ive got a 74 kz900 that has spoke wheels. im wantng to upgrade to a newer set of kz mag wheels. does anyone know what years and models of other kz bikes will interchange without having to do a whole lot of modification?
ive got a 74 kz900 that has spoke wheels. im wantng to upgrade to a newer set of kz mag wheels. does anyone know what years and models of other kz bikes will...
Keep the original wheels!!!! If you need to, get them re-chromed and spocked in Stainless, you will regret getting rid of them. The z900-A4 is starting to...
the wheels are in good shape. i just want disc brakes on the back plus spoke wheels r just a pain to keep clean ... From: Sid Young <sid.young@...> ...
We tried to change over a '75 Z1-B and were unsuccessful with the stock parts that we had available. The problem was the rear disc brace mount on the swingarm....
im looking for a set of mag wheels with the rear drum brake for kz900. been looking on ebay without any luck. anybody know of any oher places to look?...
... Your options are somewhat limited...you are restricted to a number of aftermarket brands that may be difficult to locate. Kawasaki did not make mags for...
wouldnt the axle be diffrent between the 440 and a 900? ... for ... oher ... number of ... not ... they ... disk ... for ... any ... Lesters ... pay ... ...
What I mentioned would be for a KZ-440 LTD - so the rear would be a 16". I missed the beginning of this so I'm not sure if 16" will work for you. <g> stephen...
The smaller diameter axle will float around in the swing arm / chain adjusters... ...and it will be much weaker. The KZ400's use a 16mm axle versus 18mm on...
does the 900 and the 750 use the same size axle? ... up on ebay ... [mailto:KAWASAKI_KZ@yahoogroups.com] On ... a ... for ... for ... oher ... number ... did...
To find out this stuff, use the Kawasaki parts diagrams. www.kawasaki.com - click on owner info, then parts diagrams and follow it down through to the parts...
thaks for your help. greatly appreciated. ... follow it ... does tell ... [mailto:KAWASAKI_KZ@yahoogroups.com] On ... 40yahoogroups.com> , ... chain ... ...
Here's a few general tips for investigating what parts might interchange across bikes. Look for items like nuts, bearings, o-rings and seals to find diameters...
I have to give Kaw credit for that one, my 400 honda only had 14mm axles. _____ From: KAWASAKI_KZ@yahoogroups.com [mailto:KAWASAKI_KZ@yahoogroups.com] On ...
Oh, I don't know, it might have something to do with tensile loads and sheer strength of the axle. There is nothing like hitting a pothole and sheering your...
I don't know, maybe my engineering classes? Then again possibly in my 28 years in the mechanical design and application fields. Possibly from common sense...
Certainly an 18mm shaft has 25% more mass than a 16mm shaft - so you now it's a considerable difference is strength. From: KAWASAKI_KZ@yahoogroups.com...
Yes; I well understand variations in strength of materials. Perhaps I was too arcane. Let me ask the questions more specifically: Where did you come up with...
The difference of the bikes mass multiplied by velocity at the moment of impact compounded by the fact that the original suggestion was to reuse the original...
i didnt mean to start a argument but i have to agree with robert. the reason for the bigger axle in the 900 was due to a bigger and heavier bike than a 440. ...
My last comment was not an argument, rather it was a joke using math terminology. _____ From: KAWASAKI_KZ@yahoogroups.com [mailto:KAWASAKI_KZ@yahoogroups.com]...
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