1979 kawasaki kz750 ltd restoration project

hello guys im new to this forum and motorcycles in general and i was hopeing that someone out there could help me out.i just purchased a 1979 kawasaki kz750 ltd on craigslist for 200 bucks hehe i think its a good deal the bike turns over and cranks and starts but the petcock is shot i was wondering where i can get one to replace this and also i need a new carb float the one that is in there is to big so it just leaks gas and help is much appreciated thank you.

Nice score! Ebay might be the place for the petcock but the same one might be found on a bunch of other bikes so look around. The float might just need adjustment unless someone messed around and changed it out with a different one.

Ya the guy I bought it from changed the float so it leaks gas from the carbs and I just ordered a rebuild kit for the petcock but the wiring is shot so now I need to order a wiring kit for it. I thought it'd be about a week to get it road worthy now I'm afraid it's gonna be about 2 months very sad.

Offermanb wrote:

I thought it'd be about a week to get it road worthy now I'm afraid it's gonna be about 2 months very sad.

:blink: I guess you've never read the maintenence chapter of a KAW Service Manual. It takes about a week just to read, let alone perform everything required.

GET THE MANUAL. It's a deffinate must if you intend to keep this bike.

Clean the tank and replace all exposed rubber, including fuel lines. Use an inline fuel filter. New oil in engine/forks. Check compression for baseline numbers, and look at the plugs for an indication of the previous running condition. Wheel, swingarm, steering head bearings. Valve gaps. Points/timing. Lots more...

A week on a find like that is some serious optimism.

You can get a replacement wiring harness for about $200 I think, but whats really wrong, cause in most cases its not just as simple as dropping in a "kit" of wires.

Good luck.

Well the guy I bought it from flushed the tank I replaced all the rubber hoses yesterday
I need to pull the carbs and rebuild them and the petcock because it ran but then it was in the barn and some mice got hungry lol I'm just gonna get my buddy whose a mechanic to do the wiring lol ya it's gonna be a while but what do you expect from a 200$ bike tht has all original part on it haha.