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New member from the land down under
01 May 2016 08:46
Hi everyone I'm from Australia and I have just purchased my first Kawasaki, a !983 kZ1100 spectra, I'm importing it from the USA so it will take a few months to get here and no doubt it will need some repairs once it gets here, my previous bike was a 2013 Harley Softail breakout,
Here is a pic of the bike , don't like the rack and sissy bar so I would like to try and replace it with an original grab bar if I can find one.
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Here is a pic of the bike , don't like the rack and sissy bar so I would like to try and replace it with an original grab bar if I can find one.
1983 KZ1100-D2 spectre
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Re: New member from the land down under
01 May 2016 09:11
Nice! 
I've always loved that style.
What part of the land down under you call home? Anywhere near Melbourne?

I've always loved that style.
What part of the land down under you call home? Anywhere near Melbourne?
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01 May 2016 09:42 - 01 May 2016 09:43
Looks like a very nice Spectre, probably an auto correct. You're going to like this so much better than the HD. I 'm not partial to the cruiser configuration but if i were to get one that would be it. I've even put a Spectre headlight on my GPz.
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Re: New member from the land down under
01 May 2016 09:48
Welcome.
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Re: New member from the land down under
01 May 2016 11:13
Welcome to KZR...with a little patience, a grab bar for your motorcycle will appear on eBay (US)...

Michael
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01 May 2016 16:47wrenchmonkey wrote: Nice!
I've always loved that style.
What part of the land down under you call home? Anywhere near Melbourne?
No I'm from central Queensland
1983 KZ1100-D2 spectre
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01 May 2016 16:50GPzMOD750 wrote: Looks like a very nice Spectre, probably an auto correct. You're going to like this so much better than the HD. I 'm not partial to the cruiser configuration but if i were to get one that would be it. I've even put a Spectre headlight on my GPz.
I don't think it's an auto in the pictures I can see a clutch lever and a foot lever, how else would I tell
1983 KZ1100-D2 spectre
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Re: New member from the land down under
01 May 2016 16:51
Welcome to KZR
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01 May 2016 18:09 - 01 May 2016 18:11mad_windza wrote:GPzMOD750 wrote: Looks like a very nice Spectre, probably an auto correct. You're going to like this so much better than the HD. I 'm not partial to the cruiser configuration but if i were to get one that would be it. I've even put a Spectre headlight on my GPz.
I don't think it's an auto in the pictures I can see a clutch lever and a foot lever, how else would I tell
I was referring to Spectre as opposed to Spectra. Your PC probably auto-corrected the word.
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02 May 2016 05:22
That will be a are bike in Oz mate, good luck with it.
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