Hi to all from Oz

Hi all,

A brief note to introduce myself: after a long break I’ve returned to the Z900 - Z1000 fold, having recently purchased an ’80 Mk II that needs a complete rebuild. I had another of these back in the early '90s, and my first large streetbike was a ’77 Z1000A1 bought when I was an impressionable youth back in ’81.

I’ve been a rider since 1980 (does anyone else remember that far back ? …) with a wide range of bikes across the years, with most of them being Brand K. I also currently have an ’89 GPz900R in parts (destined to become a Japanese-style custom when time and money permit) along with an ’07 ZX10R; the latter is a trackbike that I’ve spent far too much money on, removing 37.3 kg (82.2 pounds) along the way.

My long-term plan is to rebuild the Mk II into an AMA-replica style streetbike, as trick as I can reasonably afford without going stupid on trying to make it fast; with a ZX10R in the garage, there’s n way anything I do to it could make it feel fast ! The only complication is that I’m currently in a low-paying job, having been retrenched from my banking career; hence, it’ll likely be a while before Project Mk II commences

I look forward to learning a lot from this forum, and hopefully contributing what I have managed to glean over the years.

All the best from Oz,
Brian

Welcome Brian,from another MkII owner and Oztralian.

Have been down the rebuild path with mine and happy to help if required.

Have got a feeling I've spoken to you somewhere along the line?

Cheers...Dave

Oh and pics are a must....

welcome.

here is some inspiration.





leon

Welcome. Roy

welcome

Welcome to forum....I have a MKII motor....does that count??? :laugh:

Welcome Brian... nice mix of bikes you have. Looking forward to your build thread. Sounds like you have plenty of experience working on your bikes already.

There's a Kawasaki superbike manufacturer in England - right now I'm completely blanking on the name. They make some of the trick sh*t that is hard to find, such as magnesium brake calipers and close ration transmissions, among other awesome things!

Welcome! I'm looking forward to some pictures

531blackbanshee wrote: welcome.

here is some inspiration.

leon

Oh its a z1000 MKII....sorry my mistake. :S

0Z.Z1R Mk2 wrote: Welcome Brian,from another MkII owner and Oztralian.

Have been down the rebuild path with mine and happy to help if required.

Have got a feeling I've spoken to you somewhere along the line?

Cheers...Dave

Oh and pics are a must....

Gidday Dave,

Thanks for the note and the kind offer of help, your bike looks great. I'm a KSRC regular, so entirely possible we've crossed paths on there at some point.

Pics to follow, but I don't pick up the old bus until Saturday

Cheers,
Brian

Thanks Leon, inspirational indeed although I'm not big on the MotoGP-style muffler tip; my dream exhaust would be a copy of the Kerker megahone, but all in titanium ... :woohoo:

Cheers,
Brian

4TheKZ1000 wrote: Welcome to forum....I have a MKII motor....does that count??? :laugh:

Thanks muchly - depends if it has all the Mk II covers still