New Kawasaki Owner! YAY!
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New Kawasaki Owner! YAY!
Hi, all!
I'm a new owner of a Kawasaki KZ750 F-1 LTD Shaft with an inline four. I love the look of the bike, and all around the 750/fours have great reviews and longevity, being produced for so long and so popular with riders. This is my first Japanese bike, too. My previous ride was a BMW R1100RS, that I loved but sold because maintenance costs were so high.
The main issue that I'm having is that the F-1 LTD Shaft is almost a ghost when it comes to info and parts that I can find on the web.
It needs a little bit of TLC to get it road ready, like fork seals and a speedo cable, but parts compatibility info is nil.
Any help from those of you who have more experience with this bike would be much welcomed, and if anyone has a shop manual, I can't seem to find the one for the shaft drive.
Thanks again, and I look forward to learning about all of you and this wonderful bike!
~David
I'm a new owner of a Kawasaki KZ750 F-1 LTD Shaft with an inline four. I love the look of the bike, and all around the 750/fours have great reviews and longevity, being produced for so long and so popular with riders. This is my first Japanese bike, too. My previous ride was a BMW R1100RS, that I loved but sold because maintenance costs were so high.
The main issue that I'm having is that the F-1 LTD Shaft is almost a ghost when it comes to info and parts that I can find on the web.
It needs a little bit of TLC to get it road ready, like fork seals and a speedo cable, but parts compatibility info is nil.
Any help from those of you who have more experience with this bike would be much welcomed, and if anyone has a shop manual, I can't seem to find the one for the shaft drive.
Thanks again, and I look forward to learning about all of you and this wonderful bike!
~David
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David,
Welcome to KF. I had an early 80's KZ750 LTD, but it was chain drive. Rode and abused the heck out of it.
Unfortunately, that's about as much as I can tell you. Kawasaki's web site used to do a good job with parts interchangeability, but they disabled that within the past few months.
We have a cycle salvage shop in town that specializes in vintage bikes and parts. You may want to look up those types of places and see what you can find.
Welcome to KF. I had an early 80's KZ750 LTD, but it was chain drive. Rode and abused the heck out of it.
Unfortunately, that's about as much as I can tell you. Kawasaki's web site used to do a good job with parts interchangeability, but they disabled that within the past few months.
We have a cycle salvage shop in town that specializes in vintage bikes and parts. You may want to look up those types of places and see what you can find.
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