1977 Kawasaki KE175 Cold Start

Bike was pulled from the heated garage, had not run in a week or so prior to this clip.

[mikehynek]

Thank you, that brought back memories of when I was 13. Even the smell came back in my memory.

[free-birdrocker]

I had that scoot long ago, it was fun. You can see the pulses of the engine in the exhaust in the cold air. pretty cool1

[markalan]

@Kyle Smith Do you happen to know what the compression specs are with this engine? Not the compression ratio, but the tolerances before a rebuild is recommended.
I recently acquired a pair of these old KE175'S on trade, one is a 1976 and the other is a 1972. I got the 76 running after cleaning the carb and dialing it in, just looking to see the current health of the engine.

[billyRez]

I have the bike in restoration where I can find a spare like this