'77/'78 air box

No eBay APP ID and/or Cert ID defined in Kunena configurationDoes anyone know if an air filter box for a'78 kz Kawa 650 will also fit my 1977?



Also, any idea how to deal with the missing boot on this one?
thx

The airbox to carb boots can be bought, BUT the cap (the central funnel that holds the filter element in place and regulated the airflow) is missing. I would not buy this or any other airbox missing that cap because no one ever sells that piece separately and it is an essential piece. Start a thread on this site under Classified -Wanted, and start one at forums.kz650.info/index.php?board=21.0 . Someone may have an airbox available. Ed

thanks for the tip

No eBay APP ID and/or Cert ID defined in Kunena configurationwhat do you think of this one?



and do you think that bent boot will be workable?

I must not have communicated well in my previous posting. Once again you are showing an eBay item that is missing the cap and the bottom inside piece, and again I recommend not buying it.

The boots are not the problem. You can and will need to buy replacements for them because the old ones will be hard as granite and unusable. New boots are pliable. Old boots simply are not worth fighting with when installing or removing the carbs.

The problem is that if you buy an airbox that does not have the cap and the inside piece the airbox is worthless because the cap is an essential part of the box. Take a look at the image below. You will notice I have drawn a red rectangle around the cap and the inside piece. Those must be with the airbox, and they are NOT available separately. So if you spend your money on an airbox that is missing those you will end up buying another airbox that has them if you wish to use the airbox. Ed

I've got a few sitting around. 35.00 and one is yours complete with everything, but they all have bad boots. Air inlet boots are really only good for 5yrs or so before they harden like plastic as Ed eluded to earlier. Let me know if you want a box.

Thank you Ed, in hindsight you were clear it just didn't penetrate my concrete head. I guess I was not believing that there would be two filters on ebay without such an essential piece. Now I'm clear what that piece is. thx again.

can you send a photo of the one in best condition Ron? You can email me too if you like dur65geo@yahoo.com

thank you

dur65geo wrote: Thank you Ed, in hindsight you were clear it just didn't penetrate my concrete head. I guess I was not believing that there would be two filters on ebay without such an essential piece. Now I'm clear what that piece is. thx again.

It is weird, but I see so many airboxes on eBay without the cap or the internal piece. I cannot image what folks do with those pieces unless the eat them. :laugh: :laugh: Ed

dur65geo wrote: can you send a photo of the one in best condition Ron? You can email me too if you like dur65geo@yahoo.com

thank you

I'll get that to you this weekend. I only have one that's not on a motorcycle and I don't feel like wrestling any others off as those boots are crap and make removal difficult. Sorry for the delay, I'm currently on a road trip, first of the year.