1980 kz 1000

hey guys i need some help i have a friend looking at an 80 kz 1000 and we are trying to figure out what model it is i dont have much info at this time but we will be looking at it in about an hour 149.255.34.50/listimg/img1_0316/09/img_u1lk8mnYVh.jpg this is not the bike but looks similar the one we will be looking at is fuel injected the pic here is carburetor also does the injected model have a kick start i should mention the bike we are looking at does not have side covers

ok i screwed up thats the wrong pic the model i wanting was the z1 1000 classic

Well, almost 24 hrs later... Got new PICs for us?

i cant up load the pics size is too big damm

You can try e-mailing them to yourself, download them and post them
Steve

krazinite2003 wrote: hey guys i need some help i have a friend looking at an 80 kz 1000 and we are trying to figure out what model it is i dont have much info at this time but we will be looking at it in about an hour 149.255.34.50/listimg/img1_0316/09/img_u1lk8mnYVh.jpg this is not the bike but looks similar the one we will be looking at is fuel injected the pic here is carburetor also does the injected model have a kick start i should mention the bike we are looking at does not have side covers

The photo embedded in your above post is a JPEG image 400px x 300px.

The following link includes some info about re-sizing pics:
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Good Fortune!

krazinite2003 wrote: i cant up load the pics size is too big damm

If you have the program called "Paint" on your computer you can use that to easily resize pics to a smaller size. Just open the pic using Paint, click on Resize, and replace the "100" next to "Horizontal" with a smaller number. The "100" next to "Vertical" will automatically change. Ed

i think this will work

Well it looks like an LTD and i can see the kick start on the side. Front forks are pretty rusty even in the swept area so they'll need replaced or fixed.
Nice looking bike otherwise.

-frame num

well we did get it running last night it is injected however we came accross a couple problems
1 it needs a starter-kill switch
2 signals dont flash most likely the flasher is pooched
i think the handle bars are after market because the starter switch twists with the throttle as in the bars dont have a hole for the switch to lock into
the throttle response sucks it puffs blue smoke when you do get it to rev up

It's an ltd classic.

1- needs a starter kill switch; take it apart and clean the contacts, clean connectors going to the switch, any and all grounds, and junctions in your wiring harness.
2- turn signals; see my response to #1, clean your connections, check your bulbs, the grounds on the signal stalks and the ground inside that connects to the bulb socket, connections at the flasher etc.

Throttle response; clean the map or maf sensor (don't know which the 1000G uses, look it up) clean and check the tps connections, fuel pressure and function of regulators etc, check charging system (something like 13.5 volts at idle, 14.7 max) and make sure you have a fully charged battery, you will get crap throttle response out of a carbed kz with a junk battery, you'll get worse out of a fuelie, not to mention damage to electrical components.

Blue smoke; either worn valve guides or seals (requires tearing into it) or stuck rings, either try fogging the cylinders with MMO (which PO could have done, causing said smoke) or ride it around for a couple tanks and hope things correct themselves