1975 Kawasaki S3 400 - Ol'Dusty ... Barnfind Brought Back To Life

After a couple months of tinkering in the garage, ol’Dusty is finished!
Still in need of some fine tuning but the main grunt work is complete.
Work included:
Tear Down and DEEP clean .. REPEAT AGAIN AND AGAIN,
NEW Crank / Transmission Seals
NEW std bore Pistons
Glass Beaded Cylinders
Rebuild Carbs
New tach/speedo cables,
Rebuild master cylinder
Polished side covers
New turn signals
Rebuild speedometer

[@markleadbeatter6196]

Beautiful work again and it’s the same colour as mine!

[@cool555breeze]

Damn! My first bike in '77. Loved it!

[@PetesClassicCycle]

Awesome! do you still have it?

[@lylemcdonald3333]

I bought my first S3 in 1975 and sold my last S4 in 2018. I"ll always love these triples. :)

[@mariodemarco9749]

WTF is an S4 ??

[@MarkPearce-u7m]

What is an S4????

[@obxbill01]

Beautiful!!! You did very well! I hope I can find one as good someday. It's even the right color.

[@markhalbish1026]

Another great restoration Pete. Someone will get a lot of joy riding that bike for years to come.

[@PetesClassicCycle]

Thanks Mark!

[@mach1954]

Fantastic !! Nothing better than the sound of a Kawasaki triple !! 😎😎😎😎😎

[@BraapEffex]

Clean, love the old 2 smoke street bikes.

[@PetesClassicCycle]

Thanks!!! Nothing quite like 2 stroke power!

[@BraapEffex]

@@PetesClassicCycle Definitely 👍

[@The9meister]

Great job Pete, bringing them back to life.

[@PetesClassicCycle]

Thanks!

[@Robnite55]

I had a 1974 and 1975 400 triples fast little bikes

[@lisaridderstap7996]

Hi Pete. another cool video. I am a fellow Ontarian like yourself , with a couple of triples as well.... just not the hands on experience as you. it would be very very appreciated if you might consider adding an element of How To in you videos. :) maybe a start to finish Triple Restoration . A lot of work I know ,but think of how many more S1 S2 S3's etcetera you would be saving. Thanks for now and hope to see you out on the road sometime soon. Until then be safe and keep the right hand pinned.

[@PetesClassicCycle]

Thanks for your comment and input! Is there anything specific you would like me to touch on? Given my schedule it's very hard to do a detailed step by step process, especially since every bike is different and there is "more than 1 way to skin a cat". HOWEVER, I am always open to try and help anyone and listen to criticism. You can also send me direct messages either through my facebook page or instagram where I will be more than happy to have a conversation.

[@thostroke246]

The engine sound is great . Does the exhaust system from this motorcycle fit on the Kawasaki KH400 ?

[@mariodemarco9749]

Yes, same pipes. Only this size triple has one piece exhausts, all the others have separate front pipes.

[@PetesClassicCycle]

Thanks!
I believe there is a slight design difference in the exhaust flange but they do fit exactly the same

[@markleadbeatter6196]

I have a NOS set in storage for use on my project, they were a lucky find in NZ some years ago. Can’t be many like that left in the world I’m guessing.

[@HelevaGoodCountry]

Nice work! You can't call it dusty anymore.

[@PetesClassicCycle]

No sir! Better watch out; or I'm coming after your H1

[@carlpeterson4033]

Hey igot that same bike ,but its green and in grate shape how much are they worth ,i would like to get it out of my shed.

[@PetesClassicCycle]

It really all depends on so many variables. That market is also pretty flat right now. Personally, during the height of all the madness 2 years ago the most I was able to sell a 400 for was around 4500. Now it would probably be 3000-3500 in the real world. Don't get too hung up on all the hype of the online auctions etc. I suggestion is..if you don't have to sell right now... wait for the market to bounce back.

[@richarddegen6184]

crap aftermarket air filters....bad idea