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1976 KZ 900 B1 LTD
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1976 KZ 900 B1 LTD
1978 KZ 1000 B2 LTD
1980 KZ 750 E1
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Mikaw wrote: Wow. If this doesn’t motive me then I need to turn in my Kz card....
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1976 KZ 900 B1 LTD
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Yes, chrome. Hard to find. I found some about a year ago (not oem) on ebay from France. I only put them on the outside, and used stainless on the inside holes.
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Then I agreed with others here that a factory restoration wouldn’t include polished parts. So knowing I had to purchase another brake plate I did some homework and discovered this in a restoration book. This book claims there were 3 styles of brake plates. Style 1 had no “useable range” raised casting used on the ‘73 Z1. Style 2 had the raised arched pad And “useable range” casting used on the Z1A and Z1B. Then claiming style 3 has the cast raised arched pad but used a sticker for the useable range that was used on the Z1A, Z1B, and the Kz900’s.
So I purchased this plate, sent it out to have the kicks, and scratches removed. Then sent it to Vapor Hone shop.
So today I received all my chrome and zinc replated parts and wanted to start building the rear rim. Just out of courisity I looked at the John Brooks Z1 restoration book and am now questioning my accuracy. Johns book states the plate without the “Useable Range” casting was used only on the later Z1A and Z1B. The plate with the useable range casting is for the Kz900’s.
I need some help from the experts. If you know which plate I need or if you have a Kz900 4 or 5 that you know it untouched please help.
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My Z1B resto has an early Z1 style drum on it, which I kept because the rear wheel must have been replaced at some point. The date code is 3A. I'm not 100% positive but I believe the wheels on H1's and H2's were the same as the early Z1.
I only know one person in the entire world that has more knowledge than John Brookes on 900's and it isn't the author of that first book. I would tend to go with John's advice. By the way, that second one you bought looks close to original sheen but I would use a little bit of Mother's on it to buff it a bit. Not much...just a bit brighter.
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For example the polished one is clearly stamped with 3 characters. A L 7.
Per John he has not been able to decipher this date stamp. But it does prove it’s late Z1B into the Kz that used this alphanumeric code. Early one were stamped in a different place.
So long story long lm going to trust Johns work that I seam to be in agreement and shipping the original plate out to have the blemishes removed and then to the Vapor Hone shop. Perfect example of spinning my wheels, my fault I didn’t do better research first. Hopefully I can get the front forks built today.
1976 KZ 900 A4 kzrider.com/forum/11-projects/613548-1976-kz-900-a4
1976 KZ 900 B1 LTD
1978 KZ 1000 B2 LTD
1980 KZ 750 E1
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