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I just got this. It is low millage and was parked for over 20 years.
It started but when I released the starter button it stopped. So my guess is what ever feeds it juice once it is running is somehow not connected.
Any ideas?
Anybody have the wiring diagram?

There's is no such thing as a 1974 1100 Kawasaki.

Did you mean 1984?

Your starter button will probably feed off the kill switch so I'd be guessing the connections have been swapped around there somewhere.

hillsy wrote:There's is no such thing as a 1974 1100 Kawasaki.

Did you mean 1984?

I was told it is a 74, 1100.
However I did not find it when I tried to look it up. How do I find out without the paper work?
Will the vin number tell me?

PrinceMo wrote:

hillsy wrote:There's is no such thing as a 1974 1100 Kawasaki.

Did you mean 1984?

I was told it is a 74, 1100.
However I did not find it when I tried to look it up. How do I find out without the paper work?
Will the vin number tell me?

The VIN will tell you for sure.

If the year is correct, then it's a 900 and these are the VIN codes:

1973 Z1 – Z1F-00001 through Z1F-19999
1974 Z1-A – Z1F-20000 through Z1F-47499
1975 Z1-B – Z1F-47500 through Z1F-85700
1976 KZ900-A4 – Z1F-85701 through Z1F-13xxxx for bikes manufactured in Japan
1976 KZ900-A4 – Z1F-500001 through Z1F-51xxxx for bikes assembled in Lincoln
1977 KZ900-A5 – Nebraska

If it's an 1100 then it's an early 80s model.

After reading the post on the japanese section I did some research and found out that if it is a 74 it is a 900, the 1000 didn't come out until 76 and was marketed as a 77 model. The first 1100 was in 81.

There should be a sticker on it saying what year it was made and the model year it was for, the stickers usually gave the model on them, like KZ900/1000/1100.

If it truly is a 74, the manual link is to the wrong manual.

According to the VIN the bike is a 1984.
Here is the vin JKAKZBL11DA001571

PrinceMo wrote:According to the VIN the bike is a 1984.
Here is the vin JKAKZBL11DA001571

Might be a ZN or LTD - got any pics?

JKA=Country of origin
Japan
KZ=Model line and engine type
4=Stroke Street
B=Engine Displacement
1100 cc
L=Variation Code
Trim Package
1= Horse power
No Data supplied
1=Check Digit
Used to Check Vin Number
D=Model Year
1984
A= Assembly Plant
Akashi Japan
001571 = Sequential Production Number

Great!

Where did you find that.?