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Have you ever riden a KZ650? Kinda curious about the power compared to a GS650(E)?
I've seen a few of em in my area for reasonable money.
 
Not sure about the zuke 650, they were a little later, but the GS 750 was slightly faster than the 650 Kaw. but the 650 Kaw was a lot faster than the GS 550..... Just what I remember.
 
I had two

I had two

They go okay and are probably just a little slower than teh GS750. Faster than teh GS550 for sure. One even had a 710 bore kit and ported head and KZ1000 carbs.
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FWIW - They were a lot slower than the 750E, as my passenger & I smoked one easily back in the days of wild youth. Not even close.
 
64 HP apparently.
Not bad for a 1976 engine design.

You bike of the day had
72

So all told it was damn close in performance and maybe that guy you passed just did not know how to wring out the power that was there.
 
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I had a 78 kz 650 & 77 gs 750 & 79 gs750e(& a 73 z1) back in that period. The 650 was a fine bike w/ grat pwr. Super wheelie bike. My 77 750 was far superior handler. Faster too, go figure. I ran a 12.71 with the gs. No et w/ the 650. I would guess 13.10 ish
 
I had one back in 79-80. It could NOT out run a crown vic police interceptor :-# :o.
 
How do you know it wouldn't outrun a crown vic police interseptor????? Thanks Notz, I needed my memory josseled. The 750 wasn't a "little faster" than the KZ 650, it was just "slightly slower" than the KZ 900
 
That's a nice 650, they really are a nice looking bike
Wish it was a little closer to me, all the ones over here are cafe/bobber attacked

Would not be to hard to turn it into something like this
 
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