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Got mine all tuned up this weekend with the boy. Plugs, cap, rotor, wire, LOF, drain & fill fliuids, both fuel filters...and replaced the wiper motor. Took it for a drive on the highway...man I need a 5spd D/R cause at 65 I was @ 3k can't imagine what will happen when I it the 70mph limit on I90:eek: Also tore out the interier and front cowl and removed all the mice nest in there. To include a mouse. Now all that is left it to wash and wax it. No way a weber and a 5spd is happening by then...would be nice though. see you all there

Spokane, Wa. other wise known as little Russia. (Monstaru and Baccaruda as well)

I would use a floor jack and some jack stands

Well I got the carbs out. But am still waiting on parts for the engine and stuff, so I proceeded to KREEM and paint my tank. And do my seat. I also did a bunch of little stuff on the bike to bring it all back to snuff. Here are some more pics. This pic make the tank look totally green because of the flash.... Flash off..Its a green/purple mirage color scheme...It changes according to what angle your are looking at it...the pics really don't do it justice. The clear coat went on a little too dry so I will re shoot a little "wetter" and see how that comes out. Then a fine cut and wax will bring it out to the fullest I think. Ok now on to the carbs

Das is a unin piecein a ************tin.

This is in hopes that it will fix the re-accuring 420 code. It is for a "customer" and since he allready paid me for the O2 job I am throwing this in as a freebee. So I don't want to replace the front unless that code pops. MPG and clean emissions is not a problem with it...yet.

Man she sure is looking good. It will be ready in no time at all.

Ok so I am going to try the anti fouler trick. Allready replaced the rear O2 and was good for about a month. It was mentioned that one needs to drill out the anti fouler for the O2 to fit (I havee allready bought the parts and confirmed this). So my question is this: Do I drill it out just enough for the O2 "nozzle" to fit into the fouler and leave the small hole at the end still intact. Or do I drill the whole thing through and have it be one big opening? Thanks in advance. Doug.

Leave them...That has a nice look.

A 38 Weber is too big and you are "bogging" your engine down until it can catch up with itself. A weber 32/36 is what you want/need. Import Experts (click on link) have about the best deal around. But then again this is for a "regular" EA81 and not the hypo airplane one you have. But I would say start with the carb and then go from there.

Please keep in mind thought that some of us (me) will be coming up with children. And as far as my stand is...I try to "give my kids the best and keep them from the rest." I personaly don't drink (any more) and am pretty adimit about keeping my kids from that type of "enviroment" but that not to say they are not and have not been exposed to it. Just keep it under control and don't be making a fool of yourself. Otherwise it's not Brian your gonna have to worry about...its me.

The engine is to drool over. But (and I say this as a chevy lover) I think chevy could have done way better with the design of the "new" camero. So if I was to have that kind of money laying around, I would have bought the new Dodge Challenger RT and then done something to the same effect to it. Or I would take a 72 RT as well...But the 72 and the 2010 look very close to the same. But in reality if I did have that kind of money I would pay off all my debt and wife's debt, then go play....Yah here ya go heres your bachelors, and a the bill for it...oh and by the way we don't have a job for you to be able to pay it off...You have till the .... to start making payments.

sweet. Nice driving, and line picking.

Well to put every ones mind at ease... I have been "riding" for 23 years now. Used to race (street and drag) and have a very safe track record. The story of why I "gave it up" is I almost got killed on a CBR 600 RR when my boys were real young. So I said ok, its cruisers from here on out. It has just taken me this long to get one. I am boiling the tank out as we speak and then lining with the KREEM system..works great and have used it several times before. The petcock is allready soaking in carb cleaner and the screen is getting replaced. The carbs I am re building. New lines and misc stuff that will need to get replaced as I go along. Maintaince type stuff nothing elaborite.

Well I will make a long story short. After 13 years of not having a motorcycle and whining very spring about it. I finally had the chance to buy one. Its nothing fancy but it is enough to get my feet wet again. The wife is not happy about it, but she'll get over it like everything else...She is basically afraid for me more thne anything else..lots of her friends have died or have had bad accidents with one. She needs some work but what do you want for a bike that has been sitting for a long time in a barn. Paid the guy $200 bucks, after confirming it runs off of starting fluid Allready have her stripped down to the carbs. Carb rebuild kit (four of them)...on the way New seat cover...on the way side "LTD" covers...on the way Gas tank liner kit (KREEM)...on the way Thanks E-bay. The rest I can take care of here or head back to e-bay. So far total investment $400 (inlcuding purchase price) The run down: 1982 Kawasaki KZ-550 LTD (not fan of kawi, but who cares at this point) 11,344 original miles...farmer only used it to go to the house-barn-fields an back. will keep posted of progress.

OK well someone in here (don't see the post now) said to show them a pic of a tool box that takes up a wall and then they will show me a pick of theirs. Well here goes. This is my buddies tool box who has been a mechanic where I work (he has been there for about 25 years now) and yes it is full. There was a truck in the way so I could not get a full frontal shot but you get the idea. So here goes.

I'm in love.

Welcome to the forum. Glad to have another spokanite here. Hope to meet up with you some day since we do live in the same town and all

I am suprised nobody has mentioned S & K they are what I could afford when I went through tec school and many of them I still use (but most have found there way into the spare tool box). There quality is bare non way better then sears and a smidge under the big 3. Just stay away from there wrenches they suck with the "S." They are about the same price as sears and have lifetime warrenty as well. S & K is what I refer everyone to when they ask me what type of tools should I buy and there not a mechanic but just an "at home" use person. Just my two cents.

Buddy if you have to 3/4 inch drive on a suby your doing something wrong 1/4in & 3/8in will do most stuff. 1/2 in for the big stuff. Or you can step up to the plate and that is just 3 drawers of my tool box, and ther is not one single piece of crapsman in there

KEEP THE DATE And for the record E-burg is not exactly in the middle of wahington. Those coming from Seattle only have a two hour drive but me coming from Spokane have a 3 hour 15 min drive. But on the flip side if you do it in Moses hole then the drive times change to the opposite of the before mentioned. So I am thinking the middle of Wa is some where next to a tumble weed and a mile marker on I-90. And I don't think we will want a meet there. Lets keep the dates, and proceed forward. We can't make everyone happy and that is just the way it is. OH and I would much rather go to my aunts house then watch some stinkin football game, or cars go in a circle, or people trying to make a basket, or hit a ball with a stick, or hit a white ball in a hole. ok you get the point:grin:

I got some work to do to get her going. But as of now count me in for Sun & Mon. May show up Sat night around 7-8pm we'll see. Will be bringing my Brat-a-holic 13 year old son with me as well. Stock 86 BRAT

That sounds great. I will more then likely miss the Saturday meet and greet(may show up sat night) but I would love to show up Sunday (provided I am up and running by then) and do the show and shine and Yakima run. So lets go for Memorial day weekend and stay at the camping site. I would be down for some camping, light offroading and a nice fire Just my two cents.

Lets get one of the moderators to make usa POLL so we can vote. Then we will go from there. The Dates May 22/23 May 30/31 June 5/6

What about Sun/Mon of Memorial weekend. That way those fo us that really can't make it Saturday (myself included) could show up on Sunday and then have to worry about "being back to work" on Monday. So it would be held on Sunday and for those that wanted to spend a night in E-Burg could and then leave on Mon, and those of us that wanted to leave after everything has died down on Sun could and not have to worry about getting up early to make it to work on Mon. I just think trying to a "make" a weekend out of it for the first time might be a bit much. Just my thoughts