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Poll; 1976 KZ 900 Green or Brown

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16 Sep 2014 11:56 #647780 by bluezbike
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I like the brown....especially when it's not faded.....looks like rich chocolate

79 KZ 1000 LTD
77 KZ 1000 B1 LTD (awaiting electrical resurrection)

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16 Sep 2014 12:05 #647783 by Grumpy Ole Artist
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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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1978 KZ650 B2
Former rides...1976 CB360T, 1985 Shadow 700, 1985 GPZ750Turbo

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16 Sep 2014 12:12 #647785 by Mcdroid
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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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1982 GPz750
1977 KZ1000A
1978 KZ1000A
1982 GPz1100
1975 Z2A

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16 Sep 2014 14:20 #647798 by etbike3135
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Thanks guys. I have 2 green side covers to go off of so I think green in the color!

1973 Kawasaki Z1
18 years in dragbikes

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16 Sep 2014 15:15 #647804 by DoctoRot
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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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Beautiful bike. LIke the helmet paint as well

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16 Sep 2014 19:22 #647820 by D3
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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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16 Sep 2014 19:27 #647821 by D3
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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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16 Sep 2014 21:37 #647827 by dkoz
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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

1978 LTD B2 smashed
1978 Z1R D1
1978 A2

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17 Sep 2014 16:21 #647874 by Tyrell Corp
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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: .

1980 Gpz550 D1, 1981 GPz550 D1. 1982 GPz750R1. 1983 z1000R R2. all four aces

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17 Sep 2014 18:19 #647891 by RonKZ650
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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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17 Sep 2014 19:33 #647896 by Hemified
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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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17 Sep 2014 22:50 #647911 by saxjonz
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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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