77 Kawasaki KZ650 (Cafe Racer Project) in Ohio

Hi everyone, my name is Sean and though I have a long history of working on cars I've never really worked on bikes before.

I've always wanted to do a cafe racer build and as of yesterday I picked up a 77 Kawasaki KZ650 at a good price. I don't plan on doing any performance modifications right now, it's mostly a physical modification to get the style. I'm new to the build so I'm not sure all the things that I would need. I know I would have to change the seat, tank, rear cowl, and bars but that's the extent of what I know. If anyone has any suggestions, parts to sell (that I could use), etc. it would be greatly appreciated.

The yellow one is the bike I own and the black one is somewhat how I would like it to look (to the extent I could do without insane modification).

Welcome Sean.

Do have a look at www.dotheton.com/ for Café inspiration, and parts sources.

Start a project thread, and take lots of pictures along the way.

Welcome from across the state line.

Thanks for the welcomes, yes I've already registered on that forum too and will try to get as much info as I can.

thats a great project you have on your hands especially if the motor is already solid and you have the skills to fix things as

i find tons of stuff on ebay, if you order from china most likely it will be a great price just really long shipping.

ill be keeping an eye out for the more updates!

Welcome aboard!