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Is there anywhere in aust that is good to get carb repair kits from or is Z1 the place to go. I have a set of the CV carbs from my '82 KZ650 and it seems to be a mission to find a repair kit to suit them, all i see are kits to fit up to '79 for the 650. Looking at the set pics on the Z1 site the ...

What are the spoke wheel rims made of from a mid 70's kwaka? Are they aluminium or something else?
The chrome is flaking off and I am thinking of getting them done black as opposed to rechroming them, not too sure yet tho.

I got the steel brush onto it today. I am thinking a repair is unnecessary. She'll be right, fill 'er up and off we go

My bike is a '82 z650 F3. What other frames match mine so I can keep an eye out if one pops up. Does the early '80s KZ750 have the same frame?

My first thought was to crack out my sculptural skillz and try and make it nice and round looking with some kind of bog, but the tube has been flattened so it bulges out toward the left side. If I knew it would pass rego as is I wouldn't bother doing anything to it. I don't want to spend time/money ...

Thanks for the welcome robracer. I expected it would be a possible fix and most likely not an easy/cheap fix. If frames for these bikes were easy to come by I would happily bin it. Going to take it to someone to check it out and will weigh up the options then.

I just discovered the frame of my impulse purchase has a ding, is this frame a lost cause? Can it be fixed or will it be more hassle than it is worth?