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September 15, 2019
cafe racer, Kawasaki KZ650 cafe-racer, KZ650: intake, KZ650: shopping post
I am used to buy OEM parts for our projects from USA, thus when I decided to order new carburetors’ manifolds I found that only right carb holders are currently available. After some thinking I…
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September 8, 2019
cafe racer, Kawasaki KZ650 cafe-racer, KZ650: intake
So carburetors’ bodies were cleaned. And so were all other components, like heat shield. Float bowls’ gaskets gave me a bit of work as they were glued to bowls from factory and after mostly forty…
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September 6, 2019
cafe racer, Kawasaki KZ650 cafe-racer, KZ650: intake
This post, be it put in one part, would contain about forty photos. So I am to cut it in two. The question of KZ650 carburetors is quite extensive. One may catch a serious case…
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August 29, 2019
cafe racer, Kawasaki KZ650 cafe-racer, KZ650: engine
It’s well known, that clutch baskets of Kawasaki KZ650/KZ750, as well as that of Zephyr 750 are equipped with rubber dampers. These rubbers shrink and even crumble after a long time of exploitation, therefore cease…
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August 19, 2019
Garage, memories
Continuation of traditional posts: another photo of skies-over-garages. Shot it occasionally after I took a look at the skies and couldn’t resist the desire to take the camera in my hands.
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August 15, 2019
cafe racer, Zephyr 750 cafe-racer, Zephyrs with kits
Our motorcycles express our personality and creativity. Even through and out utilitarian motorcycle speaks about its owner and so do cafe-racers. I am glad that I could help people to express themselves by cafe-racer kit…
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August 9, 2019
cafe racer, Comstar spoked wheels, Honda CBX550 spoked wheels, Kawasaki KZ650 cafe-racer
18″ high shouldered (H-type, H-shape, flanged or valanced) rims are essential point of both, CBX550 spoked wheels project and whole KZ650 project. I bought first pair of such rims on Italian ebay. They were descendants…
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August 2, 2019
cafe racer, Kawasaki KZ650 cafe-racer, KZ650: engine
I’ve made some improvised plugs and cut out a set of covers from transparent plastic to protect all essential surfaces of crankcase from glass blasting and to minimize penetration of glass beads into crankcase. Then…
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July 28, 2019
Garage, Zephyr, Zephyr 750
I had to solve small issue with starter plunger in one of carburetors of my old good Kawasaki Zephyr 750. As process demanded carburetors removal, I also decided to clean, maintain carburetors and check all…
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