I have the same bike , one owner ,it's a 125 KD , '77' less than a hundred miles. Amazing shape , but smaller than the 175 by a good amount. This one is all chrome, nickel, stainless, barn find and a half .
Just subscribed to the channel and am thoroughly enjoying it! Bought an ‘81 GL1100 that I’m getting back on the road and your videos have been a great help! Now I’m on to watching everything else, keep up the great videos! Very entertaining! 👍
i have the ke175 pretty much the enduro version of this exact bike, the oiling system is finnicky, real care needs to be taken when restarting these bikes after sitting for a while. Make sure the oiling system is good and no bubbles in the lines, its worth doing the oil pump test to ensure its pumping enough oil, if not, enjoy the rebuild.
It’s a rotary valve not a reed valve
Awesome video. I hope there’s a follow up video. I have a ‘78 KE175 I’ve been working on
I have the same bike , one owner ,it's a 125 KD , '77' less than a hundred miles. Amazing shape , but smaller than the 175 by a good amount. This one is all chrome, nickel, stainless, barn find and a half .
My biggest problem with this bike is sourcing parts. Thank you for watching.
So new piston and cylinder bored? What are new sizes?
It is now .50 oversize. Thank you for watching.
Just subscribed to the channel and am thoroughly enjoying it! Bought an ‘81 GL1100 that I’m getting back on the road and your videos have been a great help! Now I’m on to watching everything else, keep up the great videos! Very entertaining! 👍
Thank you for your kind words. Thank you for watching.
i have the ke175 pretty much the enduro version of this exact bike, the oiling system is finnicky, real care needs to be taken when restarting these bikes after sitting for a while. Make sure the oiling system is good and no bubbles in the lines, its worth doing the oil pump test to ensure its pumping enough oil, if not, enjoy the rebuild.
Thank you for the advice on the oiling system. Thank you for watching.
I was about to skip the step of testing the oil pump on my KE175. After reading your comment I’ve reconsidered