I love these bikes. Got a free z650 myself a few months back. Utterly worth every cent I subsequently spent!

Of course it'll run. Its a Kawasaki. Not only will it run. But it'll shift gears and the charging system will work

Someone will be just to happy to have the bike and with a little effort will be nice daily ride 😊

Great to see another one saved 👍👍

What do the car guys call it......sympathetic restoration? I am oddly attracted to that bike. A testament to simplicity and good engineering that is still starts and runs. Thanks for getting it going again and not sending it to the scrapyard.

Great channel! I'm loving all the bikes and vehicles you work on. Fun and educational at the same time. I take my hat off to anyone who can calmly, patiently work on this stuff. Those are traits I wish I had when it came to this. I get frustrated too easily. Hehehe!

Man...I’m definitely gonna give you two thumbs up 👍

nice score , hopefully you get the kz running ... would love to have one . good vid thanks

I still digging that kz750! and swapping out the rear shocks for my 300 lb butt...Nice!

I would love to own this bike here in the uk, great video, subscribed and thanks for the videos on it!

I would love to see a part 2 to this please. Im actuality about to buy one for my first bike. It would be awsome seeing you finish fixing it up and making it look even better

Wow loved this one. You need to start naming these bikes.

Japanese bikes...especially the 70s and early 80s...can't beat em!!!!@ just great bikes!

Good work mate. I’ve just picked up a kz750 1982 spectre shaft drive. Been sat for 8 years. Fingers crossed I can do something with it. If not, oh well I’ll just enjoy tinkering and getting my hands dirty.

Ok. I subbed n belled to your channel. I kinda like your personality, your filming is good, and your mechanics skills are good, but it’s like you’re very casual about it. Even though this twin hasn’t been collectible yet; it’s coming for a ‘70s bike. This bike was a great find, for free!

I just pushed one down the street from a neighbor for free. 1983 KZ750

Palm trees make me miss Arizona

Thats so cool. I would like to have something like this to tinker with. Will have a look at the lists :)

Nice Find I picked up the same bike out of my uncle's collection the kz is save able mine has a Inline 4

Nice job mate. Sticky float

Great job Tom,, it sure sounds strong.. like you say a little money and some time some one will probably take it off your hands..

I was 25 years old when I bought my first bike in 1982 - a KZ750 light blue metalflake - I put 75,000 miles on that bike in 4 years . Completely wore it out - the seat was the first thing to go ... I don't know if you remember this tidbit - do you know what happens when you over rev those bikes ? The ignition shuts down - no more spark - you cannot crank it until and unless you remove a spark plug wire and ground it to the engine block or frame . Then it is good to go ... I still remember the day I rode that bike off the lot ... I loved that bike ... Oh yeah, I originally forgot to add this part - The starter went out sometime during the second year - but I never got it fixed because the bike was so easy to start - even when cold and using the manual choke - I could push the bike while sitting on it and pop the clutch in second gear and it would start every time . Fast forward to 2019 - I got a Kawasaki Z900 . I love it even more than that 750 . It is only about 30 pounds heavier and more than double the horsepower and it rides and handles much more smoothly though . I liked the 2019 so much - I bought another one as soon as the 2020 models came out . So now I have a red and black and a blue and grey . The 2019 only has ABS - the 2020 has 2 power modes and 4 traction modes along with ABS ...

Wouldn't cross country on that one, Tom. Fun to watch you resuscitatetate that thing though.

On Temu Motorcycle wiring connections are $2.87 or something like that, thats for a kit,....and copper washer kits, o-ring kits I just get the stuff you can't get at Harbor freight. And 70/30 and 60/40 solder is $2.50-$5.50 8mm for wiring, and Rosin is around $2.50. Unbelievable video. Great job.

Great video, I am going through a similar experience with a 1976 KZ750

Nice, I've got a '77. Starter clutch always needs overhaul, loose bolts inside is a must fix.

restoration project !!!!

I have matching black 1983 Kz’s. I have the 550 and the 750. Both are the LTD models. In-line 4-cylinders. The Twins aren’t YET collectible, which is why to keep it on the side and polish it. Twin cylinder with only two carbs is more reliable, I think. But still. You got a little gem.

the z750 B was my first bike, drove some 70.000 miles with it and still love it!

I am just about to start a project with the same model bike in the same rusty state. (I do have a key....) This is a perfect video for me to know where I should start. Thank you

Tom thanks for the reply. I just checked the ohm on the coil and it is in spec on ohms. Just watched another tube video on timing. I am thinking I am not get the spark to hit on TDC so I am going to check the plate and points to see if the points begin to open when the “F” letter can be seen behind the plate. I gotta hand it to all the u tubers out there and the knowledge that gets passed along.....I think I could do brain surgery......well only after I get this bike going😳. The bike 1980, only has about 14,000 miles on it and has been garaged kept the whole while I have owned it. It’s been two years since I had it running but with all the free time we have back here in Chicagoland I have no excuse not to work on it. I may shout back at you again as I am determined to fix it. It would cost way more than the value of the bike to take it to a bike mechanic and it has to be something simple because it was running fine, then it wouldn’t start. Stay safe.

A twin? Everyone I had was a inline 4!

Dude. You don’t know how lucky you were to get a 1977 Kz?!? Come on! That’s a God-send! Oh wait, it’s a twin, but still, at the least, it’s a flipper for decent profit ! $ The 1977 PART$$$$!!!! Besides, resurrecting a motorcycle is like rescuing a dog from euthanasia! 😇

That was awesome and just enjoyable to watch you get that bike going! I’m going to be acquiring a 1980 KZ750 hopefully within the next couple weeks. It has sit for about eight years, Any advice on what to check first?

Nice man it was pretty quick job you did there...since it is now running did you ever clean those carbs and clean the tank?

I owned the same bike in the early eighty's when I was in the Armed forces and rode that bike for 4 years and it was dead nuts reliable and easy to service. Do you want to sell it??

I have a 1980 KZ 750 T G model. Had to replace the wiring harness ( my bad on that one ). Had it running after that change out, now I cannot get it to start. Have spark, compression and gas or fuel. So.....why won’t it start? I’m thinking it’s not sparking at TDC? Any other suggestions?

I had a KZ 750 76 that got stolen, still looking for it.

Hi can you do the same bypass on a 1981

POS is a runner 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😜

Why's it unbelievable, its Japanese and a Kawasaki.