Before and After

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Re: Before and After

6 years 4 months ago

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That's perfect thanks Globemaster, wanted to understand the mix'n'match of components and the ZN comparision very relevant too, didn't know it was differently engineered.

Richard.

1979 KZ1300 A1
1999 K1200LT - now sold, I like them however was nearly as big as my X5 but no faster.

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StanG
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Re: Before and After

6 years 4 months ago - 6 years 4 months ago

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One with a 5.3 l marked cover, big window, 1980 A2

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Re: Before and After

6 years 4 months ago

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globemaster, if you are inclined, could you please tell us a bit about your time in Japan/ What sort of engineering were you involved with? What were your impressions of the KZ1300 ? I guess the bike must have attracted a lot of attention in Japan in those days, as that model was not sold in the domestic market.
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Re: Before and After

6 years 4 months ago

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biltonjim wrote: globemaster, if you are inclined, could you please tell us a bit about your time in Japan/ What sort of engineering were you involved with? What were your impressions of the KZ1300 ? I guess the bike must have attracted a lot of attention in Japan in those days, as that model was not sold in the domestic market.
Thank you.

Ditto. You've piqued my interest as well.

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Re: Before and After

6 years 4 months ago

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what are those pressed metal plates with slots in? I don't have those - at least I don't think I do - it's been a while since I had clutch cover off

1980 KZ1300 B2 Touring/A2
1990 ZZ-R1100 C1

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Re: Before and After

6 years 4 months ago

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Those are the baffle plates discussed earlier in the thread; some models / oil capacities had them to combat frothing oil.

1979 KZ1300 A1
1999 K1200LT - now sold, I like them however was nearly as big as my X5 but no faster.

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