New kid on the block with a taste for the old.

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New kid on the block with a taste for the old.

05 Oct 2008 18:24 - 06 Oct 2008 05:25
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Hi there, I've been waiting to find a respectable bike before I joined this site. A couple desperate months of searching led me to an old farmers' barn door. Swept off a couple decades of dust and saw my baby. a 1979 KZ1000 MKII. (A3A I believe) It had 5,788 original miles in 2008. Talk about shakin off the cobwebs! Kerker 4-1, individual intake pods and a fuel tank off of im guessing a 77 KZ. Brought it home and cleaned it up as good as i could, changed oil and cleaned carbs and fuel tank, i tried startin it up and it ran on 1 1/2 cylinders :laugh: only a couple months later now and its running on all four at least! I hope to show you boys at the end of winter a whole new showroom motorcycle! Enjoy.

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Re: New kid on the block with a taste for the old.

05 Oct 2008 21:10
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welcome to z-jungle.B)
Still recovering,some days are better than others.

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Re: New kid on the block with a taste for the old.

05 Oct 2008 23:38
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Welcome...and anytime you are ready, we'd love to see pictures...jeez, I'd love to stumble across and A3 or A4 in a barn...:P
Michael
Victoria, Texas

1982 GPz750
1977 KZ1000A
1978 KZ1000A
1982 GPz1100
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Re: New kid on the block with a taste for the old.

06 Oct 2008 05:55
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Thank you, heres what it looked like right out of the barn.
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Re: New kid on the block with a taste for the old.

06 Oct 2008 05:58
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06 Oct 2008 06:03
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Re: New kid on the block with a taste for the old.

06 Oct 2008 06:23
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Welcome to the KZR nation! Great find.

Best of success. :)
1977 KZ650-B1 (Stock)
Upgrades:
- Dyna S Electronic Ignition (DS2-2)
- Dyna 3 Ohm Coils (DC1-1)
- Coil Repowering Mod
- Progressive Springs Front & Rear
- Saddlemen Seat Cover
- New Metallic Red Re-Paint & Repro Badges.
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