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If anyone would like to see a movie of the bike - without the finished paintwork - just click on this link.




Many Thanks for all the help and support on the build

From Mark

There aren't enough E's in CLEEEEEEEEEEN to describe your bike! Very nice indeed! Ed

Being jealous is a sin so lets just say I admire your work. Are you from Beaumont? That's just a half hour away from me. I think I remember that old hotel. Sat empty for years just off the FWY. They were going to tear down the dinosaurs at Cabezon until people raised a stink about it. Now you can barely see them with all the buildings around them. Gone are the good old days.
Steve

awesome video!

amazing to see a z1r looking so original .

good job,

leon

Thanks People,

I like the original look on these machines - but it doesn't always come cheap these days !!

I am from Staffordshire - England swest - so the tune was just a motoring related pick from YouTube I am afraid. But it related to motoring in times past and fitted the length of my film pretty closely - so it got picked.

Final missing body panels due back to me this Thursday then she can be taxed and back on the road for Monday 1st June.
Whooopeeee !!!!!!! let's hope for a dry June in the UK

Just for that, I'll have to do a clip on Beaumont/Banning and the bike. That's where Willy Boy started his run. Through Morongo, Yucca Valley and Joshua Tree. Young Robert Blake played Willy. Mind if I use the audio?
Steve

Hi Steve,
Yes I would like to see a clip that shows the area featured in the tune please.

Feel free to use the audio track - it is on youtube under their add audio - copyright free section.

Just type motor into your search box and it is in the top 10 matches.

Here is my KZ650 at the same stage during an earlier rebuild -

From Mark

G'day Mark - congratulations on your "tidy-up" - great work! I'm also rebuilding/restoring a '78 Z1-R and am very interested to know what paint you used to get such a close match to the original (NLA) "Metallic Stardust Silver?" There are a few car metallic paints which come close but yours is soooo good! Ta, Bill.

"I love it when a good plan comes together."
(Hannibal Hayes, The A Team)
Steve

That is such a sweet Z1R, I am in love with your bike!

Hey People,
Thanks for the positive comments.
I think my bike painter mixed it up special - so you would have to get him to do it in England for you.
The Z1-R book recommends HONDA HAVASU BLUE as a near match.
Google some pictures of that and see what you reckon.

From Mark

At last - SHE LIVES ! ! ! !

Rebuild now finished - took from November to end of May.

A new seat strap kit is provided with the bike but I am liking the clean, low lines she has right now.



Wonder what bike will be next to get the Zed Rider treatment