Top 20 1983 kawasaki KZ 1300 A5 - Page 7 Questions & Answers

I use google for plug gaps etc, saves buying a workshop manual especially for a popular bike like a zx6 r,

You must have some free play in the cable or you will damage clutch. Why won't rod lock in correctly? Did you have cover off?

if you want to know the bike is getting enough oil it must produce white smoke via exhaust ,most of these 1974 bike do not have knob for oil adjustment but you adjust manually by adjusting the oil cable

Look on the Neck.
Also sometimes it is located under the gas tank.

Strip the lock and the key code will be found on the lock barrel, You may find it easier to strip the helmet lock rather than the ignition.

Switch or relay cud b worn. Startr motor mite b failn or connection weak

Have you ever heard of RPM roll over? If the engine was allowed to reach it's max RPM under throttle the inertia would cause it to exceed its design max RPM, so it set below that to avoid flying rods and pistons. And yes it is governed.

Relay cud b bad or startr wires burnt or worn. Also batt must read 12.6 for a coil ign

One simple way to put the correct amount of oil in the forks is >>>with the fork caps removed and the spacers and fork springs removed from the forks, compress the fork all the down, then fill it 6 inches from the top. You can use a turkey baster (marked and measured) to remove the un-wanted oil if you overfill it.

There is a lever on the left side of the seat. 1999 Kawasaki Bayou 400 4x4 Owner Manual (page 38)

lots of sparks or lost the sparks ?

This is the frame number !

Motor oil turns white/beige when it becomes emulsified with water or coolant. While the presence of emulsion can indicate an internal coolant leak or careless topping up the oil level, the nature of modern anti-pollution positive crankcase breather systems draws cool damp air into the hot engine. Some such systems aren't well designed and are prone to creating "mayonnaise", especially in the cooler, damper months.

standard fork oil..

have some one do the work

most likely the crankcase breather valve is not working properly.

For weak inconsistent spark. The issue may be the ignition coil. Please be sure that you are describing the symptoms well. Do you have a test light and a multimeter? Testing the wires to the coil is not bad. Besides the CDI unit. The ignition system is simple. Tell me what tests you have run and what has passed so far. Everything that passes narrows down the search. Good Luck.

You can't its linked to the ECU and will not allow unless you replace ignition and ECU.

check for faulty ignition module

NO..STOP.. DO NOT RUIN THIS BIKE!! It will not handle well and become dangerous to ride!!