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Written by: kzrider

Parent Category: Bike of the Month Archive

Category: BOTM 2006

This is tonykz1's 1975 KZ 400 D. It has a few minor modifications, like Accel Coil & Wires, Mac 2-2 Exhaust, Loobman Chain Oiler, a solid state rec/reg from Rick's Electrics, and a generator & recently recovered seat from a '76 KZ400. He says it's still little rough around the edges but he's slowly improving it. You can see a better picture and some member comments in the gallery.

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Written by: wiredgeorge Motorcycle Carburetors

Parent Category: Articles

Category: Technical tips

Properly adjusted valve clearances are necessary so that the valves will open and close as they should. Cylinder head valve seats wear from the contact with valves that move on every turn of the crankshaft.  The clearance between the cam shaft lobes and valve shims lessen over time. If there is insufficient clearance, the valves can remain open during combustion and power will be lost. Engine damage can result if valve clearances are not adjusted as needed. There is a maintenance schedule in your factory shop manual or Clymers. Generally, clearances do not change rapidly so while checking is needed at periodic intervals, actually changing shims, which is the heart of setting valve clearances is done fairly infrequently. If valve clearances are too wide, the valves can be very noisy and as clearances close, the valves tend to get progressively quieter. If you don’t hear your valves at all, this is a sure sign that you have insufficient valve clearance.

Read more: Setting valve clearances

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Written by: kzrider

Parent Category: Bike of the Month Archive

Category: BOTM 2006

This is vic44139's 1979 KZ 1000 ST. The bike is all original except seat and backrest, and is in near mint condition. You can see a better picture and some member comments in the gallery.

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Written by: Bill R

Parent Category: Articles

Category: Technical tips

After market coil replacement for 1981 KZ1300. This article is based on a series of posts I made on KZRider between June 18th 2005 and July 2nd 2005.

Read more: Six Cylinder Coil Swap

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Written by: kzrider

Parent Category: Bike of the Month Archive

Category: BOTM 2005

This is ltdrider's 1976 KZ 900 LTD (B1). His bike is mostly original, and it has been repainted in original colors with acrylic urethane. As one of out members commented: "It looks like you just brought it from the dealer"... You can see a better picture and some member comments in the gallery.

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