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July 12, 2021
cafe racer, Kawasaki KZ650 cafe-racer, KZ650: engine
And here is the last part of preparations for Kawasaki KZ650 engine assembling. After engine dismantling I put relief valves (have two of them) in a separate box. And there they remained untouched till time…
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July 2, 2021
cafe racer, Kawasaki KZ650 cafe-racer, KZ650: engine, KZ650: shopping post
When I was checking if I have all necessary parts for the Kawasaki KZ650 engine assembling, I also checked the fitment of all aftermarket gaskets. After that I decided to buy an OEM oil pan…
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June 24, 2021
cafe racer, Kawasaki KZ650 cafe-racer, KZ650: engine
Well, this post is dedicated solely to the rotor holder I made for the Kawasaki KZ650. Application of this tool to the KZ650 engine, unlike KZ750 and Zephyr 750, is limited by only two cases:…
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June 21, 2021
cafe racer, Kawasaki KZ650 cafe-racer, KZ650: engine
Another item in my list of preassembling works was final transmission assembling. When I was cleaning and checking gearbox, I found out that it’s condition was perfect, the most of measurements were well within not…
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gazzz
June 12, 2021
cafe racer, Kawasaki KZ650 cafe-racer, KZ650: engine
So it’s time to prepare the engine for assembling, which means not only some work to be done, but also applying existing and producing some new special tools. Usually when I prepare parts for glass…
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gazzz
June 6, 2021
cafe racer, Kawasaki KZ650 cafe-racer, KZ650: engine, KZ650: engine covers
Well, I was about to start a series of posts about preparing the Kawasaki KZ650 engine for assembling, including a section about special tools I made by the way, but on Saturday I finished two…
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gazzz
June 4, 2021
cafe racer, cafe-racer parts
Quite a lot of time has passed since I posted something about “Eight Ball” mirrors last time. It’s understandable, since mirrors are much smaller than cafe-racer kits and make smaller changes in motorcycle exterior. However,…
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gazzz
May 31, 2021
cafe racer, cafe-racer parts, Kawasaki Zephyr 550 cafe-racer kit
At last, models of the tail and the seat base for the Kawasaki Zephyr 550 cafe-racer kit are ready. I already handed them to my contractor in fiberglass works so the next step of the…
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May 28, 2021
cafe racer, cafe-racer parts, Comstar spoked wheels, Honda CBX750 spoked wheels
With this and that I’ve mostly forgot to continue the story of a double set of cafe-racer spoked wheels for Kris’ Spider motortcycles. So here we go. After I trued both sets of wheels, I…
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