Some wheels to be.
If some time ago someone told me that I am about to build a bike with tires like a Firestone Champion Deluxe, I would laugh in his/her face. The thing about these tires is that…
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KZ650 cafe-racer. Engine assembling. Part 5.
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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KZ650 cafe-racer. Engine assembling. Part 4.
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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Zephyr 550 cafe-racer kit. First completed kits.
And here is the final part of the story about the first two cafe-racer kits for Kawasaki Zephyr 550. It took much longer than I expected to develop the kit and settle all matters of…
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About Kawasaki KZ650, KZ750 and Zephyr 750 primary chains.
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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Zephyr 750 and 550 cafe racer seats: comparison.
Kawasaki Zephyr 750 and 550 motorcycles look like brothers (or sisters) so no wonder, when I was working on Zephyr 550 cafe-racer kit my plans for the seat was to make it look like those…
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KZ650 cafe-racer. Engine assembling. Part 3.
I had no time for photo shooting when I was applying sealant on crankcase contact surfaces. So next photos I took were those of the engine case already assembled, with all bolts torqued to specs….
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KZ650 cafe-racer. Engine assembling. Part 2.
Next step in Kawasaki KZ650 engine assembling was connecting rod installation. As usual, I applied mix of engine oil and Liqui Moly LM48 molybdenum grease to connecting rod bearing inserts. I tightened connecting rods’ nuts…
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Zephyr 550 cafe-racer kit. First kit installed.
Sure, as soon as I had a ready seat at my disposal I started preparing the Kawasaki Zephyr 400/550 for its installation. It occurred to me that only installing a kit wouldn’t be sufficient. So…
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