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Engine not turning over. Troubleshooting help.
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This is what the bike sounds like. (Poor quality and dark, sorry!)
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So over to question nr 2. Do we have spark?
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1. You need to SLOW DOWN!
2. Before touching the bike again you need to buy the Kawasaki Service Manual for you bike. They usually are available on eBay; just be sure to get one that includes your bike's EXACT year and model as there are serious differences between the various KZ650 years and models. No one has ever regretted buying the manual!
It is obvious from your posting that you are not at all familiar with the bike. That's fine, no one is born with that familiarity. Given that fact, reading the manual will impart the knowledge you need to be able to work on the bike. It is very important that you do things CORRECTLY because making mistakes on a motorcycle can get you seriously hurt.
Buy the manual and read the entire thing cover to cover. You will be amazed at how much you learn about the bike. You will still have questions, and you should ask them here before you do anything to cause a safety problem or possible damage. Folks here are happy to help, but I doubt anyone here would be pleased to try to key in all the information that is already written and accompanied by photos in the manual. Ed
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"83 KZ1100 Spectre, '81 Yamaha XV750 Cafe, '74 Kawasaki H2B 750
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baldy110 wrote: Wow, No the points and condenser are NOT inside the starter motor but on the right side of the engine under the points cover. The points cover it the one that has "Kawasaki" stamped into it.
That's where the starter is.
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650ed wrote: Welcome aboard! Sorry guy, but you sound like you are bouncing off the walls. I have 2 recommendations:
1. You need to SLOW DOWN!
2. Before touching the bike again you need to buy the Kawasaki Service Manual for you bike. They usually are available on eBay; just be sure to get one that includes your bike's EXACT year and model as there are serious differences between the various KZ650 years and models. No one has ever regretted buying the manual!
It is obvious from your posting that you are not at all familiar with the bike. That's fine, no one is born with that familiarity. Given that fact, reading the manual will impart the knowledge you need to be able to work on the bike. It is very important that you do things CORRECTLY because making mistakes on a motorcycle can get you seriously hurt.
Buy the manual and read the entire thing cover to cover. You will be amazed at how much you learn about the bike. You will still have questions, and you should ask them here before you do anything to cause a safety problem or possible damage. Folks here are happy to help, but I doubt anyone here would be pleased to try to key in all the information that is already written and accompanied by photos in the manual. Ed
Ha Ha! You are right I should slow down I'm excited about the bike is all. I actually have the OEM manual and a 3rd party repair manual that I haven't had time to read through yet but when I'm working on the bike I look things up. I'll take your advice and read through it so I can get more familiar with the bike. And I'll post some pictures so y'all can see.
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This is where the "Kawasaki" logo is stamped on the right side. The points and condenser should be here but there is an electronic starter here. I took it out for the sake of documenting my progress. You can see the actual starter in there in an my earlier post.
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These are confusing to me. These are behind that starter. They look like points, but they don't look like the OEM points. Help?
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