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- Written by: kzrider
- Parent Category: Bike of the Month Archive
- Category: BOTM 2005
This is Salvy's 1981 KZ550 A2, all original (including the scratches!). Rusty and dusty after 10 years in a shed. Complete restoration in winter of 2005 included rebuilt brakes, rebuilt and painted forks, refinished wheels & new bearings, new tires, engine paint & polish and WiredGeorge carbs.
Only mods are a stainless brake line and an inline fuel filter.
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- Written by: Jack McDaniel
- Parent Category: Articles
- Category: Technical tips
Just what does the fork do? Even good roads aren't exactly smooth. All roads have bumps, ripples, grooves, and other irregularities. Since these can cause control problems, any vehicle needs a way to deal with them.