KAWASAKI KH & S SERIES FORUM

netbikes · Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2008 2:09 pm Post subject: first real ride

took my S3 for its first real ride, covered 250Klm's thru city and country winders. Went like stink all the way with only a couple of things to sort out to make it even better. The front end jitters which i think I have narrowed down to a needed wheel balance, the center cylinder runs a little lean due to the air intake rubber being a tad short from age and shrinkage, the two outer ones i was able to get from kawasaki here but the center one is not available and I am wondering if there is anyone out there remaking them?. I would also like to put a decent set of rear shocks on it, any recommendations?

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simonh · Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 11:44 pm Post subject:

chris

Just buy another outer and cut it down to fit centre :thumright:

And pretty much any shocker will be better than 30 year old ones :shock: good to hear your ride out was good, wont be long before my first of the year :-D

180kid · Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 11:59 pm Post subject:

probably your tyre thats duff?, i've used old tyres, not recommended but had no wobbles,.without wheel balance, skitish on acceleration but no wobbles, just a thought,....glad the old smokers up and running,.... :thumright:

The Wolfman · Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 9:01 am Post subject: Re: first real ride

g6mow · Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 11:15 am Post subject:

The Wolfman · Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 9:15 pm Post subject:

oops... sorry! :oops:
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simonh · Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 10:54 pm Post subject:

as theyre bendy and supple when new, can be bodged to fit centre

usernameandpassword · Joined: 07 Nov 2007 Posts: 20

I know it's not 'stock' but I traded my old S3 shocks out for ones for a KH400 that were a single wind all the way down. Talk about a ride inprovement. Night and day. Those doubles the S3 have are stiff as a board.

netbikes · Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 10:07 am Post subject:

thanks for all the replys guys, I am not getting notification of them however??

Anyway,
the front tyre is new.
For now i have used a bit of duct tape to seal the carb to the rubber, didn't make any difference though, still running a tad lean but nothing that will do and damage unless i put it in race mode. I'll keep hunting for a NOS, one will show up sooner or later.

On the rear shocks, they are actually in good working order, I was thinking of maybe getting some gas ones. The standard shocks on all the early bikes of all makes were never much good even when new.
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admin · Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 6:48 pm Post subject: