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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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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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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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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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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Hurray! First two seats for Kawasaki ZR400/ZR550 Zephyr cafe-racer kits are ready. My idea was to make the 400/550 seat look like a brother to Zephyr 750 seat even as their fiberglass bases have a…
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So, everything was ready for Kawasaki KZ650 engine assembling . There are two workbenches in my garage, and one of them I designed according to my idea of comfort engine assembling. Here is how my…
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And here we go: moulds for Kawasaki Zephyr 400-550 cafe-racer kit are ready, as well as the first two sets of real fibreglass parts. And even if it took longer than I was expecting (and…
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And here is the last part of preparations for Kawasaki KZ650 engine assembling. After engine dismantling I put relief valves (have two of them) in a separate box. And there they remained untouched till time…
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