Kawasaki KZ650 cafe-racer. Some cleaning.

In the course of KZ650 engine pre assembling preparations I had yet one job to do: cleaning oil pan (came from 1991 Zephyr 750 and has ports for oil cooler), transmission cover and bearing cap….
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In the course of KZ650 engine pre assembling preparations I had yet one job to do: cleaning oil pan (came from 1991 Zephyr 750 and has ports for oil cooler), transmission cover and bearing cap….
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The subject of this post is Kawasaki KZ650 secondary shaft dampers. These dampers are positioned between two couplings: one of them is connected to the crankshaft through the primary chain while other seats on the…
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I designed a cafe-racer kit for Kawasaki Zephyr 750 six years ago and since then I have made a lot of them, but I have never shot the video about kits. looks like it’s…
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Recently received email reminded me that I have had this article mostly ready for a long time. It also motivated me to finish it and shot some pictures to illustrate it. Well, it’s not a…
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It may sound strange, but having the new OEM cylinder head and valves I decided to perform valves leak test. Therefore I installed all valves (without valve seals). Then I performed a classic leak test…
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Whenever I receive an email with request, if I am still making cafe-racer kits for Kawasaki Zephyr 750, it might mean that it’s time to post something about kits again, just to indicate that yes, …
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