Hello From Old Skool Kaw owner

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17 Aug 2015 17:42
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Hi All,

I have owned my bikes sense Mid 80's just out of high school. Road them hard for about 10 years then the responsibility thing caught up with me.There they sat getting dirty rusty and unloved looking. Now is the time to wake them up again. Sadly I'm missing the engine of one but that wont stop me from getting the others back to running condition 1st, then on to like new condition. This sight seems like a great start to my journey. looking forward to everyone's help and input.

And by the way i'm a Michigander.
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Re: Hello From Old Skool Kaw owner

17 Aug 2015 17:44
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welcome back to kawi world!
Kawasaki KZ 750/4 LTD 1981
Kawasaki KLR 650 2011
Argentina - Buenos Aires

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Re: Hello From Old Skool Kaw owner

17 Aug 2015 18:10
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Welcome. Pics, need pics. :woohoo:
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Re: Hello From Old Skool Kaw owner

17 Aug 2015 18:40
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gonna need help with pics. I've tried a couple times with no sucsess
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Re: Hello From Old Skool Kaw owner

17 Aug 2015 19:26
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Resize them. Might be too large.
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Re: Hello From Old Skool Kaw owner

17 Aug 2015 19:40
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hope this works...

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1976 KZ 900 A4 kzrider.com/forum/11-projects/613548-1976-kz-900-a4
1976 KZ 900 B1 LTD
1978 KZ 1000 B2 LTD
1980 KZ 750 E1
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Re: Hello From Old Skool Kaw owner

17 Aug 2015 20:08
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I see three. So what are you waiting for?
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Re: Hello From Old Skool Kaw owner

17 Aug 2015 20:16
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third one is just a roller now. years ago I had an enclosed trailer stolen that was loaded full of bike and car parts. Really hurt because that one was juiced up 1050 kit. drag cams. sweet ride. I was never bad enough to take it to the track but several people that knew the bike and PO told me it would run high 10's all day long.
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Re: Hello From Old Skool Kaw owner

17 Aug 2015 21:26
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Bossie the Kaw sat under a tree for 15 years. I wound up in the hospital and had a almost termanal case of the FKit's. Daughter and grandchildren came back from Oregon, I got Bossie back on the road, my morale came back and I'm riding the piss out of it. :woohoo: It's what I needed all along.
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Re: Hello From Old Skool Kaw owner

18 Aug 2015 06:31
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Welcome
Where in Michigan are you ?
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Re: Hello From Old Skool Kaw owner

18 Aug 2015 06:39
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Hi Dave, South of Detroit. We call it the Downriver area. Wyandotte, Trenton, Riverview, Gibralter, Grosse Ile are all considered Downriver.Are you a fellow Michagander?
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1980 KZ 750 E1
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Re: Hello From Old Skool Kaw owner

18 Aug 2015 07:05
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welcome.
nice herd,
can't wait to watch em come back to life!

keep us posted,

leon
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1976 kz 900 x 3
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