First Time in 14 Years

Hey Guys,

I picked up a KZ650 with 5600 miles. Poor girl has been a garage ornament since 1993. She still has the break-in schedule on the tach. I immediately removed the carbs before running because the throttle would not move, carb pistons were stuck.

So I cleaned up and put new accelerator pump rubber and O rings. Finnaly got it together last night. Fired it up.

1. Only runs on choke
2. 1&2 cylinder get hot while 3&4 get luke warm.
3. Has spark on 3&4.
4. Have reciept for major tune at 5200 miles/shims etc.
5. Next steps - Help!

Back to square one...pull the carbs and reclean, paying particular attention to the jets.

also if you haven't already I'd replace the plugs and check the points

The Kawasaki's with accelerator pumps were
notorious for being lean on the pilot circuit.
Run a small wire through the pilots to clean
them,carb spray is not enough.Set the air screws
at 1 1/2 turns out to start,some model have little
caps pressed in you have to drill and pry out to
get at them,some have a plastic nob pressed on to
the screw only letting you get about 1/2 turn open,
remove the plastic piece for more adjustment.The
longer a bike sits,the harder the carbs are to clean.
The last bike I did would not run right untill I installed all new pilot jets.

don't forget to put your bike/location in your sig.