G'Day . . . It's Been A Long Time

I used to be a regular on KZr way, way, way back . . . but it has been some years since my last visit. So much has changed here, that I think I may qualify as a "newbie" again.

So as way of an re-introduction . . . I live in Sydney, Australia and have a 1978 Z650 B2 which I restored a while back but it is not exactly "stock" any more.

I also have a 2005 ZRX1200, which is also "not exactly stock". You would be surprised how similar the Z650 and the ZRX1200 are to work on.

I don't ride the Z650 as much as I used to, just up to the local coffee shop on the occasional Sunday morning, but I do take the ZRX for an extended 2 or 3 day ride out through the back-country every month or so. Except during December and January, when the weather is too hot to enjoy riding.

Anyway, I'll try and drop by a bit more often in the future.

Welcome back...

Welcome back, it sure has been a while.

Good to have you back.
You have been mentioned occasionally in your absence.
All good.


How about some pictures of both your rides.

Welcome back to KZR!!

I seem to recall the very first post I ever made regarding the oil light on my kz550 you answered back in minutes.

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G'Day mate,
Im in brisbane and also have a B2 z650 thats not exactly stock anymore.
Welcome back..

Thanks everyone for the warm welcome. It is good to see that some things have not changed and the folk here are a friendly lot.

Hopefully, this link will show a photo of my Z650. It started out as a 1978 B2, but the wheels are of a '82 model, the front discs are off a Z900 (they have been cross drilled, and thinned) and the oil cooler came from eBay. The carbs have been re-jetted to work with the exhaust and Lynx air-fliters. Sonic springs up front made all the difference to the handling ( I never got around to getting Koni's for the rear), and Metzler tyres.

Very nice bike you got there !

and nice to see old members reappearing

Looks nice! Can't go wrong with a blue KZ650

That's a sharp looking bike! Welcome back!