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06 May 2017 17:35 #761316 by VTEC
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Just got a used case from an '81 KZ1000 CSR, and it's painted. Looking at a bunch of others on Ebay and they all look painted. Are they painted from the factory? Thought they were bare aluminum.
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06 May 2017 17:39 #761320 by SWest
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I guess some of the later and smaller models were. Cheaper to do.
Steve
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06 May 2017 18:10 - 06 May 2017 18:11 #761328 by Scirocco
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As fare as i know only the Z1, Z1R and the GPZ engine are painted black.
My 1975 Z 1 B 900 Project

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06 May 2017 18:22 #761330 by 650ed
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Some models were. For example, most KZ650 models were bare aluminum, but some later bikes like the 1981 and later KZ650-F models had black painted engines. Ed
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06 May 2017 19:17 #761337 by SWest
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They also painted some silver.
Steve
Z1b1000 1975 Z1b
kzrider.com/forum/11-projects/598262-kz-...-will-it-live#672882
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06 May 2017 19:33 #761341 by Nebr_Rex
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There are more of them painted than you guys think.


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2002 ZRX1200R
81 GPz1100
79 KZ1000st daily ride
79 KZ1000mk2 prodject
78 KZ650sr
78 KZ650b
81 KZ750e
80 KZ750ltd
77 KZ400/440 cafe project
76 KZ400/440 Fuel Injected

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07 May 2017 07:42 #761373 by VTEC
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I'm looking at all the sliver '81 and up J engines. LTD, CSR and Police. Started cleaning up the case I got, and the paint is difficult coming off with stripper.
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07 May 2017 07:55 #761376 by SWest
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Thought so. They used good stuff. Might be more than it's worth to strip it then clean it up to make it look good. Mine wasn't painted but I didn't have the resources and time to do it so I painted it black.
Steve
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kzrider.com/forum/11-projects/598262-kz-...-will-it-live#672882
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07 May 2017 08:07 #761380 by VTEC
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My plan is to re-paint. Just don't want to without all the old paint gone first. And trying to avoid sending it out for blasting.
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07 May 2017 08:16 #761382 by SWest
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Get rid of all the loose crap and focus on the places you can see. What color?
Steve
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kzrider.com/forum/11-projects/598262-kz-...-will-it-live#672882
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07 May 2017 08:24 - 07 May 2017 08:26 #761384 by loudhvx
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In the 550's, some standards (A model) were painted black, and maybe the Spectre was painted silver? I thought some 1100 cruisers were painted also.
1981 KZ550 D1 gpz.
Kz550 valve train warning.
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07 May 2017 08:31 #761387 by Nessism
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I'd love to know what kind of paint Kawasaki used. They painted the engine inside and out before final machining and the paint is impervious to oil and heat. Commonly available rattle can paint is pure crap in comparison.
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