Another thing I find very beneficial with the sealing of crossover O-rings, is a light cleaning, with fine scotchbrite both inside the crossover port and in the o-ring groove. Along with a very light coat of silicone grease, it just makes the job of the o-ring a lot easier. I have seen others shove that crossover tube into the port while twisting it and ramming it and if you pull that sucker back out, it invariably has scored up the surface of the o-ring. My moto…keep it smooth and lubed. That’s what she said. 😉

@MotoRestoFL

7 ай бұрын

I do exactly as you describe on every carb rack where I address the fuel joints/tee's. It's good practice. I use SuperLube silicone grease.

1977 KZ1000s were certainly built in 1976. My 77 was made in July 1976. Very early, low SN. I bought it new in Feb 77, and rode it home after a snow storm.. Keep up the good work!

@MotoRestoFL

7 ай бұрын

Yea, I had heard of them, just never saw one until now.

@MotoRestoFL

7 ай бұрын

You need to tell that story and we'll put it on my channel sometime, that's a great story!

Love the dual bike fix, keep it up.

I rode a hard tail once...................and never repeated the torture.

@MotoRestoFL

7 ай бұрын

Nor will I. My back can’t take it. Customer can test ride it.

Enjoyed the video, May need to send you my carbs off the VFR750. CB750 sounds good. RIDE SAFE OUT THERE!

I use Seafoam intake cleaner or Mopar Combustion chamber cleaner on the dried gas to dissolve it. Works really well. Carb cleaners barely work. I had to buy 2 fuel tees for my KZ project and dealer got me for a hundred bucks!

@MotoRestoFL

7 ай бұрын

Wait until video #2 on these bikes, for more fuel tee drama on the Mikuni's. I think I'm just going to start making all my own stuff, the quality of materials out there is getting depressing. Cheers.

They say that with any of those words like rusty, easy, busy etc, you can -y + ier to make the comparative. So, correct young man, rustier! 😊

Worked on a voyager a few years ago. Carbs are not fun to remove. But it was a nice riding recliner.

@MotoRestoFL

7 ай бұрын

Oh geez thanks a lot. lol.

@Pete-from-Tn

7 ай бұрын

@@MotoRestoFL That KZ1000, walk in the park. But carbs are not as bad as the fuel pump on the KAW.

The kz1000 is simply a very early build bike & that’s it.

@MotoRestoFL

7 ай бұрын

Well, it’s different in small details than the ‘77 later and ‘78’s because it has KZ900 parts. That’s something.

Any bike made after May is for the following year. So August of 76 would be a 77 model.

@MotoRestoFL

7 ай бұрын

Yes I know it’s a ‘77, I just hadn’t seen one made in ‘76.

those honda carbs are a pain in the butt and i do not like dry sump

Is that master link clink on backwards ?

@MotoRestoFL

7 ай бұрын

What master link?

@wdhewson

7 ай бұрын

Hard trail final drive chain@@MotoRestoFL

@MotoRestoFL

7 ай бұрын

@@wdhewson got me. I’ll check. You have good eyes. lol.

@53Scirocco

7 ай бұрын

The chain master link clip is fitted correctly (close part of the clip in moving direction), see @ 5:42 between the frame tubes.

@MotoRestoFL

7 ай бұрын

@@53Scirocco correct.