The Bike has the original Royal Blue color, and when I saw the Honda at the beginning, I thought at first glance it was another 81 KZ... the only difference is I painted it with modern basecoat, clear coat.
... the bike was a frame and boxes full of parts when it was given to me.... had to replace the head, bore the block (didn't want to do that) .060, only needed about .010 but could not find pistons hence the .060 over, also the stock compression was 9.0:1 and the .060 Wensco are 10.5:1...then a 4 into 1 MAC header. Had some heating problems, so did a re-jet on the carbs, purchased a B&M transmission cooler, re-routed the oil
cooler lines and mounted the larger B&M unit under the trunk, and the temp gage beside the radio pack, works great, even in +90 degree weather she's never gone over 200 F hard riding over the pass. Had the seat made by Richards out of California with the adjustable back rest... really glad I put that back rest on her is a great edition also all the lights, save the headlamp are LED...anyway she's the stock Royal Blue. One thing I've not figured out.. of all the KZ1100s that have been talked about the riders complain about
only getting ~35 - 38 mpg... We ride over Washington Pass between Sedro
Woolley, WA and Winthrop, WA for lunch (138 miles) and without
exception I've never done worse than 45 mpg.. riding from Sedro
Woolley, WA to Ellensburg, WA on the Freeway running #$ mph I still got
over 45 mpg... whether it is the Vetter or ? I think these other riders
have something wrong with their bikes...
