1977 Kawasaki KZ650 walk around and Delkevic ceramic exhaust sound

[@paullavergne2528]

Love. Those. Bikes. Had one. In. The. Mid. 80s

[@tfjack97]

Sweet bike man, looks good for taking an older bike and making it fit in with today's bikes, I hope you are enjoying that southern sun by now. Thanks for sharing your video.

[@Yo-Ken]

Jack, thanks much for the kind words... North Carolina has been wonderful, I ride almost everyday.

[@bmw-wagon]

good job on that resto and many thanks for the exhaust sound clip, definitely getting the Delkevic for my 650... currently working on getting the KZ400 fabricated into a brat bike

[@inspidship526]

If you still have that old header and collector I would probably be interested. Figured I’d throw it out there, been looking! Amazing bike, some inspiration for my personal build!

[@Yo-Ken]

I still have tham, contact me at [e-mail] and we can work something out.

[@inspidship526]

@@Yo-Ken sweet, send an email out, thanks!

[@paullavergne2528]

I. Had. One. In. The. Late. 80s. Loved. It. Lots. Of. Tork

[@ryleyheck6782]

The kz650's do not have much torque. They shine in the higher RPMS

[@TerrorRIP]

Hey i'm digging the Bike. I have a 1978 KZ650 that I am rebuilding. Could i get a parts list for this bike?

[@bqeberle]

Yo Ken (great screen name!) - Talk to us about the Delkovic pipe. I'm on a MAC that came with my 650....and it has next to nothing up on the high end. Carbs need more tuning, but this isn't my first old Japanese 4cyl. I can tell the pipe is holding it back a hair. Plus...it sounds like a beer can exhaust at about 4500rpm. It's awful. Delk's are cheap, compared to the mighty Kerker....which a lot of the OG on the KZrider forum claim aren't nearly as good as the old ones. Wondering if I should just go for it. I'm on stock carbs, 100 mains. 15 pilots. Needles at richest notch. KN pods. Don't need a full carb break down from you at all, but just curious on your thoughts on the Delk pipe. KILLER restore. I'll have to pop a vid of mine up sometime too. The guy I got it from did a top shelf restore...every nut and bolt, paint, bars, lines...yadda...yadda...yadda. It replaced an '83 CB1100F which needed more than I could give it....damn. Love the F bikes...

[@Yo-Ken]

Thanks so much for the kind words, so sorry I missed this comment. I was very please with the quality of the Delkevic exhaust and the sound. Like you said the new Kerker is not like the old one, this is why I did not go for the extra dollars. I don't know what jetting is in the carbs, I just know the increased the numbers a bunch.

[@Poppinwheeeeellllllieeeeez]

Make up a bar keepers friend slurry and paint it on the fins with a stiff paint brush. The old gross grime will wash right off. Let it sit 10 mins then soap and water wash it. I have a 78b2 and 77c1. I love them both.

[@Yo-Ken]

Cool, will try.

[@marshallcollins8634]

Me me me meme An LTDfront finder and seat. I have the air box I had a guy in South Carolina to paint an extre set of tins in 1979 blue with gold strip.the trouble I'm having is the rear caliper would not release.i half time take thr cap off thr resevuar to resealed pressure, would love where you got the petcock

[@Yo-Ken]

I don't remember where I got the petcock, but you will need an adapter as the holes are slight off. Just google it, there are many options.

[@hlukeandrews]

Hey man, where did you get a 'working' petcock that bolts up to the tank? Thank you, great bike.

[@Yo-Ken]

Luke, I can't remember the companies. I am out of town for a few days, when I get back I will let you know.

[@GunFunZS]

Thanks. I wanted to know what these sounded like before getting one of these exhaust systems. I have an old Z1 kerker system on mine that has had several owner's worth of hackery and rust happen to it.

[@mrgsclassic]

how's the black coating holding up thinking about get a pipe in black not sure or if I should save $200 and paint the ss

[@Yo-Ken]

So far so good, but I don't have a lot of miles on them. If I had to do it over, I would go with stainless or chrome. Having had another bike with black headers, it's hard to keep them looking nice. The chips and stains stand out more with black headers.

[@mrgsclassic]

@@Yo-Ken yes …. My GPZ 83 750 motor is all black looks better with black

[@thomashoward9376]

Ken where did you get the rear master cylinder?

[@Yo-Ken]

I got it off of ebay... the adjustment rod is too short, so you will have to fit a longer one... www.ebay.com/itm/113371440832

[@michaelbove4244]

Nice job on that Kaw, I love those signal lights I'm looking to pick up a 1978 650 Kawasaki. I had one years ago I like what you did with the fender to I would like to do the same thing and where did you get those signal lights

[@Yo-Ken]

I got the turn signals from Dime City Cycles... www.dimecitycycles.com/amber-single-filament-satin-black-aluminum-mini-rectangle-turn-signals.html.

[@michaelbove4244]

@@Yo-Ken thanks for the link

[@elj1761]

That is an awesome remake of a 77 love the Bike and the startup and awesome exhaust sound off is at around 9 minutes into the video

[@marshallcollins8634]

Who did thr carbs?

[@Yo-Ken]

www.wgcarbs.com/

[@marshallcollins8634]

Thanks

[@marshallcollins8634]

Forgot to ask in my reply, I am now having issues with my fuel petcock. Where did you get yours, I'm not fond of the pingle look and yours looks more stock. Thanks ( sorry for bugging you) I live in Mooresville N.C. Nice work on the bike . I'm sure your brother in law likes it. I wish I could get along with my brother in law as good as you😊

[@Yo-Ken]

@@marshallcollins8634 Its be awhile and I can't find the companies name. It came with a plate to adapt to the KZ tank. I see now they make reproduction petcocks, not sure how good they are. I no longer have access to the bike. It was my brothers not brother in law... and we do not see eye to eye anymore... all good things come to and end, sad but true.

[@marshallcollins8634]

Thanks for the reply. Sorry to hear that you guys are not seeing eye to eye ( for now) .i am in the same situation with my brother for the last 12 years. Hopefully one day we will ALL come to our senses and accept each other ( family) no matter if they/we have some weird ass thinking😂. By the way I only feel this way with family. Everyone else, I could give a rats ass if the like me or not. I'm not Completely anti-social but I'm creeping up on it. Now I have to go take a nap I'm exhausted 😂

[@daemon.running]

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[@ryancraig2795]

Good looking bike. The Delvik exhaust is a little loud, but sounds pretty good. I would have left the front fender chrome if it was in good shape. Looks pretty sweet, though.

[@Yo-Ken]

Thanks man... the exhaust is not that bad as far as sound goes. Its not annoying at cruising speed, and its really not that bad for the neighbors. I think its perfect for this type of bike. I understand why some like to keep the bike as close to the factory look as possible, but I was never a chrome guy, and to me this bike begs to be customized. The fender was in great shape but the chrome and the bracket that supported the fender was not the look I wanted. If the bike was pristine I would have kept it all stock.

[@ryancraig2795]

@@Yo-Ken hey, it's your bike, you do you

[@CoreyJones1977]

I love the old KZ's. They make nice Cafe Racers etc.👍👍

[@jonathanbrown1120]

What jetting are/ were you running. I’ve done something similar with a 79 and it has never run properly. I’ve done as much as I could. Didn’t run at all when I bought it. Needed complete rebuild all valves pitted only 45psi each cylinder. Ran good for a little while but still needed to be slightly choked. Rebuilding again to fix some things I don’t like the first time like tucking the wiring harness better

[@Yo-Ken]

Sorry I missed this comment, I don't know the jetting as I sent the carbs out. I do know that they increase the jet size a bunch of numbers.