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Poll; 1976 KZ 900 Green or Brown 16 Sep 2014 11:56 #647780

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I like the brown....especially when it's not faded.....looks like rich chocolate
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Poll; 1976 KZ 900 Green or Brown 16 Sep 2014 12:05 #647783

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I know you want to go with a factory option, but just imagine it in Blue...mmmm...Blue.....!
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Former rides...1976 CB360T, 1985 Shadow 700, 1985 GPZ750Turbo

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Poll; 1976 KZ 900 Green or Brown 16 Sep 2014 12:12 #647785

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You, if you opt for the brown scheme...and you let it sit in the sun for 20 years, it'll fade to green...now all are happy :)
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Poll; 1976 KZ 900 Green or Brown 16 Sep 2014 14:20 #647798

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Thanks guys. I have 2 green side covers to go off of so I think green in the color!
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Poll; 1976 KZ 900 Green or Brown 16 Sep 2014 15:15 #647804

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D3 wrote: I went thru the same dilemma late last year, in the 70"s, in our "gang" we had 4 or 5 green ones and one lonely unwanted in baby p o o brown. But oh how things change!!!

I"II be doing another one in couppla years time it too will be in Diamond Brown.

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Finally all sorted out and on the road, I've since fitted original undrilled brake disks.




Beautiful bike. LIke the helmet paint as well

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Poll; 1976 KZ 900 Green or Brown 16 Sep 2014 19:22 #647820

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DoctoRot wrote:


Beautiful bike. LIke the helmet paint as well[/quote]. Thankz Doc the helmet paint and stripes were done to replicate the factory sales brochure for the Aust Z900A4, the Diamond Brown does look stunning when new and shinny, but when it does fade, doesn't look as nice as a faded Dark Diamond Green.
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Poll; 1976 KZ 900 Green or Brown 16 Sep 2014 19:27 #647821

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etbike3135 wrote: Thanks guys. I have 2 green side covers to go off of so I think green in the color!

. Go with what you like, not what others like.
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Poll; 1976 KZ 900 Green or Brown 16 Sep 2014 21:37 #647827

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You could paint left side green
Right side brown.
That way when you go down the road people see a green bike, and when you come back the same people will see its now brown. :P
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Poll; 1976 KZ 900 Green or Brown 17 Sep 2014 16:21 #647874

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I always think brown is quite a goofy colour - even 'diamond brown' - coming form the guy with a banana yellow gpz... :laugh:

A good paint job is expensive or very time consuming even if you do it yourself, quite an investment. Something to consider regarding future resale value and colour preferences.

What I like about mk1 zeds is the curvy lines, quite different to the angular chiselled gpz lines. Those curves look so nice in a candy or deep metallic imo. Brown is too boring :laugh: .
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Poll; 1976 KZ 900 Green or Brown 17 Sep 2014 18:19 #647891

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I'd do green too. I don’t think anyone kept track of colors vs sales back then, but green was by far the more popular color choice in 1976 of the two choices. At least my opinion. I can't really ever remember seeing a brown one in person.
321,000 miles on KZ's that I can remember. Not going to see any more.

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Poll; 1976 KZ 900 Green or Brown 17 Sep 2014 19:33 #647896

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I say green but I do like it better when it's faded than freshly green. If wanting to change color all together I'd go yellow so bright you will need sun glasses to look at it at night. Saw this 900 on the net. Awesome!!!!
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Re:Poll; 1976 KZ 900 Green or Brown 17 Sep 2014 22:50 #647911

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Green
79 LTD B3
80 LTD B4 1075 kit JE Pistons .410 cam grind, Bassani, 31 keihin CR Specials...
1980 Z1R, 2002 ZRX1200, 2003 ZRX1200

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