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Revisited the 1981 KZ750E... 02 Jun 2023 22:02 #885546

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I bought a pearl blue metalllic 1981 KZ750 new in 1982. Dealer said it was custom paint, had lower handlebars, Kerker 4 into 1, pod filters and jetted, small fairing with pinstriping to match the rest of the bike. I was in the Air Force in southern California, didn't even own a car back then, rode the crap out of that bike year round. Retired now, been telling myself if I found another one in good shape for a decent price I'd get it. Well, picked up a silver 1981 with 20K miles on it last Wednesday. Extremely clean but has been parked for 11 years. Will post pictures soon and likely will ask for advice to get it running again.

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Revisited the 1981 KZ750E... 03 Jun 2023 20:09 #885571

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Welcome to the madness Franklin.
Plenty of members here willing to help if you need it.  Oh, and they seem to like  pictures  

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1974 Z1A
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Andrews 1X Cams
Delkevic 4 into 1

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Revisited the 1981 KZ750E... 04 Jun 2023 00:43 #885580

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Welcome from the Uk Franklin, and yes we do like pics 

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Revisited the 1981 KZ750E... 04 Jun 2023 05:26 #885586

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Welcome Franklin. I'd love to see pics of your 750. 

if you need a service manual then from the home page click on the Articles tab then service manuals and download the one for the gpz750 (125MB). 
1980 kz750E1, Delkevic exhaust

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Revisited the 1981 KZ750E... 04 Jun 2023 06:10 #885588

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Tried to post a picture but didn't seem to be working, maybe I need a second post approved before I can do that. On other forums I am able to just copy and paste BB code from Flickr into the text area. Does that work here?

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Revisited the 1981 KZ750E... 04 Jun 2023 09:22 #885596

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I found a thread to practice, it works!
The following user(s) said Thank You: JR, ThatGPzGuy

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Revisited the 1981 KZ750E... 04 Jun 2023 09:24 #885598

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The following user(s) said Thank You: JR, Nessism, sf4t7, Scirocco, Wookie58

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Revisited the 1981 KZ750E... 04 Jun 2023 11:10 #885611

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Wow!  You found a real creampuff there!  There are quite a few 750 guys kicking around here, like me, and I'll be looking forward to watching your rehab project!

 

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Revisited the 1981 KZ750E... 05 Jun 2023 06:58 #885653

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Tried to post a picture but didn't seem to be working, maybe I need a second post approved before I can do that. On other forums I am able to just copy and paste BB code from Flickr into the text area. Does that work here?
 
Hi Franklin,
Welcome to KZR! That's a fine 750 you have there.
Regarding posting pictures we'd prefer that you just attach them here rather than link a pic from an external source. That's not a requirement but rather something we've learned over the years as other threads suffered when external links become unavailable or otherwise just expired. KZRider occupies 100 gigs of server space we can handle the extra pictures.
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1968 BSA 441 Shooting Star, 1970 BSA 650 Lightning, 1974 W3, 1976 KZ900, 1979 KZ750 Twin, 1979 KZ750 Twin Trike, 1981 KZ1300, 1982 KZ1100 Spectre, 2000 Valkyrie, 2009 Yamaha Roadliner S. 1983 GL 1100
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1985 ZN1300

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Revisited the 1981 KZ750E... 05 Jun 2023 12:27 #885660

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Welcome, very solid bike. 
1976 KZ 900 A4 kzrider.com/forum/11-projects/613548-1976-kz-900-a4
1976 KZ 900 B1 LTD
1978 KZ 1000 B2 LTD
1980 KZ 750 E1
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Revisited the 1981 KZ750E... 08 Jun 2023 06:57 #885770

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OK, I can't figure out how to upload an image from my computer. I found a thread titled "posting pics is easy" but those instructions made no sense to me.
When I click the "image" icon for a post, it asks for a URL. How do I work that to upload from my computer?

Tried to post a picture but didn't seem to be working, maybe I need a second post approved before I can do that. On other forums I am able to just copy and paste BB code from Flickr into the text area. Does that work here?

 
Hi Franklin,
Welcome to KZR! That's a fine 750 you have there.
Regarding posting pictures we'd prefer that you just attach them here rather than link a pic from an external source. That's not a requirement but rather something we've learned over the years as other threads suffered when external links become unavailable or otherwise just expired. KZRider occupies 100 gigs of server space we can handle the extra pictures.
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Revisited the 1981 KZ750E... 08 Jun 2023 07:14 #885772

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Hi Franklin

Try taking a look at page 2 of the attached ref adding pics from a computer 
KZ problem and stalling after a minor accident. - Page 2 - KZRider Forum - KZRider, KZ, Z1 & Z Motorcycle Enthusiast's Forum
 

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