Side covers for the 1978 KZ 650B
- KOOL RYDER
-
Topic Author
- Offline
- User
-

Registered
- KZ 650B2 / KZ 1000E
- Posts: 262
- Thanks: 0
Side covers for the 1978 KZ 650B
25 Jun 2008 14:28
Please help me with this one.....
I have a 1978 KZ650B with one side cover on the left hand side that has kawasaki in lowercase letters and the right side has KAWASAKI in upper case letters.
What was the original set up for the side covers? Was the left side really lower case or do I have a replacement part?
I think that I read something about the 78 model having slightly differnt styling cues such as this, but I would like to confirm it.
Does anyone know where I can find new side covers for both sides? The current side covers are scratched, I have polished them, but I want to treat myself to some shiny covers.
Thanks for your help
KOOL RYDER
I have a 1978 KZ650B with one side cover on the left hand side that has kawasaki in lowercase letters and the right side has KAWASAKI in upper case letters.
What was the original set up for the side covers? Was the left side really lower case or do I have a replacement part?
I think that I read something about the 78 model having slightly differnt styling cues such as this, but I would like to confirm it.
Does anyone know where I can find new side covers for both sides? The current side covers are scratched, I have polished them, but I want to treat myself to some shiny covers.
Thanks for your help
Rockin\' a KZ650B2 since 2007 and a KZ 1000E since 2008
1978 KZ650B
1979 KZ1000ST
1978 KZ650B
1979 KZ1000ST
Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.
- KOOL RYDER
-
Topic Author
- Offline
- User
-

Registered
- KZ 650B2 / KZ 1000E
- Posts: 262
- Thanks: 0
Re: Side covers for the 1978 KZ 650B
25 Jun 2008 14:30
Sorry ...I meant to clarrify that it is not the KZ650 side pannels for the elcetronics, but the covers for the clutch and whatever is on the right side of the engine.
Rockin\' a KZ650B2 since 2007 and a KZ 1000E since 2008
1978 KZ650B
1979 KZ1000ST
1978 KZ650B
1979 KZ1000ST
Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.
- anarki650
-
- Offline
- User
-

Registered
- Posts: 683
- Thanks: 5
Re: Side covers for the 1978 KZ 650B
25 Jun 2008 15:07
If I'm not mistaken the 78 B should have all capital lettering on the KAWASAKI lettering on the engine covers. The lowercase lettering happened later (I think). My guess is that at some point the stator was replaced with a used part at some point and instead of swapping the stator yolks into the correct cover someone just threw the newer style but not matching stator cover on.
I don't know a source other than ebay to find these covers, sometimes NOS ones will come up or you'll get lucky and find someone that's got some in really good condition for sale.
I don't know a source other than ebay to find these covers, sometimes NOS ones will come up or you'll get lucky and find someone that's got some in really good condition for sale.
09 Kawasaki ER6n
77 kz650b1 cafe rebirth project
"Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube, that's why God made fast motorcycles..."
Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
Omaha NE
77 kz650b1 cafe rebirth project
"Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube, that's why God made fast motorcycles..."
Dr. Hunter S. Thompson
Omaha NE
Please Log in or Create an account to join the conversation.
Moderators: Street Fighter LTD
