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Last Update 6/2/10
This section has changed from files posted online on a site that you had to login to access, to files mostly in .pdf, .html and .jpg format that I use to write to CD's at least once a year. Originally I was offering these files on 2 CD's, but due to the fact that I now have right at 2 gigabytes of files on my KZ1300.com domain, there were a lot of files I was not including on the CD's, because I would of had to write 4 CD's to include everything. Even trying to break up files just to write 2 CD's was difficult enough, and there were always new files I wanted to add, but couldn't without adding another CD to the mix.
With a DVD format I can go up to 4.5 gigabytes worth of files on one disk. What that means though is that you have to have a DVD drive on your computer to use it. If your computer is no more than about 5 years old, you probably have a combination CD/DVD drive on your computer right now. An easy way to tell is to go grab a DVD that you watch on your TV and pop it into the drive and see what happens. If it is compatible, and you have playing software and the proper codec's installed, it should ask you if you want to watch the video. You can have a DVD drive that is capable of pulling up and looking at the files loaded on the DVD, without it actually having software loaded where it can play the video on the DVD. Further, you can have DVD playing software installed but not have the proper codec's installed which actually decode the video, and it still won't work for a video DVD.
But either way, put it in and pull up Windows Explorer as you would if you were going to look at files on your hard-drive, and see if you can access the drive and see the files themselves. If so, that's all you'll need to be able to do to view my DVD because that's what I'm sending you, one DVD with files, and one DVD that you can watch on your TV. If not, and you can't access a DVD on your computer, you have the option of adding a DVD player to it. If your computer is at least new enough to be running Windows 95, it should have a USB port on the back. It's a small square plug and most older pc's may only have one plug, where newer pc's have sometimes 4 or 5 USB ports and they may be on the back or mounted on the front. Your mouse, keyboard or printer may be plugged into your USB. If you only have one USB and you're using it as a printer port for example, they make USB splitters that plug into your 'one' USB into and it will give you like 4 USB's which all share the one USB connection.
I say all that to say this. You can go to your local electronics store and get an external DVD player that plugs into your USB port for probably $50 or less these days. They're really cheap. You could also get a more expensive DVD player / writer combination if you wanted that will allow you to write your own DVD's (assuming you have or buy the software). Either way, it's a cheap plug-in upgrade to add an external DVD drive to your pc, or you can take it in to your local pc expert and have a regular CD/DVD combination drive installed in place of your original 'CD only' drive. The choice is yours, but the point is that I'm not writing any more paid member CD's. Too much work for a mere $50. If your pc is so old you can't add a DVD drive to it, what would you do with the 2 gigabytes / 16,000+ files I'm sending you anyway?
The other thing I recently added was a video DVD that a member sent in from France of him running hot laps on the SPA International race track during their yearly classic bike races. I have this in PAL version (some overseas countries use PAL) and NTSC version (used primarily in the USA but some other countries use it too). The video DVD is merely a bonus, as it was sent to me from a member in France who is a longtime 1300 enthusiast. It came in 'PAL' format and I converted it to 'NTSC' format for USA viewers. The NTSC conversion was not perfect as there's some duplication of scenes, but it's extremely good quality video that was professionally done with a camera mounted on the bike.
If for some reason it doesn't work in your DVD player you should be able to watch it on your PC. And that's assuming all the things we just discussed relevant to DVD software and codec's. I understand that you have to have certain software installed with your DVD drive to enable it to view video style DVD's and you may have to hunt down files on the internet called Codec's and install them as well. This was what I had to do and I don't understand why it all doesn't just come with the DVD drive in one package as that would seem logical, but then, what do I know.
A donation of any amount is always accepted and appreciated, but for a minimum one time donation of $50.00 USD, you can become a paid member of this site and get the current DVD's. I can't make the files into a download because there's about 2 gigabytes or more worth of files on this disk! However, by writing the disk this way I can keep it up to date, and you'll have every file on the DVD that's on my computer at the time I burn the disk.
I'll always have free ads and technical information as the main goal of the site to begin with was to help the 1300 owners repair any problems and get them back on the road.
Start from this page http://www.kz1300.com/tech.html and bookmark it.
Next, was to provide a forum for owners to contact each other, share stories, build mutual friendships, ride together locally or yearly in the Rally(s), submit useful information for others to benefit from, and all the other things that progress from being part of the club. Seeing how we're only about 10 years old now since we started the club 02/1998, I'd say we've made decent progress. As of today, there are almost 14,000 files residing on the KZ1300.com and ZN1300.comdomains!
There are also two good discussion groups on 1300's that are not associated with this site:
Z1300 discussion group on yahoo.com - A discussion group on all Z1300's moderated by Bill Rodgers.
Voyager 1300 discussion group on yahoo.com - A discussion group on Voyager 1300's moderated by Michael W. Fenwick.
Few of you can even imagine the hours it takes just to manage this many files on a weekly basis, much less how many hours I've spent creating some of this mess! I've managed to keep costs fairly low for web space and so forth, but my time investment is huge. Ergo, the paid member DVD's. The things I'll put on these disks are things that are just icing on the cake, but nevertheless, take a considerable investment of time to accomplish. There is some really good information in these articles, some specifications on our bikes, details on different accessories, comparison articles to other motorcycles, details on the technical features of our bikes and so forth. The hardcore 1300 enthusiast will enjoy this type of thing. To get your one time or yearly membership, all you need to do is make a minimum $50 donation via PayPal, personal check, money order, cashiers check or other form of payment remittable in the US to:
I can accept online payments and credit card payments through PayPal.
Check the "Contact" link at the top of this or any page for more payment information.
Items I've scanned and made available to paid members:
- PDF Files -
1981 Kawasaki Special Tools Catalog - 28 pages of just the factory tools listed for use on the KZ1300. I also have extreme close-up shots of some of these tools below, (15mb)
1984 Voyager Limited Warranty certificate - Scan of an original Kawasaki warranty certificate that I found in a used Voyager I bought, (4mb)
Accel Coil Install - Copy of the accel.zn1300.com website, (6.4mb)
Coil Swap - Tech Article submitted by clyde@kz1300.com and posted on the site, (57kb)
DG Exhaust - Copy of the dg.zn1300.com website, (1.4mb)
Hydraulic Clutch Conversion - 1 page courtesy of member Mike DuHamel on how to add a hydraulic clutch to your 1300, (150kb)
Jama Exhaust - 1 page scan of price sheet on 6 into 2 exhaust system made by Jama in Europe. I was told system is not available anymore but sold for about $900 USD, (80kb)
KZ1300 Base Service Manual - Scan of the entire factory Base Service Manual, 371 pages, (345mb)
Kawasaki Clarion Audio Troubleshooting Manual - 63 pages showing how to test various components of the Clarion Radio on the Voyager, (2mb)
Kawasaki Voyager Electrical Troubleshooting Manual - 196 pages showing how to troubleshoot various electrical problems on the Voyager including, (8mb)
Kawasaki Voyager Service Manual Supplement - 142 pages of the factory Supplement Service Manual that applies only to the Voyager ZN1300 models 1984-1989, (90mb)
Kawasaki Voyager Owners Manual - 140 pages of the original Owners Manual that came with the bike when it was purchased new. One thing in this manual that I don't see elsewhere is how to operate the trip computer, (30mb)
Kawasaki Voyager Audio Systems Operator's Manual - 35 pages of the factory manual that shows you how to operate the AM/FM Radio, CB, Cassette and Intercom systems, (11mb)
Periodic Maintenance Chart - 1 page from the Base Service Manual I suspect, (71kb)
KZ1300 Tools - 45 images of high resolution extreme close-up shots of various KZ1300 tools that I took myself, (10mb)
Links Page - Copy of the http://www.kz1300.com/linkspage.html webpage with all the online parts sources for our bike that I'm aware of plus links to other clubs, etc., (1mb)
Members Bikes USA - Copy of the http://www.kz1300.com/members website with all the images of members bikes, 422 pages, (27mb)
OEM Vetter Saddlebag Installation Instructions - 8 pages showing how to install the 'factory' Kawasaki bags which are really 'Vetter' bags made for Kawasaki, (873kb)
Regulator Sensing Relay Mod - 1 page courtesy of member Steve Whitcomb on a mod to improve our charging system on the KZ1300, (101kb)
Sunrise Graphics - OEM style Stripe Sets price sheet, 4 pages, (226kb)
Sunrise Graphics - KZ1300 A1 Strip Set image, (1.7mb)
Tech Articles - Copy of the Tech Articles except the Accel coils and DG pages listed above, 209 pages, (11.5mb)
Turn Signal Cancelling Unit - 3 pages courtesy of member Brian Carruthers on a replacement circuit for the turn signals, (721kb)
Z1300 Part Number Database - Complete (I assume) database of the KZ1300 in 'Microsoft Access' .mdb format with imbedded images that I assume are off the microfishe, (18mb)
ZN1300 Utopia Backrest Install - 13 pages on how to install a Utopia 'drivers' Backrest on a ZN1300 Voyager. As far as I know this backrest is still available from Utopia, (416kb)
Ebay Bikes - Hundred's of .jpg images of 1300's that sold on ebay.com over the last few years and updated on a weekly basis. Includes some bikes sold overseas.
Magazine articles I scanned and previously made available online in .jpg format:
NOTE: All of these were combined into this one PDF file, (8.7mb)
AWOL Vol3-No2 Magazine - 5 page Custom Trike called 'Spellbound', (file size=10megabytes)
Feb 1980 Bike Magazine - 3 page Doug Domokos Wheelie King, (10mb)
Jan 1979 Bike Magazine - 4 page KZ1300 intro, (11mb)
Mar 1983 Bike Magazine - 6 page Don Vesco Twin Engine Z1300 Turbo Streamliner, (20mb)
Dec 1978 Custom Bike Magazine - 1 page KZ1300 intro, (7mb)
Mar 1984 Cycle Guide Magazine - 12 page Big Rig Shootout, (46mb)
Oct 1981 Cycle World Magazine - 5 page on Grand Touring model, (16mb)
Apr 1979 Cycle World Magazine - 8 page KZ1300 test, (28mb)
Oct 2003 Motorcycle Mechanics Magazine - 2 page Millyard's Monster V12 Z2300, (94Kb)
Oct 1983 Motor Cyclist Magazine - 11 page test Voyager, (30mb)
Sep 1984 Motor Cyclist Magazine - 19 page comparison Honda, Yamaha, Kawasaki, (60mb)
Apr 1984 Rider Magazine - 6 page Voyager comparison with Venture and Aspencade (16mb)
Jan 1983 Street Chopper Magazine - 5 page "Elephant" 1300 chopper, (28mb)
Jun/July 1993 StreetFighters Magazine - 19 pages, 3 articles, 2 Customs and Z1300 History, (32mb)
Aug 1983 Super Bike Magazine - 1 page Z1400 Turbo article (3.6mb)
Jun 1980 The Biker Magazine - 4 page Grand Touring, (25mb)
Dec 1982 Touring Bike Magazine - 8 page test Vetter, (21mb)
Oct 1979 Two Wheels Magazine - 12 page Test/Tour, (37mb)
The following are some that I have and may add in the future:
Also have all of the files from the KZ1300.com domain, and all KZ1300 files period, whether they're on the domain or not. All the files relative to 1300's I have on my PC are on the DVD, which means there are a lot more files than I list above. I've sorted all of these files by year and model best I could as 99% of the files I have are .jpg images of bikes and parts. The remaining are .pdf, .html, .txt, etc.
