Z-900 guges on a 1976 kz-900?
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Z-900 guges on a 1976 kz-900?
24 Jul 2021 18:48
I have the 76 harness, but with earlier idiot light steering head, gauge mount, maybe it was crashed...
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Re: Z-900 guges on a 1976 kz-900?
24 Jul 2021 19:04
I’m sorry I misspoke I’m our PM. Those look to be the correct gauges but the idiot light and meter bracket are for a Z1. I’m 99% sure the top triple clamp is interchangeable from the Z1 to the Kz
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
Kowledge Speaks, But Wisdom Listens.
Jimi Hendrix.
1976 KZ 900 B1 LTD
1978 KZ 1000 B2 LTD
1980 KZ 750 E1
Kowledge Speaks, But Wisdom Listens.
Jimi Hendrix.
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Re: Z-900 guges on a 1976 kz-900?
24 Jul 2021 19:12
no apology needed, but no they are different, just adds to the mystery
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Re: Z-900 guges on a 1976 kz-900?
24 Jul 2021 19:24
What I’m saying is the triple tree s from the Z1 and Kz are interchangeable. I bet the bike was wrecked and someone swapped in Z1 trees
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
Kowledge Speaks, But Wisdom Listens.
Jimi Hendrix.
1976 KZ 900 B1 LTD
1978 KZ 1000 B2 LTD
1980 KZ 750 E1
Kowledge Speaks, But Wisdom Listens.
Jimi Hendrix.
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Re: Z-900 guges on a 1976 kz-900?
25 Jul 2021 04:27
It's always interesting to see what people have done to these old bikes over the decades. Sometimes it's necessity. Sometimes it's just preference. I think Mikaw is correct. The gauges are probably '76. The tach for sure isn't from a Z1. The dash is definitely Z1A or B. (lettering is under the light)
The rake and trail are the same for a Z1 and a KZ 900 so the triple trees are interchangeable, but the mounting holes for the dash may be different.
The rake and trail are the same for a Z1 and a KZ 900 so the triple trees are interchangeable, but the mounting holes for the dash may be different.
I have several restored bikes along with a 2006 Goldwing with a sidecar. My wife has a 2019 Suzuki DR 650 for on and off road.
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