Whassup!
I just purchased a used backrest / rack for my 1981 KZ550 LTD. I had been looking for a while and finally found one from a 1982 550LTD on ebay, figuring they are essentially the same bikes (umm ... they are not). The chrome is lightly rusted all over the rack, so I was going to paint it flat black to match the frame tubes.
However, here's my issue - it doesn't fit perfectly. The front brackets fit just fine on the shock mounts, but the holes for the back brace land on the middle of the rear fender, about 4 inches PAST the end of the seat. Did the '82 have a longer seat? Or am I missing some sort of frame piece? I'm sure I can rig something up to support the back half, but was wondering if anybody else has had some sort of a similar issue.
Troutbum in Central Oregon
"81 KZ550 LTD
I just purchased a used backrest / rack for my 1981 KZ550 LTD. I had been looking for a while and finally found one from a 1982 550LTD on ebay, figuring they are essentially the same bikes (umm ... they are not). The chrome is lightly rusted all over the rack, so I was going to paint it flat black to match the frame tubes.
However, here's my issue - it doesn't fit perfectly. The front brackets fit just fine on the shock mounts, but the holes for the back brace land on the middle of the rear fender, about 4 inches PAST the end of the seat. Did the '82 have a longer seat? Or am I missing some sort of frame piece? I'm sure I can rig something up to support the back half, but was wondering if anybody else has had some sort of a similar issue.
Troutbum in Central Oregon
"81 KZ550 LTD