79 MKII on the road after 16 years asleep

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79 MKII on the road after 16 years asleep

12 May 2009 18:57
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Got it from a friend and spent the winter finding missing parts. Ended up withanother 79 MKII that had no motor and same body color and was able to take 2 projects and make in to 1 pretty nice one.

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Re: 79 MKII on the road after 16 years asleep

12 May 2009 18:59
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Wow, what a great project. That looks fantastic.
You can count me as jealous.
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Re: 79 MKII on the road after 16 years asleep

12 May 2009 19:03
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fullbore wrote:
Got it from a friend and spent the winter finding missing parts. Ended up withanother 79 MKII that had no motor and same body color and was able to take 2 projects and make in to 1 pretty nice one.
wow ive never been much of a mkII fan but youve got my attention! i like the blue better than red B)
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Re: 79 MKII on the road after 16 years asleep

12 May 2009 23:17
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Second only to an ELR that is my favorite bike. NICE!
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Re: 79 MKII on the road after 16 years asleep

13 May 2009 06:13
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nice bike,welcome.

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Re: 79 MKII on the road after 16 years asleep

13 May 2009 06:49
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Very, very nice Mr. Bore. That's a bike to hang on to.
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Re: 79 MKII on the road after 16 years asleep

13 May 2009 06:49
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Beautiful bike, never can decide whether I like the blue or the red better. Nicest looking bikes Kawasaki ever made.
79 KZ 1075 MKll
79 KZ 1500 MKll dragbike
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Re: 79 MKII on the road after 16 years asleep

13 May 2009 20:47
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Hey fullbore, welcome to KZR. That's a great looking mk2 you have. Nice job.

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Re: 79 MKII on the road after 16 years asleep

14 May 2009 10:54 - 14 May 2009 10:55
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This is my blue Mkll which I built to look like the 79 you have, my red one is my avatar
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79 KZ 1075 MKll
79 KZ 1500 MKll dragbike
Gone but not forgotten:
3 X 73 Z1's
1 X 74 Z1A
1 X 75 Z1B
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