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Newbie kz750 Owner 16 Sep 2019 11:46 #810931

scottybadkid Topic Author Offline User 1983 KZ750 Posts: 6 Thank you received: 0	Hey All, I'm new to the forum. I just picked up a 1983 KZ750 4 cylinder that I want to turn into a brat/scrambler hybrid. I'm looking for a more square-ish fuel tank (sorry stock bike lovers! I've heard that the 1982 kz550 or gpz tanks might by swapped with a lil' modification. Any recommendations for this or other threads I should look at for my project? Thanks for any help with this!
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Newbie kz750 Owner 16 Sep 2019 13:05 #810933

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Howdy. The tripe tree will probably bang against & ding a larger tank. There are probably some fixes for this >> maybe have a welder add some material to the steering stop peg or drill a hole thru the peg & add a bolt or something. These things will reduce the turning radius, but would probably only affect pushing & maneuvering the motorcycle around in tight spots, such as in a garage or driveway.

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Newbie kz750 Owner 16 Sep 2019 17:49 #810943

Nessism Offline Sustaining Member Posts: 7279 Thank you received: 2672	www.kzrider.com/forum/11-projects/602462-kz750e-resto-mod Ed Carb O-ring Kits : www.kzrider.com/forum/3-carburetor/61807...-o-ring-kits?start=0 www.kzrider.com/forum/forum-index/faq-wi...owner-things-to-know 1981 KZ750E2 www.kzrider.com/forum/11-projects/604901...z750e-project-thread The following user(s) said Thank You: scottybadkid
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Newbie kz750 Owner 17 Sep 2019 08:09 #810967

scottybadkid Topic Author Offline User 1983 KZ750 Posts: 6 Thank you received: 0	holy crap
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Newbie kz750 Owner 17 Sep 2019 09:20 #810971

martin_csr Offline User Posts: 7983 Thank you received: 1621	What KZ750 do you have? I was assuming an Ltd without thinking. doh. ... 1981 KZ650 Competition Sports and Road The following user(s) said Thank You: scottybadkid
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Newbie kz750 Owner 17 Sep 2019 12:52 #810977

scottybadkid Topic Author Offline User 1983 KZ750 Posts: 6 Thank you received: 0	KZ750-F LTD Anyone know if a 1981 Kawasaki KZ550D1 Fuel Tank (GPZ550) could be modified to fit on this bike?
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Newbie kz750 Owner 18 Sep 2019 08:48 #811015

scottybadkid Topic Author Offline User 1983 KZ750 Posts: 6 Thank you received: 0	Anyone know of square-ish tank option that wouldn't be too tough to modify to fit this bike? Any guidance appreciated...
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Newbie kz750 Owner 18 Sep 2019 11:52 #811021

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I don't know how easily a GPz type tanks can be made to fit. The 550 is a smaller motorcycle, so that GPz tank might be too short. A 750-GPz, KZ750-L3 or KZ700 tank might be a better fit. You could measure the distance between your front tank mounts & also measure the length of your tank from the Fr tank mounts to the rear of the tank. Also, note how deep the frame channel is >> a GPz might have a deeper channel. guessing. Then compare your numbers to a potential donor tank.

Also, the KZ750E has a larger tank than an Ltd, but it isn't squarish like a GPz fuel tank. The 750E tank is a direct bolt-on to the 750H Ltd chain drive frame, but the Ltd upper triple is kind of straight across & will bang against it; the Ltd Shaft triple tree is similar. The 750E triple tree is angled forward to allow clearance for the larger tank.
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