And here is another Kawasaki KZ650 cafe-racer shopping post. As I bought a new tank for the project, I also had to buy rubber cushions to mount the tank. Here they are: Let’s unpack them!…
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No matter how hard this year has been for you, I hope that on Christmas eve you’ll reach two things: a peace of mind and a harbour to your liking to have a bit of…
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And here we go with a clip about early Kawasaki KZ650 engine assembling. Whole process, from the set of parts in boxes to the ready engine compressed into a 7:20 time-lapse video. It’s hard to…
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And here is yet one update on the Kawasaki KZ650 cafe-racer project. I was not very satisfied with how the Honda CB500T tank fits the KZ650 frame. The tunnel of the tank had to be…
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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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