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New Member on a Kawasaki Zephyr 550 looking for some help....
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03 Sep 2024 14:32 #903928
by Garacs
New Member on a Kawasaki Zephyr 550 looking for some help.... was created by Garacs
Hello everyone!
Being a newcomer first of all I would like to present myself: I am 51, living in Berlin, Germany, and recently bought a 1991 Kawasaki Zepyhr 550 to restore. I bought it cheap and worked on it in my spare time. I do have mechanical experience, having owned several bikes and scooters (2T and 4T) in the past, so I am not a complete newbie.
The bike was not running, it had been stored in a garage for some 5 years (as far as I know, maybe more) and was needing a full rebuild, so that's what I did.
I rebuilt both front brakes and rear brakes, installed new brake pads, new fluids, cleaned carbs, new forks oil and even new set of rear shocks (mine were busted). New black paint job (it had been already repained several times, from green to red to black...) and before installing new tires for the legal inspection and registratino, I tried to fire it up... and now the story begins....A small video I made like a month ago, after finishing with the painting. That is a cold start. Yet something is off...
This is my bike sorted out esthetically, but not mechanically still
Looking to get help from more experienced guys here!
Being a newcomer first of all I would like to present myself: I am 51, living in Berlin, Germany, and recently bought a 1991 Kawasaki Zepyhr 550 to restore. I bought it cheap and worked on it in my spare time. I do have mechanical experience, having owned several bikes and scooters (2T and 4T) in the past, so I am not a complete newbie.
The bike was not running, it had been stored in a garage for some 5 years (as far as I know, maybe more) and was needing a full rebuild, so that's what I did.
I rebuilt both front brakes and rear brakes, installed new brake pads, new fluids, cleaned carbs, new forks oil and even new set of rear shocks (mine were busted). New black paint job (it had been already repained several times, from green to red to black...) and before installing new tires for the legal inspection and registratino, I tried to fire it up... and now the story begins....A small video I made like a month ago, after finishing with the painting. That is a cold start. Yet something is off...
This is my bike sorted out esthetically, but not mechanically still
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