Kawasaki KZ650 cafe-racer
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November 9, 2020
cafe racer, Kawasaki KZ650 cafe-racer, Zephyr 750
During the last two weeks I was asked three times about compatibility of Kawasaki KZ650 and stainless steel exhaust header made by Black Widow (UK) for Kawasaki ZR750 Zephyr. It looks like a good reason…
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November 2, 2020
cafe racer, Kawasaki KZ650 cafe-racer, KZ650: engine, KZ750 cylinder head
Many engine paints require “baking” to complete their curing. Also, it’s better to test paint before the engine is assembled. And even taking into account that the cylinder head will have a higher temperature than…
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October 24, 2020
cafe racer, Kawasaki KZ650 cafe-racer, KZ650: engine, KZ650: starter motor
And here is the last part of Kawasaki KZ650 electrical starter restoration story. All I had to do was to finish the job as to install another end cap with gears in it with assembling…
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October 20, 2020
cafe racer, Kawasaki KZ650 cafe-racer, KZ650: engine, KZ650: starter motor
I started assembling the starter motor from yoke assembly. As I already mentioned, Kawasaki service manual indicates that “is not meant to be disassembled”. The reason is simple: the gap between rotor and field coils’…
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October 11, 2020
cafe racer, Kawasaki KZ650 cafe-racer, KZ650: engine, KZ650: starter motor
Before I could start assembling the starter motor I had to replace bearing and O-rings. Since O-Rings have part numbers it’s not an issue to buy them. The bearing of the output shaft is 6003Z…
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October 7, 2020
cafe racer, Kawasaki KZ650 cafe-racer, KZ650: engine, KZ650: starter motor
As long as the starter motor works, people rarely think about it. Especially if the starter motor is hidden under the fancy cover like that on Kawasaki KZ or SOHC Honda CB. I duno what…
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September 24, 2020
cafe racer, Kawasaki KZ650 cafe-racer, KZ650: engine, KZ650: shopping post
Cam chain tensioner systems of Kawasaki Z900, Z1 and early KZ650 with their three guide sprockets and two guide wheels are fascinating and have attractiveness of complicated mechanical toys. However, one who decided to pack…
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August 26, 2020
Kawasaki KZ650 cafe-racer, KZ650: engine
It finally happened: cylinders for Kawasaki KZ650 cafe-racer project are bored, honed to fit a Wiseco K700 piston kit, glass beads blasted painted in black. It’s my third approach to cylinder block. Original cylinders of…
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August 17, 2020
cafe racer, Kawasaki KZ650 cafe-racer, KZ650: shopping post
And here we go with a new shopping post. And again, all parts in it are for Kawasaki KZ650 engine, which is no wonder as engine assembling is my next big goal. As I already…
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