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Originally Posted by Fleck750
Please post pics of that GS if you have them.
And thanks for giving me hope in riding the KZ up to potential. I get so tired of people looking at my bike and thinking it's a slow POS. |
Well, here's my GS. It was my first new bike, and my first four-stroke. It's lightly modified. The biggest improvement was the Works Performance shocks. Thirteen and a half inches. Half inch over stock, and probably another half inch over the old sagging shocks. That quickened the steering and keeps the skinny tire on the ground. A Telefix brace and Progressive Suspension springs help the forks.
It's got the original calipers with Russel lines and Ferodo GG pads. Unfortunately, they don't make HH pads for it. Stock carbs. I added a jet kit, but at this altitude, it ran worse, so I went back to stock. The original ignition was points, but I installed a Dyna electronic. Also has Dyna coils and solid copper wires.
For your KZ, new shocks would be nice, but they're expensive. Not to lower your hopes for your KZ, but when I ride with my friend on his Gixxer1000, I have to ride like a maniac, just to try and keep him in sight. But that's going uphill. Coming back down, the bike does much better. I've done all the maintenance myself, and it's been a hoot to ride. As Suzuki's first superbike, they way overbuilt the engine. Wish they would have done the same to the frame. Anyway, I couldn't care less what people say about me or the bike. Most are amazed that I'm the original owner.
