Posted by cscalgary on April 30, 2005, 9:37 pm
Hey y’all, so here’s the short and sweet version for this story.
I have managed to aquire a 1984 Kawasaki KZ550LTD from my aunts
estate, it’s been sitting idle for two and a half years and needs some
work done on it because it wasn’t stored properly.
Is it worth it to put the money into this bike? Because I honestly
know nothing about Kawasakis so I’m lookin for some advice.
Thanks!
Cat
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Posted by B on April 30, 2005, 10:06 pm
2cb1c1f342ab9d949f83d64b528afd46@motorcycleforumz.com:
> Hey y’all, so here’s the short and sweet version for this story.
>
> I have managed to aquire a 1984 Kawasaki KZ550LTD from my aunts
> estate, it’s been sitting idle for two and a half years and needs some
> work done on it because it wasn’t stored properly.
>
> Is it worth it to put the money into this bike? Because I honestly
> know nothing about Kawasakis so I’m lookin for some advice.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Cat
>
I have a 1981 version of that bike - the real difference being that it has
shaft drive where mine has a chain.
Kawasaki 4 cylinder machines are very robust - good for about 80,000 miles
or so before anything really serious goes wrong.
If it has been stored properly then it may just need the fluids drained and
changed and a new battery.
If not and if there was gas in the bike you'll need to clean out the carbs.
Check the tank for rust too.
Bram COG# 5862
'03 Concours
'81 KZ550 LTD
276c
Posted by Robert Barr on April 30, 2005, 11:14 pm
cscalgary wrote:
> Hey y’all, so here’s the short and sweet version for this story.
>
> I have managed to aquire a 1984 Kawasaki KZ550LTD from my aunts
> estate, it’s been sitting idle for two and a half years and needs some
> work done on it because it wasn’t stored properly.
>
> Is it worth it to put the money into this bike? Because I honestly
> know nothing about Kawasakis so I’m lookin for some advice.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Cat
>
http://www.kawasakimotorcycle.org/forum/index.php
Posted by Nate Bargmann on May 3, 2005, 3:31 pm
On Sun, 01 May 2005 03:14:36 +0000, Robert Barr wrote:
> cscalgary wrote:
>> Hey y'all, so here's the short and sweet version for this story.
>>
>> I have managed to acquire a 1984 Kawasaki KZ550LTD from my aunts
>> estate, it's been sitting idle for two and a half years and needs some
>> work done on it because it wasn't stored properly.
>>
>> Is it worth it to put the money into this bike? Because I honestly know
>> nothing about Kawasakis so I'm looking for some advice.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Cat
>>
> http://www.kawasakimotorcycle.org/forum/index.php
Another good resource for KZ bikes is http://www.kzrider.com
Join the forum, lot's of good help available. Perhaps a bit more on
KZRider as that's its focus. I'm a member of both boards and try to
answer what I can.
For parts you will find eBay to be a good resource as is Z1 Enterprises,
http://z1enterprises.com It probably isn't worth it to put more than a
few hundred dollars into the bike to get it running if you just want to
sell it. If it becomes your passion then who cares about money! ;)
- Nate >>
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> I have managed to aquire a 1984 Kawasaki KZ550LTD from my aunts
> estate, it’s been sitting idle for two and a half years and needs some
> work done on it because it wasn’t stored properly.
>
> Is it worth it to put the money into this bike? Because I honestly
> know nothing about Kawasakis so I’m lookin for some advice.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Cat
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