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83' KZ550 LTD 27 Aug 2013 15:12 #603346

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Since my turbo build will be taking much longer than anticipated (link in signature), I decided to pick up something to ride in the meantime. Here is my '83 KZ550-C4 LTD! Picked her up for $500 running and riding! Not the prettiest thing, but with a little TLC it runs like a champ! Don't have much planned for it yet, but I'm sure that will change.

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KZ550 by Dennis Nelson Photography , on Flickr


ADS_4699 by Dennis Nelson Photography , on Flickr


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83' KZ550 LTD 27 Aug 2013 15:16 #603348

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Of course as soon as I post this I get a box from DCC :woohoo: :evil:
Some clubman bars, turn signals to match the rears, and some grips! Really got the clubmans to see how they feel, not necessarily going the cafe route :P


ADS_5449 by Dennis Nelson Photography , on Flickr
'78 KZ650 Custom thingy turned turbo build
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83' KZ550 LTD 27 Aug 2013 16:09 #603359

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$500 what a steal, looks in good shape and the mileage hardly run in! Keep sending the photos!

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83' KZ550 LTD 27 Aug 2013 18:15 #603375

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i have seen lotsa folks run those clubmans upside down also.

keep us posted,

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83' KZ550 LTD 27 Aug 2013 23:39 #603428

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Won't have any updates for a while since my appendix decided to give up the ghost yesterday. It's just hydrocodone and TV for a couple days

:P :P :P :(
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83' KZ550 LTD 28 Aug 2013 09:38 #603477

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dang! :ohmy:

sorry to hear that :pinch: .

when they doin surgery?

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83' KZ550 LTD 28 Aug 2013 11:34 #603497

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All happened Monday. Was in the ER @ 4:30am and in the OR by noon.
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83' KZ550 LTD 31 Aug 2013 01:37 #604084

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that happend to my brother a few years ago he now has a scar he tries to get girls with by telling them he was stabbed. :silly: he also blames my moms cooking :evil: how you feel better man
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83' KZ550 LTD 31 Aug 2013 15:14 #604151

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lightitup wrote: that happend to my brother a few years ago he now has a scar he tries to get girls with by telling them he was stabbed. :silly: he also blames my moms cooking :evil: how you feel better man


Abdominal surgery is definitely not something I want to go through ever again. Up and walking around now, slowly but surely. Might even feel up to the task of getting my bars on today :evil:
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83' KZ550 LTD 01 Sep 2013 14:50 #604314

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Got the clubmans on. Amazing how one little mod can change the attitude of the bike.
Still unable to ride, but that day is coming soon! Gonna wire up the new turn signals and jump the clutch safety later.


KZ550 by Dennis Nelson Photography , on Flickr
'78 KZ650 Custom thingy turned turbo build
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83' KZ550 LTD 02 Sep 2013 12:39 #604449

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Looks great. I'd probably lower the front end an inch or two to level the bike out, but otherwise I like what you got there. B)
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83' KZ550 LTD 02 Sep 2013 20:38 #604536

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DesertKZ wrote: Looks great. I'd probably lower the front end an inch or two to level the bike out, but otherwise I like what you got there. B)


Took your advice and dropped the front about an inch until the forks hit the bars. I'd like to take another inch out front and rear. How would I go about dropping the front more? Would I have to get shorter springs for the forks?

Also cleaned up the pipes the best I could today. Will eventually have an exhaust made out of 304 stainless :evil:

Before

550 exhaust by Dennis Nelson Photography , on Flickr

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550 exhaust by Dennis Nelson Photography , on Flickr
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