650 SR 1981 (z750L engine)

Really good work and coming along nicely. All of us well north of the equator are like you, anxiously waiting for Spring. Keep the updates coming.

ajsfirehawk wrote: Really good work and coming along nicely. All of us well north of the equator are like you, anxiously waiting for Spring. Keep the updates coming.

Thank you, yes I`m also looking! so forward to the spring
Hope the engine start.. heheh have new exhaust to be installed when I have taken the bike out...

By gordone: I have never liked the front fender, the way its mounted to the bracket with 4 bolts and nuts....


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I've never seen a fender like that with fasteners on top. so then I checked partzilla & sure enough, that's how some were done. weird.
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Just the D model 650s were like that I believe.

Coming along well Gordone.

Today have I replaced broken lightbulbs in the instruments.

Starts to got close to season start

Install exhaust and fasten the front brake lines, and then be good to go

I have had problem with the brake lines touch the mud cover, I ordered some spacers on eBay and painted them black, I think the problem is solved now.

I have gotten some help here:
www.kzrider.com/forum/5-chassis/609666-b...uch-mud-cover#801018
www.kzrider.com/forum/5-chassis/610212-what-is-these-called

Today took I the bike out for the first time from winter storage, spring is here now

I installed the new exhaust system, happy with the results. I also flushed the gas tank with new gas (have stored it with WD-40).

Looking forward to start up the bike with the new exhaust system, maybe tomorirow

Some picture from todsys work:

Had my first test drive for the season
The bike worked really well!

Lovely to crusing in high speed without vibrations the wheel balacing i did in the winter worked

The tacho meter was not working, wire was broken so have order new...

The speedo meter was also steady.., have jumped around before! Greasing the cable have fixed it.., thank you for the help there

Congratulations and well done Gordone. Looking forward to hearing more ride reports from you. Lots of fine work there.

I damaged the spark plug threads on cylinder 2 some days ago, have got some help here:
kzrider.com/forum/2-engine/610761-damage...eads-to-spark#804935

Today was I at the mail office to get the Wurth timecert kit I have bought for a good price. I don`t know if Wurth is common in US? In Europe in stand for quality parts...
I diden`t had any problem using it, and I think the results is quite good. The insert could have been longer, you can see it from the picture, but I have now threads from approx. 80% of total.

Fun to be able to fix things self

Next Friday is the plan to take a weekend trip, stop working after lunch and drive rest of the day and Saturday and Sunday, a road-trip

Good Job gordone , your wrenching skills a growing with the right quality tools!

gordone wrote:
Today was I at the mail office to get the Wurth timecert kit I have bought for a good price. I don`t know if Wurth is common in US? In Europe in stand for quality parts...

Wurth aka. Würth is a German Automobile tool and equipment supplier.

eshop.wuerth.de/Product-categories/Threa...1401.cgid/en/US/EUR/

BTW: In German language the letter ä = ae / ö = oe / ü = ue are so called special spoken vocals and the German grammar is more complicated.

Scirocco wrote: Good Job gordone , your wrenching skills a growing with the right quality tools!

gordone wrote:
Today was I at the mail office to get the Wurth timecert kit I have bought for a good price. I don`t know if Wurth is common in US? In Europe in stand for quality parts...

Wurth aka. Würth is a German Automobile tool and equipment supplier.

eshop.wuerth.de/Product-categories/Threa...1401.cgid/en/US/EUR/

BTW: In German language the letter ä = ae / ö = oe / ü = ue are so called special spoken vocals and the German grammar is more complicated.

I plan to sell the set further for the same price I bought it for