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Greetings from England!

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15 Jul 2020 05:41 #830695 by Sheath
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Ha ha yes the small island with a lot of rain and 165 million cups of tea drunk daily! :laugh: I'm Luke and what got me into zeds? Two things 1. My uncle stu, a very cool guy and over the years he ran many z1a's b's 900s 1000s, when your 5 or 6 and your uncle rumbles up the drive on a z1 it leaves a big impression and 2. When I was 12 the same uncle stu leant me mad max on vhs and although a bit on the violent side for a 12 year old the Toe cutter gang and Jim goose's "kwaka" are still as good as it gets I think :) I'm not a rich person and even a rough late 70s z1000 is now beyond £4500 about $7400 and forget about a 900! So five years ago I found a 1980 1000st for £1700 and I've labored on it ever since and spent probably £1500 so far! Right now the clutch is broken but I'll be sorting that shortly :)

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15 Jul 2020 05:42 #830696 by Sheath
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15 Jul 2020 05:43 #830697 by Sheath
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Oh man! They've come out upside down and multiplied! I'm not very good at this!:laugh:

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15 Jul 2020 06:02 #830698 by Scirocco
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I did it fix for you.


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15 Jul 2020 06:40 #830704 by Warren3200gt
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Hi Sheath, welcome along. Good looking z. I am also in th UK, by brands hatch, where is home for you?


Z1000J2 somewhat modified!

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15 Jul 2020 06:47 #830706 by TexasKZ
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Welcome aboard!
For a minute, I thought you were from Australia :silly:

1982 KZ1000 LTD parts donor
1981 KZ1000 LTD awaiting resurrection
2000 ZRX1100 not ridden enough

www.kzrider.com/11-projects/620336-anoth...uild-thread?start=24

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15 Jul 2020 06:59 #830708 by Sheath
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Ha ha Australia! Also thanks for fixing the pics mister scirocco :) I've been living in Cornwall since 2004 (newquay) but I was born in and grew up in Totton near Southampton :) here's a pic of what my bike used to look like, I hope it comes out the right way up! :laugh:
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15 Jul 2020 08:11 #830722 by Mikaw
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Welcome. Nice transformation. Your getting better. The recent picture is the right side up but still multiple copies... I’d say thats an half full cup not half empty!

1976 KZ 900 A4 kzrider.com/forum/11-projects/613548-1976-kz-900-a4
1976 KZ 900 B1 LTD
1978 KZ 1000 B2 LTD
1980 KZ 750 E1
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15 Jul 2020 08:47 #830727 by kevski
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Hi Sheith, another Brit here, used to live near Warren, now near kings lyn, had a couple of well used Zed myself, didn't dampen my love for them got a tidy non stock one now, took a while to get it. Just keep plugging away at it.

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15 Jul 2020 09:19 #830734 by Sheath
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Hey mikaw and kevski, thanks for liking the old bike :) there's so many things I like about these zeds but one of the things I like the most is out on a big bike run I come across plenty of xjr 12 and 1300s plus bandit 12's and the odd cb1300 and gsx1400 and acceleration wise the old zed still puts up a good fight, of course ultimately the new retro bikes will out top end the zed but I can't help feeling proud of the bike as it howls along, kind of like a heavyweight boxer who's still as good in the ring now as he was 40 years ago! :cheer:

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15 Jul 2020 09:57 #830739 by Mikaw
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1976 KZ 900 A4 kzrider.com/forum/11-projects/613548-1976-kz-900-a4
1976 KZ 900 B1 LTD
1978 KZ 1000 B2 LTD
1980 KZ 750 E1
Kowledge Speaks, But Wisdom Listens.
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15 Jul 2020 10:05 #830740 by Sheath
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Ha ha that videos awesome :laugh: it's perfect for old bikes :)

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