[LWT]

Hello everyone. I own a few bikes , but just bought my first Kawasaki. It's a 1998 KZ1000P. I love it. The only annoying thing is the fairing has a buzz at most common street RPMs. Is there a fix for this? Thanks, LWT

 

[Kawasakian]

You have to hunt it down, and see which mount may beed a rubber washer/grommet, or shifted to stop whatever is buzzing from buzzing. It's tedious, boring work, but there's no other way around it. For some cars there's a spray they use, but that stuff doesn't works for bikes. I would check all the mounts, and look at how the pieces are connected on those mounts. It can be very long, or an "Aha!" moment.

 

[LWT]

Thanks. I'll start with the fairing mounts and go from there. Just took it for an 80 mile ride today. What a great bike. Pulls like a freight train. It needs an oil change. I was thinking of using Shell Rotella 15w40. Any opinions out there on oil? Thanks again. LWT

 

[WFO-KZ]

We have waaaaaayyy too many opinions on oil. I like to joke (sort of) that asking about what oil to use is akin to starting another oil war. People can get very emotional about oil for some strange reason and the debate can become heated.

My suggestion is to start with your owner's manual and branch out from there if you feel comfortable doing so. There is a reason why tribology engineers exist. Lubrication is a very complex topic.

And without further ado, let's cue up the oil wars. 😁

 

[KZ1000P1'82]

Hello everyone. I own a few bikes , but just bought my first Kawasaki. It's a 1998 KZ1000P. I love it. The only annoying thing is the fairing has a buzz at most common street RPMs. Is there a fix for this? Thanks, LWT

Did you ever fix/find the fairing buzzing? I have the same issue; appreciate any help you can provide. Thank you, Joel

 

[WFO-KZ]

We not seen LWT here for quite some time, so you may not get a quick response from him.

However, have you tried following Kawasakian's suggestions in post #2?