Hello from SPAIN

Greetings from Spain! I just bought a 1978 KZ 1000 LTD.

I hope to spend some time with you all and that you'll share your experiences, since there's no information or spare parts available here in Spain.

WElcome to KZR from another 78 LTD owner
Lots of help available here
Here's mine .. Owned since new
Not quite stock
Dave

Impressive. Something like this is impossible in my country.
I'm lucky to have a unit that's almost unique in Europe.
We'll see how we can maintain it without reasonably priced spare parts. Best wishes.

Today I changed the rear brake pads and fluid (by the way, the fluid was coming out like chocolate). I'm taking this opportunity to curse the engineer who installed this brake caliper. It took me all day, removing the whole wheel and everything, what a nightmare! 😡

 

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Bird_XX wrote:

Greetings from Spain! I just bought a 1978 KZ 1000 LTD.

I hope to spend some time with you all and that you'll share your experiences, since there's no information or spare parts available here in Spain.

Welcome from the UK, there are plenty of parts suppliers in the UK, Germany and the Netherlands to keep you on the road 

Welcome to KZRider...TexMex spoken around here...almost Spanish 

Your LTD is a beautiful example of a near stock survivor .
Your rear brake caliper is a one year only setup  for LTD's
They work good. too.  once cleaned up.
Dave

The rear caliper looks just like the one on my 77' KZ 1000LTD. I was told my rear brake caliper was only used 1 or 2 years.

That rear caliper was used on 3 models and years. Started it's usage on the 1976 LTD900. Then used on the 1977 and 1978 KZ1000 LTD's. 

Welcome aboard! I see Mr. Torque Monster hiding behind the LTD. 

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Bird_XX publicación=921173 id de usuario=82982¡Saludos desde España! Acabo de comprar una KZ 1000 LTD de 1978.

Espero poder pasar un rato con vosotros y que compartáis vuestras experiencias, ya que aquí en España no hay información ni repuestos disponibles.

Bienvenido desde el Reino Unido. Hay muchos proveedores de piezas en el Reino Unido, Alemania y los Países Bajos para ayudarle a seguir adelante. 
 

That's a relief. Can you suggest any? I'm already making a list.

Honestly, it's a real pain having to take apart the entire rear suspension just to change brake pads.

I've never seen anything like it.

Besides, the caliper doesn't have any markings like Tokiko or anything like that.