Good morning.  I cannot help with the current request, but do want to extend condolences to you and your family.  Fond memories of Kawasakitrax exchanges these past years.  Good times.

I still have a few clutch alignment tools.

I realize that several years have passed since I first posted the story regarding the 1980 Drifter 340 F/A "Barn Find".  As my oriignal post stated, this sled was stored in a shed on my cousin's property in central Montana.  It's been there for 46 years, and this year as part of my annual sled trip to the mountains, I made it a point to actually acquire it and bring ot back to Minnesota.

The complication all along has been that the actual owner of the sled is not my cousin, but rather a guy that ran the dealership where the sled was originally delivered to.  That former dealership owner - now a guy of 85 - had been reluctant to sell even though he knows that he'll never do anything with it.  This year - with some some encouragement from my cousin - the old guy decided he was willing to sell.

That being the case, this was the year to acquire this old sled!  I just picked it up last week on my return trip from the mountains of Idaho.  As I had mentioned, this sled is super dusty/dirty, but the structure below is really good.  The super-dry climate of mid-Montana has preserved this unit, menaing no corrosion whatsoever on steel components - whether painted or not.  Bolt heads, rivets, fasteners of every kind - zero rust or corrosion.

Once I finally got the sled out of its 46 year holding cell, it did show a few blems.  There are several vents that are cracked that ideally should be replaced, and the corners of the front of the hood have been damaged from "shelf wear" and will need to be addressed.  These blems are minor, and the rest of the sled is really good - including the original seat cover.

I just got this sled home two days ago , so I haven't spent any time with it.  I've attached a few pics that show the sled as it looked in the "barn" right before I pulled it out onto a temporary trailer.  The sled utimately was placed into my full-size enclosed trailer for the trip back to Minnesota.  Once I have a chance to bring this sled into the shop and get to work on it, I'll follow up with additional pics.

So, after 46 years, another Kawasaki that was left for dead in a rural barn has been rescued!  As I've been telling my cousin for years, this sled needs to be seen and not locked away forever.

Now that I've got the sled, I'll need the help of the Kawasaki faithful to help me find the parts and documentation that I'll need to properly restore this machine to showable condition.  My plan is to keeo it as absolutely as original as possible, and only replace parts that are damaged beyond restoration.

I'll need a service manual and parts manual for starters - any info on acquring those items would be appreciated.  More to come . . .   

Interesting

I would wonder about the primer and the fuel.