Topic: 1978 kz1000 are they worthwhile to restore

[cb650 bobber]

1978 kz1000
didnt know if there was a solid market for these guys...found one with a parts bike that is probably going to need some work. guy said hasent run in a while. Not sure If I would keep it or sell...looking for a project for the winter.

are they strong bikes
alot of issues known with them

[unkle fester]

definately.........get it, keep it........STRONG bike........they were drag raced alot........still get alot of parts.....I've always wanted to get one........a huge forum for them is http://kzrider.com/

[Grizzly]

Get it these motors are real strong

[kirkn]

Those engines formed, along with the Big Suzook GS's, the bedrock of drag racing for 20 years!

A HUGE support / aftermarket culture for them.

Any issues those bikes may have had are long since had fixes made available.

As for a "restorable" bike?  I'm less sure on that.  Some particular models are more desirable, of course.  The original 900, sure; the Z-1R's, sure.  A plain KZ1000?  Probably not a real money-maker.  But a good choice for a fixer-upper or 'restified' bike?  Absolutely.

Just my two cents, and, as always, your mileage may vary.  

Kirk

[bryanj]

Only problems i know of are
(1) If "run in" too carefully the bores glaze and they will burn oil until rebored and run in thrashed properly

(2) a very few had main pins that wern't a tight enough fit and you could spin a cylinder getting 2 up 1 down 1 half way

[fuzzybutt]

no, theyre really not worth restoring at all, why not just send it to me here in south carolina so you dont have to look at it