Someone school me on the KZPs!

ThatGPzGuy wrote: Hey Gang, I decided my next bike is going to be a KZP. What do I need to know?
If it helps any, I am selling my Honda Interceptor to make room.

You need to know that every maintenance/repair task will be more of a PITA because you have to remove the cop stuff to get to it. (Fairing has to come off to remove the valve cover, bags have to come off to change the rear tire. Shifter/floorboard has to come off to access engine sprocket, and so on).

You also need to know that they're very top heavy, which is great in a way, but you'll probably want to put in some parking lot practice with motocross boots on

The rest is usual old-bike stuff. It really is a 1982 bike, even the ones made in the 2000s.

The cops weren't generally very kind to these bikes, so unless you find a real cherry, expect it to be far more worn out than any civillian bike of a similar age. I've got ~70k miles on my 1997.

I've never seen any evidence that the police departments did any more maintenance on these things than changing oil and tires. In some ways that's good, because when you open the valve cover you'll be the first one to do so since the factory, so nobody will have buggered anything. In other ways it's obviously very bad because everything will be worn out.

Oh, and be prepared to for heavy handlebar vibration at 4k RPM and a highway experience close to redline if it still has the stock sprocket/chain. (most replace at least the rear sprocket for lower highway RPMs).

z1kzonly wrote: You need to smoke the rear tire in front of Guys with black motorcycle boots and axle grease embedded under neat their finger nails!

Hello, I know you guy's hate this, but what a picture, showing my age here!
But, how many of you's ever heard this song? Marlon Brando, Wild One's era! FTW!

I never heard that song before, but Black slacks is peppier. :laugh: :laugh:

I took off everything cop but the seat and that's last. As for vibration I believe that's from the marble run flats on the bike. I put metric 404's on it and its as smooth as glass. I don't ride freeway but have never redlined in 5th but have hit over a 100MPH. Changed out the 100lb. exhaust to a Mac 4-2. I will say it sucks gas like a thirsty hippo. The re gearing for highway would be a huge asset. I also put on a Maier fairing to cut some of the wind. So far no june bugs or jap beetle bouncing off my helmet. Other than that the suspension once relieved of the cop carp actually is stiff and corners to my liking. I do grind the footboards from time to time but that means I'm having fun.

I'm making some progress with my KZP but so far I have only done a couple of blasts down my street. Hopefully this week I'll have it ready-to-go. The last thing I am waiting for is a petcock diaphragm. The one I bought from Partzilla came with a tear in it. Nice.
My question is what can I do with it and still remain legal? I know about not having colored lights in the fairing (mine don't work anyway) but how about a CHP decal on the tank? I'm in GA so it's not like I'm trying to impersonate the Georgia State Patrol.
Oh, and even with my limited saddle time, I can tell this bike is going to be a blast to ride...

ThatGPzGuy wrote: I'm making some progress with my KZP but so far I have only done a couple of blasts down my street. Hopefully this week I'll have it ready-to-go. The last thing I am waiting for is a petcock diaphragm. The one I bought from Partzilla came with a tear in it. Nice.
My question is what can I do with it and still remain legal? I know about not having colored lights in the fairing (mine don't work anyway) but how about a CHP decal on the tank? I'm in GA so it's not like I'm trying to impersonate the Georgia State Patrol.
Oh, and even with my limited saddle time, I can tell this bike is going to be a blast to ride...

You'll have to check your state laws, but generally the only thing that's legal to keep is the "KZ1000 Police", since that's the model of the bike. I believe some states even have regulations against having stars.

Some of you KZP owners need to PM me and we can talk about a future BOTM with a Police Bike.
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Dave