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Zephyr 550 cafe-racer kit. First completed kits.

gazzz August 30, 2021 4 cafe racer, cafe-racer parts, Kawasaki Zephyr 400-550, Kawasaki Zephyr 550 cafe-racer kit

Kawasaki Zephyr 550 cafe-racer kit

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.

gazzz August 27, 2021 0 Kawasaki KZ650 cafe-racer, KZ650: engine, Zephyr, Zephyr 750

Kawasaki KZ650 primary chain

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.

gazzz August 23, 2021 0 cafe racer, cafe-racer parts, Kawasaki Zephyr 550 cafe-racer kit, Zephyr 750 cafe-racer

Zephyr 750 and 550 cafe racer seats

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.

gazzz August 17, 2021 0 cafe racer, Kawasaki KZ650 cafe-racer, KZ650: engine

Kawasaki KZ650: Wiseco K700 big bore piston kit

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.

gazzz August 12, 2021 0 cafe racer, Kawasaki KZ650 cafe-racer, KZ650: engine

Kawasaki KZ650 engine assembling

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.

gazzz August 2, 2021 0 cafe racer, cafe-racer parts, Kawasaki Zephyr 400-550, Kawasaki Zephyr 550 cafe-racer kit

Kawasaki ZR400 ZR550 cafe-racer kit

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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Zephyr 550 cafe-racer kit. First ready seats.

gazzz July 31, 2021 0 cafe racer, cafe-racer parts, Kawasaki Zephyr 400-550, Kawasaki Zephyr 550 cafe-racer kit

Kawasaki ZR400 ZR550 cafe-racer kit seat

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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KZ650 cafe-racer. Engine assembling. Part 1.

gazzz July 29, 2021 0 cafe racer, Kawasaki KZ650 cafe-racer, KZ650: engine

Workbench for motorcycle engine assembling

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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Zephyr 550 cafe-racer kit. Moulds and first parts.

gazzz July 23, 2021 0 cafe racer, cafe-racer parts, Kawasaki Zephyr 550 cafe-racer kit, Zephyr

Kawasaki Zephyr 550 cafe-racer kit: tail

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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BMW R35
Kawasaki Zephyr 550 cafe-racer kit
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