Kawasaki GPz550d1. Getting her ready for the first ride out.
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- Опубліковано 29 січ 2023
- First maintenance video on the 1981, Kawasaki GPz550d1. Gotta get the carbs off for a good clean, and give her a good check over and see what jobs we need to do before hitting the road.
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The two outlets are for vent hoses. As the engine draws air in through the carb bore the air pressure in the carb bore is less than the air pressure in the float chamber which is vented to atmosphere by these two hoses.
The difference in air pressure forces fuel up through the passage into the carb bore where it is atomized by the high speed air flowing into the engine.
The hose are 4.5id x 300mm long and as stated should run over the airbox and down the frame tubes left & right.
I have recently completed a full restoration on a GPZ550D1 and am glad to see another out there as I have not seen any for sale and am struggling to put a value on my bike.
Thats a great explanation - very much appreciated 🙂
Looks even better in the day light
Yup, I agree with you there. Its super clean and tidy, he's done a really good job with it. All that work, and he never put it back on the road!
I had the same problem taking out cleaning and refitting carbs on my FJ1100. Luckily working in a garage the neighbours couldn't here me turning the air blue😂😂
I hear that! If it wasn't for the music, and selective editing, I think my language would get me banned from UA-cam 😂😂😂😂😂😂 !!
Those 2 outlets are overflows. From factory it had 2 pipes routed out and down . They are not meant to be connected to each other 🙂
Thanks Jason. Odd that they are overflows, I'll get them disconnected, and run a couple of pipes back and see what occurs !
@@RideableClassics you'll see your keihin carbs on your GPZ 600 have the same overflow outlets. 9 times out of 10 they get pulled off, seem to get in the way when taking out.
However, I will look into this a bit deeper, I don't want to be spreading rumours ☺️
The KZ900 and GPZ1000 etc had the 2 outlet pipes running up over the top of the airbox, some folk say it balances out high speed running through the air jets, but not sure about that, however they should be left open as the previous comment stated.
You might find lifting the gear change a notch around the spline output shaft will sort that out. It looks too low to me, I get the impression the bike was never ridden my the last owner just cosmetically restored, those rear shocks do look a bit too long, might be worth swopping the ones off your Z500 bike to see if it sits lower and at a better angle on the side stand.
Hmmm, OK. Its odd that with them connected the bike runs fine. I'll disconnect and add some pipes as you suggest, and see if it makes any difference at all. With regard your second point, yes, the shocks do look too long, and no the guy didn't put the bike back on the road. I'm going to try and find out how long the standard shocks should be, and work from there.
Bike looks great, I’ve got two. Fantastic bike
Hi
That is the wrong gear linkage.
Hi Michael, yes, I suspected as much, it just doesn't look right at all. I'm going to pinch the one of the new D1 donor bike, then worry about that when I do the restoration. I'm also pinching the upper nose cone brackets, the seal that sits between the screen and the nose cone, and maybe the centre instrument section (as its in much better condition).