Michael

Good work Cameron. Although I am a fan of Kawasaki green I don’t think it works well with these old models.
I like what you’ve done so far and the tank is very smart. The exhaust is not my cup of tea but I am very interested to see how that seat works out.

Keep it up

KK

Yes Kurt repair kits are available. Search RBK-33 on ebay. I also have the oil filter seal. Tomorrow I will test to see if the starter motors I have are working.

Cheers

KK

Hi Cameron and welcome to our site.

Keep us updated with your progress an ask any questions you may have.

Definitely no to using 2 gaskets, this would solve nothing. As Marksav says the fuel level is to high. This could be because the floats are not set correctly or because the float valve isn’t working properly. Check them and reset/replace as required.

I absolutely agree with Coleighf. A problem like this will not cure itself and the more you use it this way the worse it will get and potentially cause further damage.

Just replacing the head gasket is obviously more straight forward than doing the valve stem seals as well but that is your choice. If it was me I would just replace the head gasket…[Read more]

I am a design engineer by trade so understanding how things work is second nature to me and at my age I do have many hours of stripping and rebuilding both bike and car engines. The manual is very good at explaining things. It has to be followed to the letter and if that’s done it can’t go wrong. The skill is knowing and understanding what it is…[Read more]

I would agree with Coleighf. The head gaskets are one of this bikes weak points. Even Kawasaki acknowledged this as in addition to the 8 head bolts they added 3 extra bolts underneath around the can chain chamber to try and keep things tight and leak free. As Coleighf says you will need to remove the head and replace the head gasket. That is a…[Read more]

Very interesting.

I’m not aware of any issues occurring through this. I also discovered that originally kawasaki did different length conrodsnim a similar manor to the big end bearings to allow for manufacturing errors. You could tell by a coloured dot on the crank. They deemed it unnecessary and stopped it and I must admit i totally agree with…[Read more]

Hi AndyMase and welcome to the site.

If you’ve ridden bikes you will have a great understanding of what they can and should do so don’t worry about your lack of spanner experience your already half way there.

This is a pretty quiet site generally but it is full of help and knowledge. These 750 twins are about as basic as you can get so a great…[Read more]

Hey Beachy good to see you back. Hopefully you can get on the Gemseck again and hopefully finish her off. She is looking like a bike again.

For what it’s worth I prefer the double pin stripes

KK

I have a sneaky feeling it won’t be quite that simple ha ha.

I have manifolds for both types and am SU carb. Never fitted them but will probably get around to it one day.

Unbolting one and reinstalling the other style 😛

Errrrrrrrrrrr

Webber or SU style?

Yeah. That smells like a cat with a serious bladder problem.

She looks a lot better than in the original pictures and definitely not a project. VERY shiney.

It just needs your personalisation’s and away you go.

I must be honest I love that bit too. I’ve spent the last few weeks in my garage restoring my B1. I thing the nicest part is the smell of oil when I open the garage door.

KK

Hi Marksav

I have all shims. Will send you a PM

KK

Hi Kawakurt

Yes I will post to Norway. I think I do have a starter motor spare. I will check over the next day or 2 and get back to you.

Cheers

KK