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Identify year of this KZ550 engine?
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16 Dec 2015 11:12 #703284
by carwash
1980 KZ550A
1980 CB750F
Identify year of this KZ550 engine? was created by carwash
I'm looking at a 1981 KZ550, being sold as mostly stock, bike seems to be in good shape. Looking at pictures online, I'm not seeing any '81's that have this style case cover? Anything about these pictures indicate that this engine is anything other than a stock '81 KZ550?
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1980 KZ550A
1980 CB750F
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16 Dec 2015 11:26 #703287
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1980 KZ550A
1980 CB750F
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Ha! 12 minutes after posting this I heard from the owner, he was mistaken, it is an '83.
nonetheless, I'll leave this post up in case anyone spots anything I should be aware of.
nonetheless, I'll leave this post up in case anyone spots anything I should be aware of.
1980 KZ550A
1980 CB750F
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16 Dec 2015 12:11 #703288
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1980 KZ 1000E2
Crashed 6/2016
1980 KZ550A
Sold 3/2016
Replied by rrsmsw9999 on topic Identify year of this KZ550 engine?
Get the VIN and search, but 83 looks right. R
1980 KZ 1000E2
Crashed 6/2016
1980 KZ550A
Sold 3/2016
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16 Dec 2015 12:41 #703291
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1981 KZ550 D1 gpz.
Kz550 valve train warning.
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1983 Kz550A4 Standard Kz.
That is the last year of the standard in the U.S.
It is different from the other Kz550A models in that it uses the newer style motor and carbs.
That bike uses TK-26 CV carbs (similar to the TK26 CV carbs found on the Kz550H (gpz) models and Kz550M/F (shaft-drive Ltd.) models).
Internal motor parts are basically the same as the earlier Kz550A1-A3 motors, which are the same as the M and F Ltd models, except for the shaft drive.
That is the last year of the standard in the U.S.
It is different from the other Kz550A models in that it uses the newer style motor and carbs.
That bike uses TK-26 CV carbs (similar to the TK26 CV carbs found on the Kz550H (gpz) models and Kz550M/F (shaft-drive Ltd.) models).
Internal motor parts are basically the same as the earlier Kz550A1-A3 motors, which are the same as the M and F Ltd models, except for the shaft drive.
1981 KZ550 D1 gpz.
Kz550 valve train warning.
Other links.
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