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Hello new member here! 9 years 2 months ago #9265

BigSix Offline Platinum Member Posts: 791 Thank you received: 237	Hi Don welcome to this place - the whole world is here. Once you tried this beast you will never love another ... promise. regards from Switzerland Holger Z1300 A1/ KZT30AG built 1979 frame KZT30A 004285 engine KZT30A 000288 location: borderland-triangle France/ Germany/ Switzerland, Europe
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Hello new member here! 9 years 2 months ago #9267

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Hi and welcome.

Well done putting some research in before you buy one. Get a good idea of what to look for when checking out a perspective bike, condition is everything with a 35 year old motorcycle. There are some issues the 1300 had and they were addressed over the years. So there are different issues with a '79 compared to an '81 compared to an '82 for example.

You can download the shop manual from this forum, there is link on the right side of the home page near the bottom. Or you can pick up a manual from e-bay, either way you can get an feel for how they are put together and what service and basic repairs entail.

Also just a general suggestion, buy the bike you want. IF you want a naked 1300, then look for that. Trying to put together an incomplete machine or convert a touring model can take a lot of work and some expensive and hard to find parts. Quite a few people have done it, but if you can find a complete running bike you'll be ahead of the game.

Search Tempest is a great way of searching craigslist nation wide. There are quite a few 1300's out there at the moment.

Good luck

1981 KZ1300

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Hello new member here! 9 years 2 months ago #9268

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Welcome to KZ1300 Don!
I see that you've been given plenty of good advice already and you don't even own a 13 yet. Feel free to post up possible prospects as you find them.
Regards
Bill

1947 Indian Chief, 1968 BSA Shooting Star, 1970 BSA 650 Lightning, 1974 Kawasaki W3, 1976 KZ900 A4, 1979 KZ750 B4, 1979 KZ750 B4 Trike, 1980 KZ550, 1981 KZ1300, 1982 KZ1100 Spectre, 1985 Kawasaki ZN1300, 1987 Yamaha Trail Way, 2000 Honda Valkyrie Tourer, 1981 GL 1100, 2009 Yamaha RoadLiner S

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Hello new member here! 9 years 2 months ago #9269

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Welcome Don, and good luck with your search for a Zed13; pretty sure you would not regret buying one.

I am lucky enough to own a KZ900 (with 1015cc bore) and the KZ1300 really does deliver a different and probably unique riding experience: even riding my Zed13 against newer bikes, the sheer presence, grunt and sound are awesome. Only real drawback for me (apart from spares availability compared to a KZ1000) is the weight - but you do soon get used to it.

Nice to see some pics of your prospective bike - Cheers Tim

"Success consists of going from failure to failure without the loss of enthusiasm " Winston Churchill.

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Hello new member here! 9 years 2 months ago #9282

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Hi Don. And welcome to the forum.

One of the true classic bikes to own, but as stated in other posts spares can be very hard to get hold of for the beast and will cost you.
Will not find a better site for the 1300 than this one with plenty of help and advice from members and only need to ask re any problems once you've purchased your stead. Go for standard as you can get and worth paying a little more Wonga than you would like to pay. It will save you a lot in the long term.
Happy hunting for the 1300.