| "To Do" list for Bike #6, the KZ550C3 LTD |
| Item | Parts | Work Performed | Completion Date |
|---|
| Previous Recorded History (from first owner)..................................................................................... |
| Original Purchase | Cycle Barn, Granger, Utah | (History) | 19820723 |
| Replace level and mirror, perhaps after fall-down? | 46092-1011 (Lever) and 56001-1080 (mirror) | (History) | 19830806 |
| Tune & Service @ 3075 mi | 4 Plugs, Oil Filter, 1 14009-1058, Oil; Moonlite Kawasaki, West Valley, Utah | (History) | 19840825 |
| Shipped to Michigan, and stored in a storage unit | Fuel drained, lines disconnected, etc., in general prep for shipping | (History) | 1984 |
| My Ownership..................................................................................... |
| Picked up from storage unit, and delivered to house as gift, 3082 miles on odometer | None | Done | 20111021 |
| On-going..................................................................................... |
| Cleaned up, assessed, and stored | None | Done | 20111023 |
| Front brake cleanup and rebuild | Sticking with old pads and lines for now; Need brake fluid, ordered 4 new crush washers, and have a speed-bleeder | Disassembled master cylider, cleaned out scum, disassembled caliper and cleaned (pristine inside) and rebuilt, re-assembled with speedbleeder and bled, done | 20120317 |
| Diagnose and unstick stuck throttle | None | Found bowls to be only slightly syrupy, but 2 left main carb pistons were jammed; used Marvel Mystery Oil to penetrate, gentle tapping from above, and freed! | 20120324 |
| Check for engine stuck/free | Clutch cover gasket | All oil to pistons to be safe, engine turned with 17mm, but clutch was stuck. Drained oil, removed clutch cover, loosened bolts, freed stuck clutch. Replaced gasket, reinstalled cover. | 20120325 |
| Check/replace air filter | Opened up air box; box and filter are beautiful, no change needed | Not replaced | 20120324 |
| Oil/filter change | Oil, Fram CH6012 | Drained oil (along with clutch cover removal), changed oil filter | 20120401 |
| Replace vacuum petcock with gravity | Bought gravity petcock from eBay | Removed old vacuum petcock, installed new gravity petcock | 20120401 |
| Get it running | No parts, just re-assemble after various inspection activities (plugs, covers, carbs) | Started for first time! Runs lumpy, carbs overflowed a bunch of gunk, then fine; left cylinder not firing consistently. Working in Seafoam blend over days, but it runs very nicely, considering. | 20120401 |
| Reinstall tank, new fuel line | Have fuel line | Installed new fuel line, clamped onto gravity petcock; had to run the fuel line around the frame and shave a bit of the sidecover off to fit | 20120407 |
| Get it running better | Still starting/idling lumpy, need to resolve | Dropped left carb bowl, found pilot and main jets to be clogged; cleaned, re-installed, runs better (still not perfect) | 20120407 |
| Get it running even better | Still starting/idling lumpy... | Dropped inner-left carb bowl, found pilot and main jets to be clogged; cleaned, re-installed, runs better (muuuuuch better) | 20120414 |
| Install new tires | Ordered from RonAyers: Pirelli MT66 ROUTE 100/90-19F ($63.02), 130/90-16R ($75.74) (+$15 shipping) | Installed by Moto-Man, Canton, MI; Done | 201205 |
| Resolve electrical strangeness, flashers, no running light | Not sure | Connected connectors, cleaned connecctions, Done | 201206 |
| Licenced and began regular commuting/use | None | Done | 201206 |
| Change handlebars | Have old 750 stock bars | Changed, done | 20120708 |
| SOLD! | SOLD! | SOLD! | 20121103 |