I am the original owner of a 78 1000 LTD,bought it June of 78 back then dealers were alotted only a certain number of those bikes,hard to believe there's still so many of them around
'78 was the only year to have both electric and kick start; last year for kick, first for electric. Also first year mag wheels standard. This was true for the 1000's as well as the 650's. The single piston caliper with undrilled disk was terrifying when they got wet. SR's had larger carbs - flat slide, not vacuum, factory blueprint and balanced engine had handpicked parts for minimum tolerance assembly, no tail behind the seat. Vacuum carbs came after '78 (they suck). I think the stepped tank of the 650's are more handsome
@john Rupert I have a 1977 KZ 650 with electric start and kick start. My 1979 kz 650 had both also ( both were C models) Also my 79 had vacuum carbs The 77 does not. It is a nightmare to find a non vacuum petcock with a 44 mm bolt pattern for the 77. I hate the look of the pingle . Kawasaki changed about 20 things on the 78 ( some good / some bad) The thing about the electric/kick start statement has got me thinking ( like Arseneo Hall ) used to say, Things that make you go HMMMMM🤔 Oh and thanks for putting that bug in my head. I can foresee a few sleepless nights ahead of me. Ya learn something new everyday ( at least I try to) What country are you in, because I know different countries get different things. The U.S. Always gets the leftovers as we don't ride as much as other countries. Hope 2023 is good to you . The VJMC annual rally is in Eufalla Alabama this year ,you should try to make it. That is my #1 priority for the year ,if I can stay out of the hospital. Hope to see ya there.
My buddy had a Kawasaki 1000 given to him been sitting a long time.Got it running and was riding.I told him to replace the chain.He was being cheap.2 weeks later he called and said the chain broke wrapped around the front sprocket and cracks were radiating from the shaft i said new case!Should have listened but he wasn't hurt.
Z1 came stock with an 18 inch wheel in the rear and the LTD was 16 inch. The LTD rear fender was more narrow, and Z1 was more flared-out. Z1 had spoke wheels, LTD had mag wheels, amongst other things
Wow, cool old build . Someone put a lot of time and money in this bike . I wish you could resist "undoing" this bike and just concentrate on solving the few issues it might have . I've watched a lot of your videos and this seems to be a pattern I see . Maybe you have trouble selling modified stuff , but most people I know from this era ,myself included , enjoy a fast bike that has some fine appointments . Just my opinion , but I still enjoy your builds . Thanks
Mike, we name our projects to help us, and our viewers identify the bikes and the videos. The copper on the mags was obviously a custom job so it seemed obvious to name it that. Similar to the Purple Mag bike project, which we ended up removing the mags after all.
I am the original owner of a 78 1000 LTD,bought it June of 78 back then dealers were alotted only a certain number of those bikes,hard to believe there's still so many of them around
That's a beautiful old bike.... Back in the day I had one exactly like this 1978 LTD 1000 and I also had a 1980 LTD 1000...
Whoever bought it got themselves a nice-looking bike.
You guys do nice work! I like how you try to return the bike back to the original state.
Yet another great video on old skool cool Kaw semi-restore, thanks for posting!
You guy's do good work, I love the old Kawasaki's, I had an 82'' KZ 11OO SHAFT DRIVE, it had those same type of Vance & Hines exhaust on it...
Thanks for another sweet video always a learning experience thank you for the knowledge.ride safe. Looking forward to Celina blue part 2 .😎
Another very interesting video.. Thanks for sharing...
Great video guys.
Love that last bit with the hat.
'78 was the only year to have both electric and kick start; last year for kick, first for electric. Also first year mag wheels standard. This was true for the 1000's as well as the 650's. The single piston caliper with undrilled disk was terrifying when they got wet. SR's had larger carbs - flat slide, not vacuum, factory blueprint and balanced engine had handpicked parts for minimum tolerance assembly, no tail behind the seat. Vacuum carbs came after '78 (they suck). I think the stepped tank of the 650's are more handsome
To the best of my knowledge 77-80 all had both kick and electric, for the 1000's. Don't know much about the 650s
@john Rupert
I have a 1977 KZ 650 with electric start and kick start. My 1979 kz 650 had both also ( both were C models)
Also my 79 had vacuum carbs
The 77 does not. It is a nightmare to find a non vacuum petcock with a 44 mm bolt pattern for the 77. I hate the look of the pingle .
Kawasaki changed about 20 things on the 78 ( some good / some bad)
The thing about the electric/kick start statement has got me thinking ( like Arseneo Hall ) used to say, Things that make you go HMMMMM🤔 Oh and thanks for putting that bug in my head. I can foresee a few sleepless nights ahead of me. Ya learn something new everyday ( at least I try to)
What country are you in, because I know different countries get different things. The U.S. Always gets the leftovers as we don't ride as much as other countries.
Hope 2023 is good to you .
The VJMC annual rally is in Eufalla Alabama this year ,you should try to make it. That is my #1 priority for the year ,if I can stay out of the hospital. Hope to see ya there.
My buddy had a Kawasaki 1000 given to him been sitting a long time.Got it running and was riding.I told him to replace the chain.He was being cheap.2 weeks later he called and said the chain broke wrapped around the front sprocket and cracks were radiating from the shaft i said new case!Should have listened but he wasn't hurt.
Hope to see you at Barber's Festival this Fall
What could be wrong, that I always get your new videos six months to a year later?
Sounds great with that pipe on
Not much sounds better than a carb'd, air cooled, 2 valve, twin cam, 4 cylinder Kawasaki...GPz models in particular. I enjoyed your video!
Great video men, What are the torque specs on that stator cover?
Awesome
Good day! How much would it cost me to have a full rebuild and restoration like this?
What happened to the HD videos ??
We'll try to return to those...
Is there much difference between the z-1 and the LTD? The rear fender looks the same.
Z1 came stock with an 18 inch wheel in the rear and the LTD was 16 inch. The LTD rear fender was more narrow, and Z1 was more flared-out. Z1 had spoke wheels, LTD had mag wheels, amongst other things
Is the engine pretty much the same?@@Johnnysvintage
@@ScottMiller-tu3gg yes they're pretty much the same 73-78.
Thank you so much for the information! @@Johnnysvintage
Wow, cool old build . Someone put a lot of time and money in this bike . I wish you could resist "undoing" this bike and just concentrate on solving the few issues it might have . I've watched a lot of your videos and this seems to be a pattern I see . Maybe you have trouble selling modified stuff , but most people I know from this era ,myself included , enjoy a fast bike that has some fine appointments . Just my opinion , but I still enjoy your builds . Thanks
At our shop, we're focused on stock bikes because we are not good modifiers. We like original stuff. Thanks for your comments and for watching.
Come On Guys... "Copper Mag" No Such Model painted ... 🤔
Mike, we name our projects to help us, and our viewers identify the bikes and the videos. The copper on the mags was obviously a custom job so it seemed obvious to name it that. Similar to the Purple Mag bike project, which we ended up removing the mags after all.
Nickname "Suction Cup"
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