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New member, with bascket case Specter
- willburrrr2003
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My name is Will, I live in Everett WA. USA just north of Seattle. My buddy moved and no longer has room for the 750 specter he had dissassembled... Since he has clear title, he gave me all the parts and the rest of the bike too. (he's dropping the bike off tonight for me) . I will find out the year when it gets home, and will post pics of the whole basket case, as I love posts with pics! I'm curious how long it will take me to re-assemble this baby... :woohoo:
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Will R.
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Well, pends your skills, tools, ect... if you're just putting it back together from existing parts, is everything there? ...is anything broken? ...did it run before it was disassembled? ...why was it disassembled in the first place? ...are there any known issues with any systems on the bike? ...well, I think you get my drift. There is much to doing what you're planning, but ya gotta start somewhere.
First thing I would suggest is get a FSM. Clymers and Haynes are really sub par to what the manuf puts out. Get a MaKawi FSM. It will pay for itself and you'll have all the info you need.
C.
83' KZ750-F1 LTD [clymers] (Kay)
82' KZ1100-D1 Specter (another project)
78' KZ650-B2a (J&H, A Project)
91' KZ1000-P (P = parts)
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Still recovering,some days are better than others.
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Kawasaki manuals have a model application chart on the back cover.
The Spectre will be either an 82 KZ750-N1 or 83 N2.
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1980 LTD 1000..,1976 LTD 900, have the 1000&900 now. the rest are previous= 1978 KZ 650 B.., 1980 Yamaha XT 500..,1978 Yamaha DT 400.., 1977 Yamaha yz 80..,Honda trail ct 70.., Honda QA 50...5-1/2 hp brigs & straton CAT chopper mini bike...3-1/2 hp mini bike (WHEN GAS WAS ABOUT 45 CENTS A GALLON)!!!!
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- willburrrr2003
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!Seymore wrote: Welcome to the site Will...
Well, pends your skills, tools, ect... if you're just putting it back together from existing parts, is everything there? ...is anything broken? ...did it run before it was disassembled? ...why was it disassembled in the first place? ...are there any known issues with any systems on the bike? ...well, I think you get my drift. There is much to doing what you're planning, but ya gotta start somewhere.
First thing I would suggest is get a FSM. Clymers and Haynes are really sub par to what the manuf puts out. Get a MaKawi FSM. It will pay for itself and you'll have all the info you need.
I am very mechanical, and have rebuilt a few bikes from basket case status to riding. Nothing seems to be broken and all parts seem to be there. Missing a few nuts and bolts that I will have to find, but that's not to hard. It ran before being taken apart. My buddy was going to chop and bob it, but wound up with his dads Harley and hasn't touched it since. The bike is an 83 kz750n2. I have pics posted in the project thread I started. I was going to do a headgasket and go through the top end, but situation dictates that I need to ride it asap, so that will have to wait now until this winter. I will be getting FSM soon, as that is great advice.
Regards,
Will
Regards,
Will R.
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present bikes 1976 KZ900, 1978 KZ650 Past bikes Too many to remember!!Mostly Kawasakis and a few Sportsters
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