kz1100a fuel gauge sender replacement, options

My KZ1000K-1 (1981) has the round, five-bolt setup, while my K2 has the oval, six-bolt version.

This weekend ill be able to tinker with my gas tank. I also bought that gas gauge inverter and a 1986-1995 suzuki samurai fuel level sender because they seem similar to the one i need. I do not expect it to bolt up properly but ill figure something out. I'll try to take many pictures to help anyone that's in the same situation as me.

I've got a little experience in rewinding fuel tank senders. Mine was trashed, and I kept at it until I found a solution. So as long as the hardware is serviceable, rewinding can be done. Any old resistive wire can't be used.  rewound-fuel-sending-unit-works

Also, my fuel gage isn't damped. It works with a bimetallic heater. Same idea as the older household thermostats. The change in resistance leads to the bimetallic strip flexing more or less. Makes for a slow needle sweep. It's a good 30 seconds at least, to go from bike off to reading full in a full tank.

That makes so much more sense! I took a look at my KZP fuel gauge and it had a couple metallic strips with (if i remember correctly) a miniature wire wrapped around it. I had no idea how it worked.

This information will be useful, so thanks! I will probably do this to my gpz550 fuel level sender since it reads like 4 mega ohms

Does anyone know what the ohm reading is on the OEM fuel level sender at the half full position? The suzuki samurai sender is surprisingly within spec for resistance readings so I was wondering if it would read accurate in between the full and empty positions. 

Its linear.
0 ohm full,
50 ohm half a tank,
100 ohm empty.

Oh well I thought i could get away without using the resistance converter but I cant  . Mine reads 32 ohms at half.