Almost

She looks less together than she was before, but she is actually improving. I figured out one of the faults today after changing the fuel lines I discovered the right two carbs weren't getting fuel so I took apart the fuel tap and did a real solid cleaning with WD-40, Paint Thinner, and Liquid Wrench. All considered it worked and now fuel flows through both spigots. I am still having an issue with flooding, but I think thats more her unwillingness to start, so the fuel just flows and floods. I checked to make sure I have spark and its strong all the way across the board. Took the air filters off, and added tubes to the carb breathers. She's close now, she ALMOST started a couple minutes ago, but now the battery is becoming weak from multiple attempts. So I will put the charger on that tomorrow morning and run it till she's at 100%

There is a chance that the points need adjusted, or need to advance the distributor a little bit. But even said, well, she's getting close to running. Once I have her starting I think I will be good to finish her up fast. Then I can register her, she doesn't need a title since MA law says bikes predating 1980 can be registered with a Bill of Sale only. Once she has a plate and has gone through a few shake down cruises, timed proper, and all that - then I can ride her down to Matt's in Conn - who sold me the Dnepr sidecar chassis, and he'll help me weld on the proper tabs to fit a sidecar to her - since he knows the proper set up and has plenty of rigs around. So they will all be in the right place.

THEN I will get her inspected without a sidecar, and then fit the sidecar. NOW, they say that I need a tail light, headlight, turn signals front and back, and marker lights on the sidecar to be legal.

SO...

For the headlight I plan to get one of the rectangular black plastic $35 units from Mike's XS, which is 5"x7" and will work fine.


To mount it I remembered a bracket used by Hitchcock's in England which is used for mounting 7" headlights to Royal Enfields, I actually had one of these for my first Royal Enfield, and if flipped the right way and such, should be fantastic for mounting the previously stated headlight to the fender:


When it comes to the signal light there is a company in Texas that sells sidecar accessories, some cheap, some not (headlights for example), so what I am planning is one of these marker lights on the top center of the fender $13


For the front turn signal I will use one of the 7 I have in a box over there *points* mounted to a bent piece of steel mounted to the fender, or maybe I will mount it to one of the fender side walls.

Then for the rear of the fender I need a tail light, a brake light, and a turn signal. The company in Texas I stated before sells a 3 way combo for $20 which is pretty big, 7"x 5" I think, but all considered should work superbly for what I want, mount it straight to the rear of the fender and then wire it up:



THEN for Winter use, I have a Vetter Windjammer fairing that looks like THIS:


Which I plan to mount soon. Might have to get a new windshield for it, and I most certainly have to re-wire it, but all in all, its good stuff. I think I am going to steal the new turn signals off the XS400, at least for the front of the bike as they are better looking, and are currently using the mounting stocks that are good with the Windjammer (came off the Windjammer).


So yeah, that's the update on the KZ1000 A-1