Hey Guys,
A problem I've had during my rebuild is gaskets. Many of the gaskets, for these old bikes, are unavailable. Both online and at the Kaw dealer. When you can get them they are rather expensive and take forever(or what seems to be forever)to arrive. I've had to make a couple of simple ones out of gasket material, but some I don't trust my gasket making abilities. Recently I've had the bike all together, new engine cover gaskets, filled w/oil and ready to start on making it go, when I discover that I've got another oil leak, a burned out armature, streatched starter chain and possibly a frozen clutch. I drain the oil and take off the covers and the new gaskets, I just put on, are torn. What do you experts do? Bite the bullet and buy new gaskets (and wait), use gasket material, use form-a-gasket? What's the secret of keeping these things in repair w/o going broke on gaskets? Other than new pipes, gaskets have been my major expense on this rebuild.
Ron
Sorry for the length
'82 KZ750 CSR, M1 twin. Mac 2-1 exhaust, K&N pods, 17tooth drive sprocket, Mikuni BS-34 carbs w/#47.5 pilot jet and #125 main jet, Canadian XS650 needlejetjet needle, Wired George's coil mod.
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