1982 KZ1300 rescue and rebuild

scotch wrote: I.M.H.O.: You've used enough anti-seize to lube the torpedo doors on a submarine! Clean up the plugs or replace them and don't apply any more to the plug threads ! There'll be enough in the cyl-head threads to serve the purpose. Judging by what remained on the threads; some of the fouling may be due to the excess anti-seize that was pushed ahead of the plug ends.
Assessing the plugs at this early juncture may be pre-mature and misleading.. .

I think Stan just gooped them up to put them back in and then thought " Hmm, I should take a picture of these and post" I say this because there's fresh copper anti-sieze on the end face of the plug on the right.

I just posted the photos for 'the hell of it', to have a photo of how they look after the first start and a few miles. I agree, it's very early to make any definite judgments. The bike is not sealed yet at the pistons. There was assembly lube of course, but the rings and head later on were all 'rinsed' with clean oil, as I was turning the engine by hand and then I cranked it numerous times without firing. Of course, overall content of lube in the oil from the initial run (change at 70 km) was significant comparing to oil without it, and some of it went through the combustion chambers.

The anti-seize also came from my fingers

The floats were adjusted correctly 'by the book'. I will take my time and see how the clean spark plugs will look after a few hundred miles, then again after I can ride the bike up to the red line. I think that will be a good time to fine tune.

I think Stan just gooped them up to put them back in and then thought " Hmm, I should take a picture of these and post" I say this because there's fresh copper anti-sieze on the end face of the plug on the right.

That's it! And I did wipe them before putting back after wiping my hands and the 'coppered' up phone!!

(did I invent a new word? LOL)

Stan ! I just Googled "coppered" phone.

The ''copper-phone'': It was an amazing melodic percussion instrument that was constructed by Hippasus of Metapontum in 500 B.C. to demonstrate the musical concordant intervals. It consisted of four copper discs which were struck by a stick.

I have no idea how this relates or helps in the maintenance of a "1300" but if hitting something with a stick brings harmony and happiness.....who am I to question the practice. !

Sounds good, BUT, did they mention they got a copper-phone because they coppered it?
I think they are trying to dismiss my claim and give me no credit. Discrimination!!! I must protest! LOL Hashtag 'me too' LOLOL

Hi Stan and thanks for sharing your experience with your rebuilding. This is a great tread.
If you where going to do this again, would you do it in the same order? Or would you take out the engine, strip the frame and powder coated it first? Then start with overhauling the engine and so on?
I’m just asking because I’m standing in front of a similar project