And here are some detailed photos of the Kawasaki KZ650 engine. For all polished covers I chose chrome plated small hex head flange bolts. These are genuine Kawasaki bolts with length identical to the length…
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And here we come to the culmination of Kawasaki KZ650 engine assembling: engine covers installation. I had new mounts for engine wiring, but I decided to install them later. I also decided to use a…
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And here are special Kawasaki KZ650 edition Halloween pumpkins. After I finished with the Jack O’Lantern Rider pumpkin, I still had some pumpkins in my workshop. I was thinking what to do with them and…
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With the starter clutch repacked there was nothing to stop me from finishing the Kawasaki KZ650 engine assembling. Workbench was ready for another (mostly final) stage of the process. To drive the secondary shaft in…
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Those of my readers who wondered why I didn’t install the secondary shaft right after I put halves of the engine together may find an explanation of this fact in this post. The reason was…
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And here is a post about Kawasaki KZ650 valve timing adjustment. The procedure of camshaft installation and valve timing itself is clearly described in the Factory Service Manual and there is nothing that I could…
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With the cylinder head in place my next tasks were camshafts installation and timing adjustment. I bought a Kawasaki Zephyr 750 camshafts for the KZ650 project. They are mostly identical to KZ750 camshafts and have…
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With piston bases and piston ring compressors it was a matter of minutes to get cylinders installed. I spent more time on photo shooting than on installation itself. I oiled bores because I could not…
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I think many KZ650, KZ750, GPZ750 and Zephyr 750 owners, who overhaul engines of their bikes have questions if the primary chain needs to be replaced. This part is expensive, so no wonder that thinking…
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