So, what should have happened in June happened only in September. Yesterday I finally finished rear wheel. I placed second order for Excel 18″ 2.5″ high shouldered rim as soon as I became sure that …
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I am used to buy OEM parts for our projects from USA, thus when I decided to order new carburetors’ manifolds I found that only right carb holders are currently available. After some thinking I…
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So carburetors’ bodies were cleaned. And so were all other components, like heat shield. Float bowls’ gaskets gave me a bit of work as they were glued to bowls from factory and after mostly forty…
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This post, be it put in one part, would contain about forty photos. So I am to cut it in two. The question of KZ650 carburetors is quite extensive. One may catch a serious case…
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It’s well known, that clutch baskets of Kawasaki KZ650/KZ750, as well as that of Zephyr 750 are equipped with rubber dampers. These rubbers shrink and even crumble after a long time of exploitation, therefore cease…
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Continuation of traditional posts: another photo of skies-over-garages. Shot it occasionally after I took a look at the skies and couldn’t resist the desire to take the camera in my hands.
Our motorcycles express our personality and creativity. Even through and out utilitarian motorcycle speaks about its owner and so do cafe-racers. I am glad that I could help people to express themselves by cafe-racer kit…
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18″ high shouldered (H-type, H-shape, flanged or valanced) rims are essential point of both, CBX550 spoked wheels project and whole KZ650 project. I bought first pair of such rims on Italian ebay. They were descendants…
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I’ve made some improvised plugs and cut out a set of covers from transparent plastic to protect all essential surfaces of crankcase from glass blasting and to minimize penetration of glass beads into crankcase. Then…
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