With your help, here it is...

Thanks for everyones help, here it is. I think i'm ready to move on.








Swapped wheels, superbike bars, removed vetter fairing, added turn signals, recovered seat, new rear wheel, new chain, new cables. As good as I can get it to my abilities.

1981 KZ650 Customer Service Representative

turned out nice!

fun times....good work...hows she ride

redwood wrote:

Thanks for everyones help, here it is. I think i'm ready to move on.

What are you ready to move on to?

Something with less carbs and less MX work. If it's not one thing, it's another with this bike. Had a hanging idle for a long time, then it went away, now it seems it's back, front brake switch went out, multitude of other things.

Would like something lighter as well.

Your idle problem, sometimes it doesn't come down to idle when you come to a stop? My bike did that, then I thoroughly cleaned the spark advancer and lubed it with Lubriplate. Seems to have fixed it.

I like that paint, looks neat.

Looks great man! What tire is that on the rear? Im lookin for new tires, the tread design is very nice.

Kidkawie wrote:

Your idle problem, sometimes it doesn't come down to idle when you come to a stop? My bike did that, then I thoroughly cleaned the spark advancer and lubed it with Lubriplate. Seems to have fixed it.

I like that paint, looks neat.

Yeah it may be time to check that again, but I also did that and everything else everybody suggested.

The paint was accidental. I didn't have the regulator and all set properly so when I sprayed it came out textured. Then shot a two part matte clear and that's what I ended up with.

likes2gofast2009 wrote:

Looks great man! What tire is that on the rear? Im lookin for new tires, the tread design is very nice.

Metzler ME880. Ended up being $160 mounted and balanced for me.

Am I the only nit picky bastard :blush: to see those unGodly control wires hanging out and flapping in the wind. LOL...
Do me a biggy and tuck those up tight to the bars, drop em down through the middle of the triple tree where they belong, (see hole just below key/idiot light cluster) and tuck the excess up under the tank. Zippy straps are yer friend, Mkay!

Other than that, looks Very nicely done. :woohoo: