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Bought a 78 KZ650 back in March, sold my car and have ridden it everywhere since.
It's been killing me to not be modifying this beast, but there's nothing really wrong with her to justify to my wife the extra "cost of ownership."
This winter I already have to do fork seals, a carb clean and sync and maybe a rear tire. Other than that she's fine.
What I really want to do though is throw a 4-1 on her (current exhaust is perfectly fine), get a nice fairing like the one's on the ZRX's, new bars and grips, lower profile mirrors and get rid of the rear chrome fender. I know, it sounds like I'm on my way to a cafe, but I'm not. I promise.
The motor runs like a beast, a little boggy when she's cold at low speed, but gets me where I'm going pretty quick. Of course, I still want to get a little more muscle out of this little engine.
After all this, I need to say, my wife has me on a stict budget. I can only spend b-day and Christmas $$$ on this little "project." I feel like a kid again. I'm 30 years old, and I can't wait for my birthday.
Anyway, here's the first of hopefully many pics.
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Welcome aboard!Hello all, just got a new bike a few months ago, and have been lurking around KZR ever since....
Where in Michigan are you?
(1.) '75/'76 KZ400D - Commuter
(2.) '78 KZ750B3 Twin - Commuter
(3.) '78 KZ750B3 Twin - Commuter
(4.) '75 KZ400D - Sold
kz750twins.com
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Still recovering,some days are better than others.
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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
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Anaheim CA
1999 KZ 100P
1974 Z1 900 Project
1977 (2) KZ 650 projects
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78 650sr my baby
78 650sr waiting for rebuild
82 kz1100
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I'm gonna try for the 3rd time to post pics...
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78 650sr my baby
78 650sr waiting for rebuild
82 kz1100
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Reduce the size of the pictures to less than 550 pixels wide. That should do it.
Rob
CANADA
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1978 KZ650 C2, 130K kms, Delkevic ex, EI, CVK32, PMC easy clutch, ATK fork brace, steering damper, braced swingarm, 18" Z1R front wheel.
2000 ZRX1100
2011 Ninja 250R
2005 z750s
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