1982 Kz550

Well I think its about time i post this one

I bought this back in october for a mere 40 dollars, its completely in pieces....the motor is all one tho, minus the cover over the sprocket

I bought this at first for the parts for my kz750....it was cheaper to buy the whole bike, than it was to buy the parts that i needed ( front fender, foot pegs)

Well after looking at what i got, i think i can make it work.

The story on it was the guy owned it for 5 years then his son drove it for a year, then decided he would take it apart to paint the frame, painted the frame then there it sat. told me it was all there minus the exhaust....well after doing some digging, its not all there, so im on the hunt for parts


But here is what i have rigged up so far...this was just throw it together to see what i have kinda thing, im going to take it apart and clean up everything. i have no intent on painting it, it good for what it is IMO


If anyone has any parts floating around let me know i may be interested especially if its a 4 into 1 header/ exhaust

a bit more progress today, Im mainly putting it together right now to see what i have, then ill take it back apart and clean up thing a bit before it goes back together for good

so far i need :

a exhaust
airbox
speedometer( broken)
swing arm
tach cable
clutch cable
tires

Nice score for $40 ... mini ELR!

My first Kz550 was like that, all in boxes, but cost me $300.

There's a bunch of service manuals available in my signature, along with a website for those carbs.

Also, read the valve train warning before removing/installing the camshaft cover.

Thanks

I got 2 clymer manuals with it when i got it. identical books so one is bed side and the other is bike side

Dpasch wrote: Thanks

I got 2 clymer manuals with it when i got it. identical books so one is bed side and the other is bike side[/quote

The Factory Manuals the Lou is talking about are filled with great information. In my opinion, much better than the Haynes or Clymer. If you are looking for a paper version, the big white Base manual is the one you want. You could always download the free one from Lou's Web Page.

Nice find. Have fun with it.

Thanks Corey,


Yeah I actually had already looked all through his links, A lot of very useful information in them

Nice! love the 550's, had loads of them. Well worth putting together, You'll love the 6 speed box and redline happy motor, quite different to the 750.

shame about the graphics though, bad colour, width and bad positioning. That front wheel should be 'leading axle' too.

My 750 isnt stock, she loves redline and pulls right to it, actually scared me when i got it tuned, but a 6 speed is needed on the 750 Ive had 16 different bikes so far over the years, love tuning a bike just right so it rips

I like the sound the 550 makes, the 650 is also another one id like to own someday and maybe a 1000 or 1300