Electric Tach Drive?

I don't know if this picture posted correctly, I'll try again if not. I have what looks like a mechanical drive on my motor for the tach, but my tach is electrical. Either way, the tach doesn't work and the drive leaks. What goes here?

Could I have a different motor in my bike than what was orginally there? The thing came from a bike boneyard.

Your pictures are not showing up, so we can only guess what you've got.

Okay, so that may have been a farmer move on the old laptop, but since I couldn't get my picture in my post, it's now my avatar.

That's the output drive for a mechanical tach. What model bike do you have and what size motor?

I thought so. Supposedly it's a 1981 KZ1000 LTD. The Tach is definately electrical. It works sometimes, which a lot of other posts on here talk about. It's possible that it's a 1000 from another genre though. That's why I was so boggled about that drive! I'm sure it's a not a 750 swapped in there, as a friend drives a 82 KZ750 Spectre, and judging by the way i can just pull away from him.....I'll see if I can't get a full picture of the bike up for you.

Judging by the picture you posted (which is a bit too small) The engine looks like a MKII motor which is an earlier motor than an 81. The color matches an 81, but an 81 should have a "J" series motor which would not have a provision for a kick starter. There was no LTD in 1979/80 with the exception of the fuel injected Z1 'Classic" in 79 and that bike looks completely different. The simplest way to tell what motor you have is by the serial # on it, but for sure it looks like a 79/80 MKII motor. How about a better picture of the right side of the engine.

Otto.. I have a 79 LTD 1000 B3 ? VIN Matches correctly to Kaw database...

What's your VIN. Easy to find out that way.

You deffinately have an 80 or older motor.

Fore some reason Kawasaki is very screwed up on their LTD1000 bikes in their ID manuals from 1977-1980. They end with 1977 and do not pick up until 81 for the LTD1000. But the MKII motor LTDs have the old stile frame. The bike in the picture is a "J" series frame, but with a MKII motor.

Motor says: KZTOCAE096028, Which matches nothing on the frame vin by the way. I guess this won't a be restore project huh? Okay, so what's the best product for eliminating that drive. I saw some different things on here already, including a plug for the hole from Z1?

bgcarl01 wrote:

Motor says: KZTOCAE096028....

bgcarl01 wrote:

... Supposedly it's a 1981 KZ1000 LTD....

If KZTOCAE096028 is actually KZTOOAE096028,
engine is perhaps from a 1980 KZ1000-B4 LTD.

See info from Zedder, below.

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What's VIN on frame?

Usually located in a white applique on right hand side of steering neck, or found in the ownership papers.

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