I bought the 1977 KZ-400

FastDoc · 03-02-2010, 11:17 PM

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Originally Posted by SpudRider

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Originally Posted by FastDoc

I just redid the carbs and intake boots. Thank God I seem to have done it right and she runs great. I think I might be done with the mechanicals!

That is wonderful, Doc! Dare I ask for more photographs?

Spud

My pleasure. The boots that were on it worked only because they were covered in RTV silicone and were ugly. The only internal carb parts i needed to replace were the float needle valves and the float bowl O rings and the fuel line. I got off easy I think. Tomorrow I'll get a new in line fuel filter. Seeing how TINY those internal passages are makes me paranoid of clogging something!

The main good stuff I can't photograph, like how nice it runs not and no longer acts and smells rich.

Top speed did not change, I guess it's an 85 MPH bike which is fine with me, and 15 MPH faster than I need to go on it. I just used top speed as a rough indicator of power output.

I think I'm still down some because when they were new the articles had them clocked at 98, no way mine would do that. But, 33 years ago was a long time!