Thanks for the replies. I took it for a short ride last week and it would run well up to about 3500 rpm the popping away and struggling to pull at all. I'll try giving the carbs a good clean then start the process again.

I've recently bought a KZ1000A2 with 31k on the clock. I haven't ridden it in earnest yet but it starts well, and runs and revs freely, no nasty knocks. I noticed some oil residue around the front of the cam-chain casing (see photo) so decided to carry out a compression test, the results of which ar...

I've recently bought a KZ1000A2 with 31k on the clock. I haven't ridden it in earnest yet but it starts well, and runs and revs freely, no nasty knocks. I noticed some oil residue around the front of the cam-chain casing (see photo) so decided to carry out a compression test, the results of which ar...

Hi All. I've just joined the club and thought it best to introduce myself and bike. I bought this mainly original 1978 KZ100 A2 at auction a couple of months ago. It's showing just over 31000 miles but who knows if that is correct. I intend to keep it original and add/change parts if I can find them...