Z50A K5 Questions

[mwaller]

Hi,

I'm new in the monkey business fun. Got my 1st bike last week. It is a Z50A K5. Same one I had when I was a kid! I have a couple of questions and will upload a couple of pics to help.

1. On the right handle bar, the lever has a place that looks like maybe a mirror should go. I have not seen mirrors on any of the pictures and wonder if maybe this bike has the wronge handle bars on it?
2. I noticed on the block, where the muffler goes in that the block seems to have a chunk missing. I asked the honda dealer about this and he said that is the way these were made. Is this true?

As you can tell by some of my explanations, I'm not a mechanic either. Eager to learn. I'm sure this forum will help.

Thanks in advance!

Matt

[XSIVE]

Not sure about the mirror but as for the chunk from the block on the exhaust port, yes it does look like that. No worries.

[mwaller]

Ok, my Z50 K5 has what I am guessing is a heat pressed seat cover. Can someone tell me if that is original or repro? I want to restore back to orignial as possible, but the new OEM or NOS seats I see look stiched with a "square" pattern on them. Can anyone point me in the right direction? By the way, I am new at this. I can't even change my own oil, so excuse some of the stupid questions I may ask in this soon to be long thread.

Thanks in advance!
Matt