Been looking around for some time for a good fixer upper, haven't ridden or touched a bike in 20 years. Not since a buddy picked up an old Yamaha from the junk yard after high school. We barely got it running & had no first gear (couldn't find parts), but was a lot of fun getting it going & just tooling down the back roads. A bit older & "wiser" now, and want to do it right. I've always liked the look of the old kaws and scored big time when I came across a 79 KZ650 SR on craigslist. First owner had it for 6 years and babied it, second owner has had it ever since.
Now she did sit for the last four years, gonna need just a little rust removal from inside the tank and on front forks, carb cleaning, fork seals, seat cover, plus a couple other things. A far as I can tell this bike is nearly all original and (knock on wood) I'm hoping to keep it that way. Bonus is, seller came way down on the price because I want to fix it up to ride, not just sell it off. Now I can't wait for this snow to be gone so the kid's summer toys are out of the way to give me room to work. Going to take a but more care and effort than the lawn mowers I've worked on till now, so I'll be visiting here often, I've already picked up a ton of helpful info just browsing around.
From the middle of Minnesota, I'm proud to be a new KZ owner and hoping to be a KZrider by mid-summer!
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