Engine ID

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Engine ID

16 Mar 2019 15:18
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Just picked up my first kz and trying to learn a little about it. It’s an 81 Kz1000 Ltd. first question before I start ordering parts is the engine code. It reads kzt00JE033378
Now looking at Zedder.com I’m getting this iis out of an 82 model? If so is there anything different I should be looking for when I start to order up parts?

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Re: Engine ID

16 Mar 2019 19:43
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Mostly the same, though the clutch release mechanism was changed in 1982.
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2000 ZRX1100 not ridden enough

www.kzrider.com/11-projects/620336-anoth...uild-thread?start=24
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Re: Engine ID

16 Mar 2019 19:44
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You should order parts based on your frame serial number. You can find it on a white sticker on the neck. It's also stamped into the neck.
I have several restored bikes along with a 2006 Goldwing with a sidecar. My wife has a 2019 Suzuki DR 650 for on and off road.
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Re: Engine ID

16 Mar 2019 19:47
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Unless it was a leftover 1981 frame and a really early 1982 engine, or if the engine is not original to the bike.
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www.kzrider.com/11-projects/620336-anoth...uild-thread?start=24
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