Help with Identification so I can purchase an FSM

Mikaw wrote: I know that i have responded several times in a row here but I keep remembering things Id like to ask after I hit the submit button. I found a manual for my year and your interpreted model but heres the question. The manual is titled Factory Service Manual Supplement. The listing states it is 20 pages and the cost is $39.00 is this a full manual???

NO!

Mikaw wrote: I know that i have responded several times in a row here but I keep remembering things Id like to ask after I hit the submit button. I found a manual for my year and your interpreted model but heres the question. The manual is titled Factory Service Manual Supplement. The listing states it is 20 pages and the cost is $39.00 is this a full manual???

Like mission said, but I say HELL NO !!!
you don't want the supplement, just a genuine Kawasaki service, or workshop manual , and to find out what year & model bike you have , you can go to the Z1 E, website to check your motor & frame vin. #s, or you can post them on here, & some one will let you know
Pete

So make sure you check your vin. # 's first , so you get the specific year & model manual,& don't waist your money on a Clymers or Haynes manual, they are too generic
Pete

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Like mission said, but I say HELL NO !!!
you don't want the supplement, just a genuine Kawasaki service, or workshop manual , and to find out what year & model bike you have , you can go to the Z1 E, website to check your motor & frame vin. #s, or you can post them on here, & some one will let you know
Pete[/quote]

Pete herein lies the problem. All I have is the motor number KZT00AE 066652. The frame tag on the stearing head has been remover and the bike titled. The title states the year as 1981. The make of vehicle as ASSEMBLED. And the VIN states MICH81***. That's why I have posted Pics here and reached out to the experts in this forum for help. I transferred the title into my name in 1989. So what ever it is its mine now legelly but I'd like to do the best i can at figuring out just what it is so I can get the right parts.

appears i haven't mastered the quote part of this replying game yet... sorry for the way the reply turned out

Year & Model '78 KZ1000-B2:LTD
Color(s) (1) Ebony
(2) Cardinal Red

Frame No. Range KZTOOB-507531 - 515536
Engine No. Range KZTOOAE057037 - 057066 &
KZTOOAE058797 - 075473

Engine No. Location RH top crankcase, below carburetor
Cylinder Mark 1.015L
Cylinder Mark Location Front RH corner
Engine Type 4-stroke, 4-cylinder, DOHC, Air cooled
Bore X Stroke 70.0 X 66.0 mm
Compression Ratio 8.7:1
Maximum HP 85 at 8000 rpm
Maximum Torque 8.3 kg-m at 6500 rpm

The motor is a 78 LTD 1000

Thank you Pete,

Would it be a good assumption that I can identify this as being a 78 LTD 1000?

Is the tank color shown in the picture considered Cardinal Red?

Is there any place on the frame where either the VIN number or partial VIN number is stamped?

Should be stamped on the neck of the frame.

KZErider wrote: Should be stamped on the neck of the frame.

Agree. Unfortunately he mentioned a different number had been stamped into the frame, so I guess the guy who stole the bike wiped out the original, valid frame number. Ed

I'm not sure I'm ready to take the leap that it was stolen. I remember that the guy i bought it from had several bikes in his garage, Some complete and others damaged. But Ed is correct all but KZT0 has been removed from the steering head. Then the new assigned number from Michigan is stamped on the right side.

I suggested the bike was stolen at some point because I cannot think of any other reason someone would file off the bike's frame number. Maybe someone can enlighten me with one? Ed

Is the sticker with the number on the neck also missing ??
also if you want to quote some one, just go to the answer you want quoted, & on the bottom right you will see a gray box that say's quote, & just click on it, & the same if you want to thank some one, click on the thank you on the bottom left