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Need help guy. Be nice I realize that is an open door!

Here’s what I did. Last spring while refreshing the front end of my Kz1000 B2 I went looking for my best idiot light cover. Not thinking I went digging into the stashed Kz900 A4 parts. Now I don’t know which is the correct cover for my 900.

Sorry about the strange angle but it was the only way to not capture a reflection. The one on the right appears to have the letters printed on the inside of the bezel. On the left it is printed on the outside of the bezel. Which one is correct for the Kz900?

My oridional factory900 a4 cover has the lettering on the inside

9er rider wrote: My oridional factory900 a4 cover has the lettering on the inside

Thank you. I sure like the look of the Lester mags.

Mikaw wrote:

9er rider wrote: My oridional factory900 a4 cover has the lettering on the inside

Thank you. I sure like the look of the Lester mags.

Hey Matt? Is that a subliminal message?
And I will get to Tripp on Monday. It's about 25 minutes from me. I'm going to have some old crap chrome stripped of some usable Z1-KZ engine covers.

Another project, I am going to paint the black in spokes. They are bringing some big bucks! Those were on the red dragbike when I bought it. That's the same bike with the spokes and GS1100 swing arm.

I need to go to the well again.

How do I black back the plastic trim nut on the four way flasher. I’m sure I can restore the white paint on the top of the pull knob the way I did the recessed letters of the hand controls. FYI I soaked the trim nut in DOT 3 with good success until it dried out and returned to its faded gray current color.

I would try some Back to Black by Mothers.

Too faded for any rub on stuff! Have to paint it!
Readily available product! Might help along the way with other parts for the resto!
Several of producers of similar paint products. All colors too.

I need some advice.

My NOS exhaust is safe at home from Pennsylvania. It’s everything that I could ask for. Maybe too much. I’m having second thoughts. I want my bike as factory fresh as I can. But, as mentioned I don’t plan to sell it, I’m seeing other restored 900A4’s asking good money that have repop exhaust. Are the NOS better off stashed for a rainy day.

Obviously, it's up to you, but if it was me I would install repop exhaust and keep those originals safe and unused. They may be the last set of originals in that condition left on this planet. In my opinion they are too valuable to use on a bike that is actually ridden. They would be better off used on a very minty bike that is only used in bike shows. Ed

I had a set of NOS Z1 pipes hanging on my wall. I also bought a set of repro pipes from Doremi and decided to put them on the wall and put the NOS ones on my Z1B. While synching the carbs I ran them too hot and burned two of them near the top. Pissed me off totally.

But it's your choice!

Holy KAW Batman! Those pipes are amazing! Me, being a seller and flipper for profit with most of my stuff over the years. I would take them to the MECUM Las Vegas motorcycle auction and roll them thru on a cart with all those high rollers from Japan and Europe.
They could go for between $3,000 - $5,000 I bet!
But don't even put them on in the beginning at start up. I'd wait till the bike is all dialed in if you plan on using them. I'd go with doremi or sudco re-pops. Someone on FB a few weeks back had a set of Doremi's for $1000 bucks.
How many times have you waxed them?