpose of the failure unit since it would no longer detect a burned out bulb. Also, then you are not saving any power. So you might as well use a standard 1157 bulb and the standard failure-flash unit.

OTOH, the LED bulb will be brighter and more visible so it's probably not a bad idea.

On my previous '79 KZ400 I replaced the turn signals with [much brighter] incandescent DOT models so I wouldn't have to monkey around with resistors or the flasher. The stock taillight was replaced with a much brighter LED arrangement, but I never had an issue with anything on the dash. Maybe that bulb was burned out.

I have a busy weekend of work coming up, but I am going to try to get to the shop earlier today to try to get some stuff done on the 75. I appreciate the input and help!

My buddy Zack got the parts primered tonight, they are looking real clean I cant wait to ride it!

Ahhhh, if I only had a paint booth. Looks great. Just to see everything smooth and the same color, even if it is primer, feels great.

The one thing we had to do with the 77a1 tank is cover over the emblem screw holes. Both side bolts (4) were broken off in the threads, and we couldnt get them out. No worries, the new emblems will work fine. I now have 3 full sets of a1/a2 bags and farings

Hey long time not chat everyone, Ive been extremely busy with work and what not. We are near completion of the 75 restore project. I have been sorting through 1000s of colors to try and match the blue, white, black and gold colors matching the bike/year. Do any of you have any current color codes that match the 1975 kz400d2 ? Ive searched with no luck. Thanks for any info, appreciate it.

You might be able to find what you need in here:

www.twowheelparts.nl/en/paint/colorpaint/kawasaki/

Thank you, we went with a Chrysler metallic that looks pretty darn close. Parts are getting painted later this weekend.

There is one more thing I need to locate, and I am hoping one of the guru's here can help me. The original bag hinges were rusted and broken. Does anyone know of a company that makes quality aftermarket saddlebag hinges and locks? From the looks of it, I have 3 inches in front and 4 in back of bag to work with. Searching this on the net, gives me the long Harley/aftermarket Harley types that wont work for my application. Thanks for any input.

Had a lot of stuff going on the past few months with work and travel, but I got back to the shop the other day and we got the pipes done, now they are at the cerakote painter and apparently the rest of the parts will get painted this weekend! This project has taken a lot longer than originally thought but everyone gets busy I suppose! The bike is a bit dusty but hopefully soon enough itll be complete!

Zack attack from Unit 6 got the basecoat done today! Its so exciting to see everything coming together