What is the difference between a KZ900 A4/A5 and a KZ900 B1 LTD?
The major differences are:
A4 has spoke wheels and an 18" rear
B1 has mag wheels and a 16" rear
A4 is a sport bike, A4 or A5 model
B1 is a tour bike, LTD model
A4 has a flat seat
B1 has a tour seat
A4 has a rear drum brake
B1 has a rear disc brake
A4 was green or brown
B1 is red
A4 has a single front disc brake
B1 has dual front disc brakes
Do you have any motorcycle
paint codes? No and we do not know where you can obtain them. Contact Dana at wfocustompaint@hotmail.com in
the US, has a website showing the Kawasaki Diamond dark green paint and will send a pint
within the US. This is the website
https://picasaweb.google.com/W.F.O.CustomPaint/1976KawasakiKZ900DiamondDarkGreenRestorationSet#
What
is the cubic inch of my 903cc Kaw 900? See our
Conversion Calculator (pdf).
Questions
about the Regulator / Rectifier combination upgrade unit ... I purchased the rectifier/regulator combo from you, for my 900
LTD. I connected the green plug to the green plug that the old regulator was connected
to. Sealed off the white plug the rectifier was hooked to. My old regulator had
a black wire that was connected to a black/yellow wire in the bike harness. The
instructions did not say what to do with the black/yellow wire in the harness, so
I left it unhooked. I suspect that the black wire that is on the new combo, that
was to be connected to the engine ground, bypasses the black/yellow wire and makes
a new solid ground. The individual white wire on the new combo, was connected to
the white wire that goes to the battery hot wire and splits off to the fuse block
with a white/red wire. Please let me know if any of this is incorrect. My concern
is that when I measure across the battery with bike idling, it shows 11 volts, when
I rev it up, it never goes over 12 volts. Is this normal? I noticed that part of
the description of the combo is that it solves the over charging of the battery.
Does this mean that it will never read more than the 12 volts on the multi-meter?
My reason for purchasing the combo was not overcharging, but because my battery
would get weaker the longer I would ride it. I haven't had time to ride it since
installing the combo unit, but feel like it should measure more than 12 volts. Any
comments would be appreciated. Thank you for the answers Thank you for all of your
courteous help. You were right on. Problem at first was that my battery did
not have a full charge. I have since ridden it and am now getting good readings
on the battery, plus battery is staying up. Headlight is much brighter also. Seems
to even run better. Just wanted you to know that you have another happy customer.
It sounds like you have it connected properly, the black/yellow wire goes to ground. I
would verify your test meter first. Use the battery in your car / truck to get a reading
across the battery terminals. You should see around 12.5-12.8v DC with a good fully
charged battery. That's the same reading you should see if your bike battery is fully
charged. If the test meter is reading correctly, then it sounds like your charging
system is still under the weather. With a fully charged battery, get the bike running
and unplug the blue connector block. You need to check the voltage across the pairs of
wires from the stator. There are three wires (either 3 yellow or yellow, ping and light
blue). Check 1 to 2, 2 to 3, and 3 to 1. You should be getting around 50v AC - if this
is under 45v AC (note: alternating current), but the readings are consistent across all
three pairs, then the chances are your magnets in the rotor have lost some strength. If
the readings vary significantly between the pairs, the stator is probably bad. I run the
same reg/rec on my turbo Z1 - it's been on there three years now. I never seem to get
very high readings (around 13v max), but my battery never runs down. I think the newer
technology senses the charge needed and restricts the output to be just enough to keep
the battery topped up.
Do
the Vetter windshields come with the mounting screw kits? Normally they do but sometimes
they are not included in the box.
I purchased
some items on your web site but have not received any emails. What's going on? You may not be receiving emails from us. Check
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our email address, sales@kz900.com. We will post customer messages
at this page under Customer
Messages. You may also contact us live using "Chat
Online" which is a text chat.
Where
do I leave feedback for items I've purchased? Send us an email.
How
do I find out what model letter my bike is? See our free manuals link in the
Books section. The manual is free and can
also tell you if you have an original engine installed in your frame.
What are
my carburetor settings for a '74 Kawasaki Z1? See Carburetor
Settings for the Z1, KZ900 & KZ1000 models.
How
much is shipping to Key West, FL or another country? Click on the price to add to your shopping cart. Your shipping price will be
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this part is called? As a reference you can look up a part and see the
diagram of the part you need and even see the other parts you may need at
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