what could it be?
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Re: what could it be?
23 Sep 2007 20:16
Good job, Matt.
Nate
Nates vintage bike axiom: Riding is the reward for time spent wrenching.
Murphys corollary: Wrenching is the result of time spent riding.
1979 KZ650 (Complete!)
1979 KZ650 SR (Sold!)
1979 KL250 (For sale)
1994 Bayou 400 (four wheel peel
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Nates vintage bike axiom: Riding is the reward for time spent wrenching.
Murphys corollary: Wrenching is the result of time spent riding.
1979 KZ650 (Complete!)
1979 KZ650 SR (Sold!)
1979 KL250 (For sale)
1994 Bayou 400 (four wheel peel
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Re: what could it be?
23 Sep 2007 22:44
What a difference a new owner can make! 
Good stuff!
Good stuff!
1977 KZ650-B1 (Stock)
Upgrades:
- Dyna S Electronic Ignition (DS2-2)
- Dyna 3 Ohm Coils (DC1-1)
- Coil Repowering Mod
- Progressive Springs Front & Rear
- Saddlemen Seat Cover
- New Metallic Red Re-Paint & Repro Badges.
Montreal, Canada
Upgrades:
- Dyna S Electronic Ignition (DS2-2)
- Dyna 3 Ohm Coils (DC1-1)
- Coil Repowering Mod
- Progressive Springs Front & Rear
- Saddlemen Seat Cover
- New Metallic Red Re-Paint & Repro Badges.
Montreal, Canada
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Re: what could it be?
24 Sep 2007 16:35
I have the same ?
my son got this bike and he knows nothing!
But he wants to fix the old bike like mine.:woohoo:
someone know what we have?
Fishyzrx
my son got this bike and he knows nothing!
But he wants to fix the old bike like mine.:woohoo:
someone know what we have?
Fishyzrx
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Re: what could it be?
24 Sep 2007 17:58
fishyzrx wrote:
If you are trying to identify the bike in the picture you posted I would say you have an 82 750 GPZ that someone painted to look like an ELR 1000.
I have the same ?
my son got this bike and he knows nothing!
But he wants to fix the old bike like mine.:woohoo:
someone know what we have?
Fishyzrx
If you are trying to identify the bike in the picture you posted I would say you have an 82 750 GPZ that someone painted to look like an ELR 1000.
Andy
Akron, Ohio
80 Z-1 Classic-Sold
84 GPZ1100
79 KZ 1000 LTD
78 KZ 1000 A2
77 KZ 1000 LTD-Sold
76 KZ 900 The definition of a barn find
76 KZ 900-Sold gone to Denmark
KZ 750 times 3, KZ 650 times 8 Sold 1 down to 7
KZ 550 times 2 80 440LTD-Sold
81 CSR 305-Sold 81 Yamaha XS650 Special
Akron, Ohio
80 Z-1 Classic-Sold
84 GPZ1100
79 KZ 1000 LTD
78 KZ 1000 A2
77 KZ 1000 LTD-Sold
76 KZ 900 The definition of a barn find
76 KZ 900-Sold gone to Denmark
KZ 750 times 3, KZ 650 times 8 Sold 1 down to 7
KZ 550 times 2 80 440LTD-Sold
81 CSR 305-Sold 81 Yamaha XS650 Special
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Re: what could it be?
24 Sep 2007 19:14
Hey! Got you PM (and replied) and found this thread. Guess I missed it up 'till now.
Anyway, I think I can tell from the video you have a bad coil or wires or something. Not consistent spark. Put a timing light on it, and watch to see if it misses (on either side plug wire) once in a while. Sounds like it is missing alot to me....
While I'm at it, I thought I'd post the body of my PM to you here too, for reference:
Hey Matt.
(Regarding pilot screws) 1 1/2 turns out from seated is correct. None of mine are exactly that, but they are like 1/4 to 1/8 turn off, so you're going to be close.
Now, the stuttering thing? I had the exact same thing. For me, it turned out to be a failing coil. Not completely failed, but enough to make me think it was something else, and I replaced damn near everything else until I got to the coil, and that was it. On a twin, trust me, bad spark shows up WAY more than on a four!
So my advice to every new twin owner: adjust the floats, run half a can of seafoam in a tankfull (once), change the coil, do the relay/coil-power mod, and check your starter clutch. $5 says the three starter clutch bolts are already broken.
Catch ya later...
Post edited by: Biquetoast, at: 2007/09/24 22:21
Oh and ONE MORE THING.... I've accidentally reversed my points cam lobe myself during routine maintenance... troubleshoot for a damned hour, then realize what I've done and smack my self in the head...
:blush:
Post edited by: Biquetoast, at: 2007/09/24 22:30
Anyway, I think I can tell from the video you have a bad coil or wires or something. Not consistent spark. Put a timing light on it, and watch to see if it misses (on either side plug wire) once in a while. Sounds like it is missing alot to me....
While I'm at it, I thought I'd post the body of my PM to you here too, for reference:
Hey Matt.
(Regarding pilot screws) 1 1/2 turns out from seated is correct. None of mine are exactly that, but they are like 1/4 to 1/8 turn off, so you're going to be close.
Now, the stuttering thing? I had the exact same thing. For me, it turned out to be a failing coil. Not completely failed, but enough to make me think it was something else, and I replaced damn near everything else until I got to the coil, and that was it.
On a twin, trust me, bad spark shows up WAY more than on a four!So my advice to every new twin owner: adjust the floats, run half a can of seafoam in a tankfull (once), change the coil, do the relay/coil-power mod, and check your starter clutch. $5 says the three starter clutch bolts are already broken.
Catch ya later...
Post edited by: Biquetoast, at: 2007/09/24 22:21
Oh and ONE MORE THING.... I've accidentally reversed my points cam lobe myself during routine maintenance... troubleshoot for a damned hour, then realize what I've done and smack my self in the head...
:blush:
Post edited by: Biquetoast, at: 2007/09/24 22:30
(1.) '75/'76 KZ400D - Commuter
(2.) '78 KZ750B3 Twin - Commuter
(3.) '78 KZ750B3 Twin - Commuter
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(2.) '78 KZ750B3 Twin - Commuter
(3.) '78 KZ750B3 Twin - Commuter
(4.) '75 KZ400D - Sold
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