Hey Dale, I noticed that the carburetor on this model slides over a rubber boot which may be dried out and shrunk. I have had good luck soaking dried out rubber parts in brake fluid. sometimes brake fluid will bring old rubber back to life. Another great video Thank you

Have you checked the jets and needle in the carburetor and two other things that may help is to get an NGK plug and check also that you have a correct air filter and clean air box, add 4 ounces of Chevron Techron fuel additive to help clean the carb further and that maybe helpful. When you do get a quality chain I do suggest a new rear and front sprocket. Thank you for the great video Sir. !

That was great. What I love about tinkering with these things is that you're always learning no matter how many you do. There always seems to be something to solve and it keeps it interesting.

Thank you for doing this video, I have a 73 f7 with a slipping clutch and this video gives me the confidence to get in there replace the plates and springs!

Hello! Nice to see progress already! Wow!

amazing the added expense in the oil tank metal/banjo fitting etc, compared to the plastic push on lines etc.

I had a hard time with my carb like that. But mine has a rubber boot between that the carb slides in to. I looked and can’t find the parts you need yet I’ll keep looking. Thanks for sharing brother. It is awesome that you are doing a Kawasaki. I’m fixing to pick up a 1984 Big red 200. To piddle with.

great job dale deffo dragging air in new inlet rubber if u can find one maybe one off a four cylinder 4 stroke may fit

Good luck with that one.. I think you need to tell Kevin about the penny trick.... And I think your doing a great job.

Thanks for the video.

Hey Dale, I enjoyed hanging out in the shop with you today. I think you have found the problem with the loose carburettor, drawing air. It could be a crank seal leaking but the obvious thing is the loose carb. It certainly seemed to run well once you restricted it with your hand. Maybe you won't have to do much to this one. Best wishes, Dean.

Hi Dale. Great looking bike, I really like those old rotary valve Kawasaki’s. I used to have a KE100, it was a good little machine and I wish I never sold it. The erratic idling certainly sounds like an air leak, you’re right. It might be worth trying to run the bike with the side cover bolted back on, obviously this won’t fix the loose carb spigot but will stop the engine pulling so much air, providing there is a good seal between the two faces. I think those side covers take a paper gasket? I’m sure by your next video you’ll have it sorted out. Thanks again Dale and look forward to the next one with you. Cheers Dan

Hey Dale, all my G series carbs clamp on with an access hole in the clutch cover, maybe you can modify yours to clamp on. Regardless whether the air leak is at the carb, I believe it's time to vaccume/pressure test as it is likely to leak elsewhere after 50 years.

Great work.. sir dale. Maybe you can use a good clamp on your carb side to hold it steady or replace it with another good carb that fits yours. Check with carburator of Kawasaki HD3 of Philippines I think they have similarities.

i have a Suzuki TC-100 with a rotary valve, wonder why they only used for a short time?

Hello, what part number is the cable at 23:54? From the manuals it looks like either 54017-039 or 54017-060? Those are both labeled as starter cables though

Dale.. inside the engines air duct it had some mud wasp nests that could get into the carb intake....

Have you been able to make any determinations about air leaks on these f7 bikes? I have one thats been nothing but trouble. Replaced the carb boot with a NOS boot, replaced ignition side crank seal, plugged/locked out the "drain pump" - all potential sources for air leaks and the bike still has air leak symptoms. Probably perform a leakdown test next, not sure what else im missing. Challenging bikes to get back running again. Great videos thanks

Hey dale is the first place that goes into the clutch metal or fiber? Thanks!

What size o-ring did you get for the carburetor holder?

my tc-100 carb has a screw on clamp access hole on the side, you have a clamp where is the screw? doesn't take much tightening to clamp.

Hey dale, just noticed something alarming, it appears in this video and I could be wrong, that there is no check valve, I believe mine might be out and watched your video for reference and I don't see one. It appears as part number 32 on the parts diagram on CMSL for this and my year and yours, and it appears that yours just has a dowel there. Am I missing something?

hi where is Cain?

I always thought Kawasaki was a bit like Arctic Cat and Dodge in the seventies. They made fast rigs but hired homeless people for their aesthetic design teams. :)

You are write about having a hard time finding parts. I had to get 98% of my parts from EBay