KZ650 Cafe' project

Hey all, thought some of you 650 fans would have a place to fill my head with ideas. I have this 1979 KZ650 that I would like to Cafe and upgrade. this might be a slow project, but it will be worth it in the end i thinkB)

this is what it looked like when i got it home


the first thing i did is go through the carbs


here's what they look like now with new 117.5 mains, air adj. Idle, and new needle and seats



While i'm going through the bike, the main thing i'm having troble with is figuring out how to do the tail section. I have already gotten rid of the crome fender. (It was damaged anyway) Does anyone now a good source for cafe' kits or parts.

EBAY! Thats where i went for my seat. I just type in cafe under mc parts and theres a few fiberglass seats there for sale. I'm also building a cafe bike. In my own taste.

Some links I found: www.caferacer.ca/caferacer_cms/index.php...s&catid=13&Itemid=23

Some inspiration for you:

Also, I know this guy, check out his work. VERY nice!

www.benjiescaferacer.com/home.html

Thanks for the inspiration guys, the wheels are turning faster now. I'll try and post some progress pics in the near future. I have to get her on the operation table.

I cut up a beat to hell gas tank and welded it to my stock seat pan to fab my bum stop seat, I've got some pics in the gallery for other angles and what not. Another great place I found is www.roccitycafe.com , he's got quite a bit there. Also check out www.dotheton.com for more ideas and inspiration than you can digest. Can't wait to see what you with the old girl!!!!

Not to thread jack but Terry you know benji! I love his stuff hes an artist builds some cool bikes

got the carbs installed, and she fired right up. now, about the nasty air system they have on these things. has anyone just taken a hose to connect the two together and bypass the hole thing? If i just leave it alone with nothing on the end, wont it suck air too, or does it just push air out?

you can just disconnect the system take all the hoses off. I have some block off plates for the 750/650 that say gpz on top for sale if youre interested

Yes, you can run a heater hose from port to port on the valve cover. Make sure you plug the hole in the air box if you are using it.

I've got a valve cover off a 77 b1 that doesn't have the nasty air system. It'll bolt right up and give you a cleaner look. PM me if you're interested, we can work something out.