Hi All,
Dave here hailing you from Washington, DC, where it's a balmy 41 deg. outside as I type this at 3:20pm.
Well, a few weeks ago I picked up a 1984 KZ550 LTD Shaftie with 6500 on the clock. The bike hadn't been run in years. Yes, yes, picks are coming soon! It ain't pretty, I can tell you that!
First thing I noticed is all the plastic seems very aged-- much worse than on my 1976 Honda CB400F. Gratuitous Image of Honda Here:
Anyway, I pulled the carbs & did the cleaning thing, poked out all the orifi, and blew them out with compressed air. Put it all back together (a 3 hour job with those hardened airbox boots!), and it started & ran like junk. Needs starting fluid to get going, and even then only runs on 2 cylinders consistently, although does run well on the mains when revs above 4k & giving enough throttle to get it on the mains.
Long story short, it runs great when I spray starting fluid on the carb boots/manifolds.
QUESTION 1: What typically goes wrong with the manifold boots? The o-ring or the boot itself? How do you recommend I proceed with this problem? Can I get a can of that yellow expanding foam stuff and just hose down the manifolds between the carb & cylinder head? (j/k!)
QUESTION 2: How is the clutch cable on this bike routed? It ain't in the shaftie manual, and not shown in any pics I can scavenge up. Some harley dealer worked on this bike last and gorfed it to the MAX!
QUESTION 3: I stepped on the centerstand tang and cracked/bent the tang. Any suggestions?
Thanks, all. Hope to be around a while!
Dave
Founder
IncomeTrap.com
Post edited by: ONeill, at: 2005/12/11 15:32