Is this right ?
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Is this right ?
20 Nov 2014 17:42
I was assembling the steering head earlier,and noticed the stem doesn't come up a lot and this seemed like the only place for the lock nut. Am I missing anything?
1979 KZ1000 MK II frame
1980 KZ1000 C3 police engine
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Re: Re:Is this right ?
20 Nov 2014 17:43
And I can't seem to attach a photo

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1980 KZ1000 C3 police engine
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Re: Re:Is this right ?
20 Nov 2014 18:37
You need to downsize photos in order to post them here.
I have a 1980 Kawasaki KZ750 Ltd. I bought new. I recently managed to get it out of my garage after 28 years and put it on the road again (2010). I feel like a kid all over again. Since I have acquired 3 78 KZ1000 Ltd, 1 1981 KZ1000 Ltd, and another 1980 KZ750 Ltd. Love the LTD's.
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Re: Re:Is this right ?
20 Nov 2014 20:14
Is the bottem race all the way up into the steering head?

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Re: Re:Is this right ?
20 Nov 2014 21:21
Plummen As far as i can tell. It just seems weird to put the lock nut between the upper tree and steering neck
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20 Nov 2014 21:23
Im on my phone on tapatalk and when i click on the picture it goes to 100% then it says waiting on response
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Re: Re:Is this right ?
21 Nov 2014 02:12
Yes the nut goes on underneath the top triple tree,the big bolt goes through top tree into lower tree/stem.

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Re: Re:Is this right ?
21 Nov 2014 08:51
I'd post a pic of mine but yes, that is where mine goes as well.

Lazyman06 wrote: Im on my phone on tapatalk and when i click on the picture it goes to 100% then it says waiting on response
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Re: Re:Is this right ?
21 Nov 2014 11:10
Cool. Thanks guys, just wanted to make sure i was on the right track
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