What Engine is This?

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What Engine is This?

27 Jun 2008 15:54
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O.K. No surfing! Lets see who can identify this engine. It's a 70's Kawa and those carbs are 26mm Mikuni.
First correct answer buys the beer!
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Re: What Engine is This?

27 Jun 2008 16:03
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First correct answer buys the beer!

In that case it's a WR650 motor :D :D
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Re: What Engine is This?

27 Jun 2008 16:04
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75 Z1 900
Ps I don't drink

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Re: What Engine is This?

27 Jun 2008 16:07 - 27 Jun 2008 16:18
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neither do I
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Re: What Engine is This?

27 Jun 2008 16:07 - 27 Jun 2008 16:08
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not many made
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Re: What Engine is This?

27 Jun 2008 16:19
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Must be a 750 Z2
321,000 miles on KZ's that I can remember. Not going to see any more.

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Re: What Engine is This?

27 Jun 2008 16:28 - 27 Jun 2008 16:29
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Impressive Ron. I'd never heard of them until a few days ago.It seems they were beat to the line by the CB750.
Interesting info here... www.freewebs.com/750rs/detailimages.htm

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Re: What Engine is This?

27 Jun 2008 18:13
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78-KZ1000/1105, 80 KZ1000, 82 Kawasaki GPZ750, 95 Harley Fatboy, 80 Suzuki GS1100ET, 81 GS1100E parts bike, 83 GS1100SD Katana/1394,78 Yamaha XT500, 81 Yamaha XS650, 78 Yamaha XS650E, 48 Whizzer model J motorbike, 71 Honda CT70H, 71 Honda CT70, 81 IT 250 Yamaha,82 Honda XL100S owned

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Re: What Engine is This?

27 Jun 2008 20:39
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The 72/73/74 versions of the Z2 used 26s that looked like the 28s being used on the Z1/Z1A. The 75 used the 28s that had the brass M6 drain screw (not the 17mm plug on the bottom) and the 76 Z2 used regular ol' VM26s like on the KZ900 except the jetting was kind of weak. I have a set of the 76 version waiting on rebuild in my shop.
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Re: What Engine is This?

27 Jun 2008 20:47
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ok...so the z2 was a 750cc version of the Z1. Do any of that parts work for the 650/750 kz bikes? Are the heads/cams interchangeable? How about the bottom what does the crank look like? Any hop up parts that can be stolen out of this engine?
1977 kz650 c1

bought it because I was told it would never run again...I like to prove people wrong.

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Re: What Engine is This?

28 Jun 2008 00:47
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mtkawboy, Sorry about that,
www.freewebs.com/750rs/index.htm
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Re: What Engine is This?

28 Jun 2008 01:50
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I have a 1975 Z2A sitting in my garage:) :) :) :) :) :)
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