wheels for kz750b

hey i have sopkes and would like to have some mags couold somebody give me some help

My 79 B had spokes, it has the mags off an 84 KZ700 now, but they wern't a direct fit, direct fit would come from the late 70s 650s 900s and 1000s, most of the 70s larger frame bikes share the same axle diameter and disc size, in fact lots of things kawasaki did interchange...forks, sprokets,swingarms,gages,tanks,shocks, brakes and calipers,elecrical stuff....ahhhh ! kawasaki the chevrolet of jap cycles

1977-1980 KZ650 front wheel will fit, the rear wheel will not (different size rear axle).
KZ1000 through 1979 will work front and rear, I'm not sure about the 80 model.

You can use the 80 KZ750G twin swingarm and brake pedal/linkage (drum brake rear), and then you can use the G model mag wheels.

No KZ750 four wheels are a direct bolt on, neither is anything after 1980 that I can think of.

Or you can keep watching eBay until another set of Morris Mags for the 76-79 750 twin show up :evil:
(Hopefully mine will be here today)

Post edited by: steell, at: 2006/10/06 09:08

I am watching these on ebay, thinking they should be a slam dunk for a 79 B4:

Front
Rear

Of course, now the bidding wars will start! :evil:

Be carefull bidding on that front wheel. It looks to be the smaller axle that was used for the leading axle front forks. The 79 KZ 750 did not come from the factory with mags, this leads me to believe the seller is going off the date of manufacture on the frame for his description. If the bike was manufactured in say Sept of 79 that would make it a 1980 and that wheel will not fit your forks. The back one is for a drum brake set up and is a 16" wheel which was also not used in 79 which further makes me believe these wheels came off a 1980 KZ750 LTD.

Oops let me correct this post after looking in the gallery at some 80 KZ750 LTDS it appears as though the front wheel will work. They still used the standard type of fork in 1980. I guess I was thinking of the CSR 750 which used the leading axle forks. The rear is still a no go unless you want to do a bunch of work changing over the swingarm and brakes.

Post edited by: The Gringo, at: 2006/10/06 10:30

The rear is still a no go unless you want to do a bunch of work changing over the swingarm and brakes.

Ahhh... which is exactly why I posted those. WTF do I know? OK, a lot more than a month ago, but certainly not enough.

Thanks gringo!

Yes those are 1980 KZ750G wheels, as usual I wasted my time telling the seller that he had 80 parts listed as 79.

I have 80 KZ750G wheels (like those pictured) on my 79, I just swapped the swingarm and brake pedal over from an 80 G model, took me about half an hour.

Had to use the 79 speedo drive on the front in order to use the 79 speedo cable.

This is where buying a parts bike comes in handy ,If you can find one that is , You have all the little things you dont know you need till your all apart and scratching your head wondering what is missing to put it all back together ,, Funny I have been watching the same front rim too But for a different reason ...

Damn, sounds like we have all been watching the same auction! The seller probably wonders why so many watching, but nobody bidding.
If anyone here grabs the rear wheel, and doesn't need the sproket, give me a call, thats the only thing I need...

This old beat down '78 has mags on it- are they not original?

I almost forgot my manners- Welcome to KZR, Rev.

Where are you from?

No, those wheels are not original, they were a kit sold and installed by Kawasaki dealers.

Morris Mags

I bought a NOS KZ750B Morris Mag kit (both wheels and adapters) on eBay three weeks ago.
And they still aren't here

The easy way to tell the Morris Mags is the adapters bolted on the front, and the lack of a cush hub on the rear.
The rear sprocket bolts directly to the hub adapter.

Post edited by: steell, at: 2006/10/06 17:28

Thanks Steell. I've got a junk bike (also '78) that had spoke wheels, so I thought the mags might not be original. Are you saying that I've got desireable rims? I will have to compare to the rims on my '80 LTD; I can't see much difference.

Here is what is left of the $5 junk bike:

More on that project later, don't want to completely hijack the Reverend's thread....