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19 Oct 2022 11:28 #875712 by Moosey
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Help me, I recently purchased a 1982 kawasaki can anyone shed some light on my engine number
As I can not find any imfo 
It's KZ650A-90151038 
 

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19 Oct 2022 14:10 - 19 Oct 2022 14:13 #875730 by martin_csr
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What country are you in?  I don't think that number is correct. 
Maybe post a pic of the motorcycle & the engine number.
The jarlef z650 site has engine & frame number info.  
The engines listed there begin w KZ650BE or KZ650DE.  and end w 6 numerical digits.
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19 Oct 2022 23:57 #875744 by Moosey
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I'm in the UK ts definitely KZ650A and matches on registration certificate. 

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20 Oct 2022 01:10 - 20 Oct 2022 01:11 #875748 by zed1015
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No Z650 had an A prefix in the engine or frame numbers.
The first 1977 model was KZ650B ,then KZ650C ,KZ650D and the last KZ650F- .
After the engine prefix there were also only six digits in the engine number.
A photo of yours will most likely show that the number has been incorrectly re-stamped.. 

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20 Oct 2022 02:15 #875749 by Moosey
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20 Oct 2022 03:56 - 20 Oct 2022 06:48 #875750 by Moosey
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Not the best picture but clearly KZ650A and hasn't been restamped same engine number on documents registered in 1982 march 
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20 Oct 2022 04:11 #875751 by Moosey
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20 Oct 2022 07:33 #875757 by martin_csr
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I don't know, but I guess it could be a replacement from the dealer.  But the engine number doesn't seem right to have that many digits, plus the engine number rectangle doesn't have the raised edge around it. 

Here's a 750-4 engine. the 650 should be similar.

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20 Oct 2022 07:37 #875758 by Moosey
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It's certainly a strange one, thanks for your help and I will find out eventually. 

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20 Oct 2022 08:34 #875760 by zed1015
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Those letters and numbers are not Kawasaki font but generic font of the widely available engineering number stamps such as supplied by Micromark etc
It's a neatish job but not at all original.

 

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20 Oct 2022 08:44 #875762 by Wookie58
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Those letters and numbers are not Kawasaki font but generic font of the widely available engineering number stamps such as supplied by Micromark etc
It's a neatish job but not at all original.


 
I see what you mean ref the stamping, however if this matches the original documentation could this possibly be a "pre-production" bike ahead of a model year change that has been stamped by hand. Many years ago when we as a dealer ordered a replacement engine from VW it came blank and the dealer tech stamped the number into it to match the documentation (I have seen some done well and some shocking) not sure what the value of "matching numbers " is in that instance

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20 Oct 2022 08:47 #875763 by Moosey
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The numbers match all documents
Reg in 1982  march 
​​​​​​I'm now in contact with Kawasaki in the Netherlands waiting on information. 

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