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Joined: Jun 01, 2008 Posts: 1 Location: nashua nh usa
Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2008 9:24 am Post subject: kz200
hey i got a kz200 1978. yes very rare indeed. ok well i just got it running for the second time in 3 years. it seized cause my freind put no oil in it. some upper cam bearing wear but no biggy. i need fornt brakes. i have non. all i have is the rotor. maybe some swap ideas??. i also need a clutch cable. thanx
Joined: Feb 23, 2007 Posts: 337 Location: Orlando, FL
Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2008 9:50 am Post subject:
Hey, Welcome Aboard!
Kewl find, that KZ200. That was my first 'project / ressurection' bike I ever did. I was 25 and had been married about a year. My WIFE found it for me at a local garage sale for $25.
19 years and about 40 bikes later, she's STILL finding 'em at garage sales for me every once in a while!
As for the bike, they had a mechanical front disk brake, rather than hydraulic. Very much like the one Honda used on their CB200 (and CB125 for a few years). I guess ebay and/or the local salvage yard would be your best bet for those components. Unless you want to swap complete front ends. But, that would be quite a project. Not impossible, but not for the timid of tool!
For a clutch cable, I'd try ebay stores, DennisKirk.com or BikeBandit.com
Good luck with it, and again, welcome aboard.
And don't forget - pictures are always welcome!!
Kirk
Here's me and mine, 17 years, lots of hair and about 70 lbs. ago...
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