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1973 z1 2-1974z1-a,2-1975z1-b dragbikes1015cc+1393cc, 1977kz1000,1978kz1000,1981kz1000j, 1997 zx-11, 2000 z12r,1428turbo nitrous pro-mod and a shit load of parts thats all for now leader sask.,CANADA
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74 Z1a 900 (Apart and making it better than ever)
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321,000 miles on KZ's that I can remember. Not going to see any more.
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74 Z1a 900 (Apart and making it better than ever)
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76 Kz 400d
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Mine broke the other night too. Strange thing about this one was I had no warning... this time all at once-snap....
Undoubtedly because of failure to perform the routine clutch pushrod adjustment. :laugh:
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74 Z1a 900 (Apart and making it better than ever)
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Well i still have to adjust the damn cable some more because the clutch still isnt engaging all the way. It was weird cause i rode it for a couple miles earlier and it ran good no problems. Then tonight i went to get gas in her and when i would leen into it felt like the clutch wasnt engaging all the way, u know a whole lotta RPM's and no going any were. Im gonna mess with it 2morrow morning when i can see.
Clutch push rod adjustment -- Need and Purpose
The FSM covering Z1 and KZ900 includes a periodic maintenance chart requiring clutch push rod adjustment at 2000 mile (3000 km) intervals and explains the need therefor in separate text, which explanation is quoted verbatim as follows:
Besides cable stretch, clutch plate wear also causes the clutch to go out of adjustment, with a decrease in push rod play. Due to this wear, the push rod gradually moves closer to the clutch release lever (at the lower end of the clutch cable) until it touches the adjusting screw When the rod is touching the screw and therefore has no play, the clutch will not engage fully and clutch slippage will occur. Note that the clutch push rod does not necessaily have play just because the clutch hand lever has play, and so hand lever play alone cannot be used to determine whether or not the clutch requires adjustment.
The FSM covering '77-'79 KZ1000's includes a periodic maintenance chart requiring clutch adjustment at 5000 km intervals, and explains the need therefor in slightly different language, which explanation is quoted verbatim as follows:
Clutch plate wear also causes the clutch to go out of adjustment. This wear causes the play between the push rod and the adjusting screw to gradually diminish until the push rod touches the adjusting screw. When this play is lost, the clutch will not engage fully, causing the clutch to slip.
NOTE: Even though the proper amount of play exists at the clutch lever, clutch lever play alone cannot be used to determine whether or not the clutch requires adjustment.
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the neat thing about a cable, they work right up until the time they fail,,,,
just givin ya a hard time ron,,
RonKZ650 wrote:
Mine broke the other night too. Strange thing about this one was I had no warning. Usually you can see the cable beginning to break loose of the ball at the clutch lever for a while before the cable actually breaks, but this time all at once-snap. Funny thing is this is my first Motion Pro cable I've ever used and the first cable that broke this way. kawasaki is still the better cable of course, but for the money MP is a good cable.
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73 z1,, gonna restore this one
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74 Z1a 900 (Apart and making it better than ever)
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76 Kz 400d
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