Hello from Montana!

Hey ya'll, I'm Scot and I've been looking around for a bit and decided to stop in and say "Hello". I'm a new rider and my 79 KZ650 is my first bike. I bought it a month or so back and pulled all the bags and fairings off and I'm quite impressed. She's bone stock but somewhat well cared for, but like all my vehicles, I'm gonna start with a carb rebuild and general tune up. I'm excited to meet all you guys and hopefully learn some more about my bike. I'd love some advice on where to start and where to find parts. Any tips for a new guy?

Welcome from the UK

Welcome to KZRider, Scot. There are many many vendors on the internet willing to sell you parts. Most are reputable, some are not. The same goes for eBay. Learn to use eBay and how to read the reputations of sellers, etc. Best advice will come from members of this site.

Welcome from Coeur D Alene Idaho , where in Montana are you

Welcome Scot from Canada.

Z1Enterprises, KZ Zone, Diablo Cycle are a few that sell vintage Kawasaki parts.

Which model 650 did you buy? B. C or D?

Welcome from central Massachusetts.  Plenty of knowledge and experience on this forum, all you have to do is ask.
Look at "New owner things to know " for a lot of good tips. You can find it in the WIKI section of KZRider.

Great Falls, MT. Been here about 4 years

KZ650C

Welcome from the Southeast. We love pics. 

Welcome to the fun! When  you can post a pic or 2 so we can see what you are working with.

I'll post some pics as soon as I can

Here's some photos of the bike and a pic of what I pulled off. Not a huge fan of all the cruiser fairings but maybe that will change with time. Ignore the LTD panel, the guy I purchased the bike from said thats all he could find to replace the original. I want to keep it looking stock and just get her running good.  -Scot