There is a part you can buy to clock the carb and use a cone-type K&N looking filter.
Honda Mini Trails Honda mini bikes and Honda Z50 Honda 50 Honda Minitrail NOS Parts and services Kitaco and Takegawa performance parts.
Scroll down until you find it. I think you need the clocking...
A little off subject....not quite a hijack
I just got a new headlight switch (OEM Honda) for my '74 K5. It is the "Hi-Lo" switch. I think the old switch was just "On-Off", but it is hard to tell. Anyway, the new switch seems to have three positions, so maybe "Off" in addition to Hi-low? The...
Just scored a muffler from these guys.....very nice to deal with:beer:
Honda Mini Trails Honda mini bikes and Honda Z50 Honda 50 Honda Minitrail NOS Parts and services Kitaco and Takegawa performance parts.
In '74(according to the link you posted) they were only available in two colors "Candy Sapphire Blue and Candy Topaz ", so if you know your colors, that is a good indication of what year it was produced.
Any good way to get dents out of a gas tank? I hate to just bondo them.
Ed
It is dirty(had to ride it yesterday) but generally complete. Headlight is not correct and the footpegs are aftermarket, seat needs some serious attention, but it runs and has new tires:meh:
Good Winter project;)
In the pics it looks like the tank is all beat-to-s***, but those are some decals...
What a great and timely thread! I just scored a pretty nice '74 z50 off Craig's List. New tires, complete(except for the headlight bucket assembly) and it starts first kick......$500:eek:
Had to tell someone:o
Ed