83 KZ1300 Revival

I also have 1982 and completely restoring it. So far the cheapest resleeving I found is in California, unless it can be done in Medicine Hat (still no news about it as you can see above). The only place I found a rear brake kit is Helmut in Germany

Feel free to PM or email me, since we are doing the same bike!

Been a while, though I would upload some pics of the bike and where its at.

What have I been working on;
Chasing Leaks mostly from the Left and right engine cases.
Rims painted and polished

Brakes rebuilt SS lines sinister-ed pads < This was tedious.
Took me a while to realize the little riser on the line splitter was stopping the banjos from sealing

Replaced Gauge cluster needles
Frame / swing arm /engine mounts Painted with POR-15 Gloss black < Came out alright could have done better.

Engine removed and painted with Duplex engine enamel aluminum < This was a PITA removing and painting the motor.
At the end of the day was kind of a sloppy job.

Forks Rebuilt
Steering stem / Swing arm / Wheel Bearings Inspected re-greased < That Swing arm was a real PITA to get out.
Starter stopped working; new brushes and a clean good as new.

Was getting 16v at battery, rectifier sense wire had 2 volts or drop moved it to battery problem solved.(need to investigate voltage drop)

Decided to Clean carbs they worked but a site for sore eyes. I was really getting into this until my ultrasonic cleaner started smoking. It had created a crack in its SS basin.
That was that. Got to get another one. Only 2 carby bodies cleaned.

Ongoing> chasing a high RPM performance issue. under 3.5k RPM bike pulls great above that it was coughing and sputtering.
Suspect it was the needles not rising properly they are quite tight in the bores in the carbs. No tears in diaphragms. My ignition problem may also be related or the culprit.
Still investigating

Apologies for the glare in the photos just realized how bad it was.

Anyway enough Waffle.