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swest wrote: Well when I hear "stroked, balanced and blue printed" I think Yeah Right. :lol: I'll bet it has a kit in it and maybe some HP cams, that gives you something to start with. If done well, you'll get my respect and I'll add it to my library. Keep us updated.
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I'm with Steve on this one a bore kit and cam is very possible (and would be a great set up) but to stoke this it would be some major work and money ........ on the pipe you was looking at I see it is taken off for a few days ....... a new stainless 4 into 1 Delkevic pipe can be had for right around 300 but then your talking a hundred more but looks pretty sharp......
1978 KZ650 b-2
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1980 KZ750 cam, ape springs, stock clutch/ Barnett springs.
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My KZ650 is highly modded with just about every performance improvement that can be done to one of these, 810cc kit, performance cams, porting, ect and many years of tuning to get it all perfect. I can tell you from experience there is no way it will beat a stock CBR600. It is very fast but nowhere near as fast as a modern 600cc bike.
You have a nice bike to start with I would ditch the exhaust for a quality one, give it a basic tune up, clean the carbs, adjust the valves clearances, change the oil and filter, then work from there.
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KZB2 650 wrote:
swest wrote: Well when I hear "stroked, balanced and blue printed" I think Yeah Right. :lol: I'll bet it has a kit in it and maybe some HP cams, that gives you something to start with. If done well, you'll get my respect and I'll add it to my library. Keep us updated.
Steve
I'm with Steve on this one a bore kit and cam is very possible (and would be a great set up) but to stoke this it would be some major work and money ........ on the pipe you was looking at I see it is taken off for a few days ....... a new stainless 4 into 1 Delkevic pipe can be had for right around 300 but then your talking a hundred more but looks pretty sharp......
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Yes. It sounds like the guy is just throwing out buzzwords like bored & stroked & hot cams. I would ask him exactly what he installed --- If he can't precisely answer a simple question, then anything he says is probably dubious. He should know how many ccs & what camshafts were installed. stuff like that. easy & simple.Re by baldy110: The problem I have with believing the PO, is anyone who spends the time and money to performance tune one of these engines is not going to ruin all that hard work and money with simply cutting the stock exhaust up. ....
Don't believe anything a po says. people don't know, forget, or flat out lie.
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