Saving a '81 KZ750-E

The turn signals are aftermarket, but not LED.  They are incandescent bulbs.  They are two wire, and the stock are three wire (two, with a chassis ground).  I added a chassis ground to these, but that didn't change anything.

Hope you figure out the turn signal issue.  FWIW, if your battery is low on charge that can affect the flashing.  I'm not sure what the voltage threshold level is, I just know if the charge is low the lights won't flash.

I had planned on going through the old harness on my bike, I'm also using different blinkers, hand controls, ignition and other stuff, just decided it would be easier to build a whole new harness, I'll be using a Moto gadget  MO unit...

The battery is brand new, and freshly charged.  Reads 12.7 volts.

After all of my double checking, cleaning connections, etc., I decided the only thing left to do was replace the flasher relay.  It arrived today in the mail, and low and behold the turn signals are working!  I guess age and non-use can get to the relays.  It's probably rusted and/or corroded inside.  Now on the the fuel system and brakes!  

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After all of my double checking, cleaning connections, etc., I decided the only thing left to do was replace the flasher relay.  It arrived today in the mail, and low and behold the turn signals are working!  I guess age and non-use can get to the relays.  It's probably rusted and/or corroded inside.  Now on the the fuel system and brakes!  

I hate parts that you can't obviously see a fault.   Years ago I had a 750 Honda that started running a bit rough, we finally tracked the problem down to a bad condenser, so off to the store to buy a new one, fitted it and still had the same problem. My mate at the time, had a 750 as well so we swapped out the points and played around with everything and still it wouldn't run, I gave up and was telling another guy about the problem and he said he had a multi meter and started checking everything, turns out we were right, the original condenser was shot, AND SO WAS THE NEW ONE....!!!!   What a pain in the butt...!!!! 

If you work on vehicles long enough, you find this situation actually happens.  More often than you expect it to.

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If you work on vehicles long enough, you find this situation actually happens.  More often than you expect it to.

Bought my first big road bike in 1979, i'm definitely hearing you on that one....

First time running with fuel in the repaired tank.  No leaks!  Well, in the tank, anyways.  The fuel "T" on the carb bank is weeping.  I used all new orings.  Hoping it doesn't have a hairline crack.  I also put the first official heat cycle on the engine since I had a larger fuel supply.  Finally showing that golden hue on the stainless head pipes.

 

I finished positioning the handlebars, mirrors, and levers (for now).  Finished routing the wires and put the headlight in.  Here's a walk around the front end.  First time it's been this complete up front.

The list is getting shorter:

Make steering damper mount
Make seat hinge pins (lost the originals)
Make battery strap (original didn't come with the bike)
Install chain guard
Test/repair horn
Install rear shocks (new ones on order)

GO FOR A TEST RIDE!!!  
 

This never crossed my mind until I sourced the hardware and bolted it up - why design a stabilizer with two heim joints?  One of the mounts needs to be rigid, or semi-rigid, for this to work properly and not rattle like a clatter bone in a goose's a$$.  Now I need to redesign the frame mount.