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Why are our pistons so tall?
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I know for sure our ring gap is larger because of this. There are just sooo many benifits to water cooling.
I wish the POS bike I had bought years ago had been a watercooled zx750 not my kz650...( I am to damn stuborn to sell the 650 and buy something that actually makes sence) but such is life.
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bought it because I was told it would never run again...I like to prove people wrong.
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Very short pistons too???
Wow DUAL overhead cam too! How futuristic!
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1977 KZ650-C1 Original Owner - Stock (with additional invisible FIAMM horn)
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those newer short skirted pistons are strictly a high rpm thing,very little reliability in that design.
I have a hard time believing that. Please tell my how many miles before these new bikes are wore out? My friends ride sport bikes, and while I don't think they will hit 100,000 miles on the factory cam chain like Ron's 650 did I am sure they will make it 30K before they need the pistons replaces. I have read more than one member recommend a full motor overhaul for KZ's with 30K miles or less.
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Tell you what, how about at 30K miles on the R6 I will have him take a leak down test... we will video the whole thing. He put 10k on the bike this year, so I am thinking middle of next season his 07 R6 will need a serious rebuild; that is if you actually know what you are talking about.
I love sport bikes, they are today what the z1 was. It just seems like the natural evolution.
But then some folks like going fast, and other folks talk a lot and post 30 year old photos.
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