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- rkan
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12 Mar 2009 19:38 #271473
by rkan
1978 KZ650B
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This morning I started my bike to go to school. It was really cold but I did warm it up to proper running temp. While I was riding though, I heard this noise that got louder as the engine speed increased. I figured out that the noise was coming from either the tach itself or the tach cable. Later when the weather got warmer, the noise disapeared. Is there something I can do to make sure it doesn't do that any more? Maybe just lube it? Thanks for any help!
1978 KZ650B
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12 Mar 2009 19:45 #271476
by timebomb33
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
I THINK MY POWERBAND BROKE
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take off your cable and spary some solvent down it to clean out the crud let it dry for a while then spray cable lube down it and workit around a bit and it should clear up the noise.
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
I THINK MY POWERBAND BROKE
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13 Mar 2009 04:09 #271543
by Patton
1973 Z1
KZ900 LTD
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Where the cable is frayed or otherwise damaged or just plain worn out, a new tach cable is a relatively inexpensive "maintenance" item.
Brand new tach cable
Good Luck!
Brand new tach cable
Good Luck!
1973 Z1
KZ900 LTD
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13 Mar 2009 05:50 #271555
by Bluemeanie
1980 KZ650F1, Bought new out the door for $2,162.98!
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Sounds like "old" grease that needed to warm up. Remove cable and clean well, then coat liberally with either white lithium or black moly grease. Almost any good wheel bearing grease will work also...
1980 KZ650F1, Bought new out the door for $2,162.98!
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13 Mar 2009 07:05 #271566
by RonKZ650
321,000 miles on KZ's that I can remember. Not going to see any more.
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In case the cable is not the problem and it is actually the tach itself, you can remove the tach and put a little oil on the part that rotates with your cable. It can get dry and noisy too.
321,000 miles on KZ's that I can remember. Not going to see any more.
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13 Mar 2009 09:00 #271587
by Russ Jackson
1976 KZ 900 B1 29 smoothbores, Kerker, Lester Mags
2008 Kawasaki Concours 14 abs
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Take the Baffle out of the pipes...Russ
1976 KZ 900 B1 29 smoothbores, Kerker, Lester Mags
2008 Kawasaki Concours 14 abs
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13 Mar 2009 19:47 #271730
by timebomb33
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
I THINK MY POWERBAND BROKE
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and also what is a redline
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
I THINK MY POWERBAND BROKE
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