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I'm looking forward to becoming an active member to your forum, as I'm sure I'll need some advice and tech tips. But first thing is first, I have NO bike! Not yet anyway, I'm to look at a 1987 KZ1000 police bike on Wednesday and I'm looking for some advice as to what I should be looking for as far as potential problems.
The bike has 99,000 miles, which scares me (a lot), and the owner claims that he thinks there is a problem with the carbs, possibly the intakes. Not too far out there for a guess. He wants $1000 and with that many miles I'm not sure it's worth it. Which is why I came on here. I'm looking for any advice, Thanks all!
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Welcome to KZR. There are plenty of retired police bike owners here, I'm sure they'll be along shortly.
I'd have to say that a grand for a 99K bike sounds really steep. It'd have to be totally complete with a sound motor to tempt me.
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1968 BSA 441 Shooting Star, 1970 BSA 650 Lightning, 1974 W3, 1976 KZ900, 1979 KZ750 Twin, 1979 KZ750 Twin Trike, 1981 KZ1300, 1982 KZ1100 Spectre, 2000 Valkyrie, 2009 Yamaha Roadliner S. 1983 GL 1100
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Hello SD,
Welcome to KZR. There are plenty of retired police bike owners here, I'm sure they'll be along shortly.
I'd have to say that a grand for a 99K bike sounds really steep. It'd have to be totally complete with a sound motor to tempt me.
kzcsi
I completely concur with our Moderator:) And, welcome to the site...if you don't get this bike, there will be another along shortly...patience is the key.
Michael
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1977 KZ1000A
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1975 Z2A
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1979 KZ SR650, stock candy persimmon red and crossover pipes
1981 KZ 1000LTD with non stock and more comfortable handle bars and 4 into one V&H
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It smelled?????:huh:
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1979 KZ SR650, stock candy persimmon red and crossover pipes
1981 KZ 1000LTD with non stock and more comfortable handle bars and 4 into one V&H
Original man of the Caribbean
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1979 KZ SR650, stock candy persimmon red and crossover pipes
1981 KZ 1000LTD with non stock and more comfortable handle bars and 4 into one V&H
Original man of the Caribbean
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If the bike spent most of it's life as a cop motor, it was probably well-maintained. Cops run their bikes hard, but they know their rides and get them fixed before they develop problems.
Here's hoping it's a good, dependable scoot!
'76 KZ900 LTD (Blaze)
'96 Voyager XII (Dark Star)
'79 KZ650 Cafe Project (Dirty Kurt)
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