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KZ650C1 1977
With the C1the 650 Custom was
born. It was based on the B1 with some nice extras like triple
disc brakes,
seven spoke
cast alloy wheels and different
paint scheme. It also had an emergency flasher button. The C1 added what the 650 needed most, braking
power.
Unlike the B1 the front calipers was behind the
forks like the next years B2. Like the B1 the brakes
master cylinder
was round, and this is probably the best way to tell it your
bike is C1 or C2.
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Moon Dust Silver |
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Metallic Regal Blue |
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C1 1977 |
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C1 1977 |
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C1 1977 |
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KZ650C2 1978
The C2
followed the C1 in 1978, getting the same improvement
as the B2. If you wanted a new C model in 1978, the color choice was
easy,
metallic stardust silver was the only one.
Compared to the C1 the C2 had new carburettor setting to improve gas mileage and
making the C2 to run smoother. The gearbox was updated to improve
shifting. (you could only get to neutral gear when the bike was
stopped)
Major changes was colour, marking, (similar as the silver C1 but
other pin stripping) The brake
master cylinder
was triangular. There was a diaphragm fuel tap. And needle bearings are used in
swing arm
Like The B2, the
generator cover was new,
see picture, and the ignition engine cover slightly
different from the B1/C1. For other changes see
B2 section.
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Metallic stardust silver |
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KZ650C3 1979
The C3
followed the C2 in 1979. The choose of color was easy
this year also, there was only one:
Luminous Dark Blue. The big news this year was the new
all weather sintered disk pads so braking in the wet was much
improved. Easily recognized by the drilled discs. (Note some model
in the pictures doesn't have drilled dishes, have no idea why, maybe
early productions or delivered like this in some markets) The callipers was changed to accept the new square sintered pads. The
speedometer had both miles and kph markings (in countries using
miles as the reading) Like all other Kawasaki's in 1979, the
C3 got "small" letters in the
Kawasaki badges unlike the "big" letters like
KAWASAKI used earlier. For other minor changes, see
B3.
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European
Z650 C3 in details. |
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KZ650C4 1980
The last C, the C4 was on the market
in 1980. The C4 was much the same as the previous C3 but it got some
of the upgrades from the new F series.
The ignition and stator covers
where ribbed and it got a plastic cover under the headlight covering
the brake lines. You could get it in two colors:
Candy Persimmon Red and Black Pearl. It wasn't sold on every
market so there are quite few around.
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Candy Persimmon Red,
Black Pearl |
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