May I show you my "new" baby? 1983 KZ750-L3
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May I show you my "new" baby? 1983 KZ750-L3
23 Feb 2010 10:51
In 1983 I bought a new '83 KZ750-L3. LOVED it! Kept it several years and rode it everywhere, touring and everything. Moved on to other Kaws. Always wished I'd kept the L. Last November a friend notified me there was a really clean one with only 15K miles on eBay. I gobbled it up and hubby and I picked it up in Iowa! (loooooong way; we're in SC) Now, "Bessie" is fully restored with powdercoating, new paint, new decals, etc, and I'm pleased as punch with my retro-ride. (My main ride is still my '04 Z1000.) Just thought you guys (mostly) wouldn't mind me showing my new baby off a tad. Thx for looking. ____Granny Green Streak
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Re: May I show you my "new" baby? 1983 KZ750-L3
23 Feb 2010 10:58
You now have the ultimate tool to create a GAIL FORCE wind.
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78 KZ1000
76 KH500 gone
71 HS1B 90
81 GS 1100 gone
80 PE400
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Ontario Canada
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Re: May I show you my
23 Feb 2010 12:16
did it come with that fairing or did you have it put on
and what is it from
im asking cause i have an L3 but it has the wrong fairing on it and it looks dum
and what is it from
im asking cause i have an L3 but it has the wrong fairing on it and it looks dum
i have two 1983 kz750 L3
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Re: May I show you my "new" baby? 1983 KZ750-L3
23 Feb 2010 12:19
Very nice ride Grandma.
Well done.
Well done.
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1978 KZ650 C2, 130K kms, Delkevic ex, EI, CVK32, PMC easy clutch, ATK fork brace, steering damper, braced swingarm, ZRX shocks, 18" Z1R front wheel.
2000 ZRX1100
2011 Ninja 250R - Wife's
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Re: May I show you my "new" baby? 1983 KZ750-L3
23 Feb 2010 12:39
Verrry nice, and I'll bet you look HOT riding it regardless
of the weather! Great job.
1977greyghost
of the weather! Great job.
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Re: May I show you my "new" baby? 1983 KZ750-L3
23 Feb 2010 12:55
Looks good Granny I see the fender looks good on there. You did an excellent job restoring it. Enjoy
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Re: May I show you my
24 Feb 2010 11:42
Krazinite, someone before me had added the fairing. As you already know, it was not OEM with one. My first one didn't have one. This person had put some kind of tape on the fairing for the "stripes." Yuk. But I do love a quarter fairing, so I wanted to keep it. It is, my husband confirmed, an actual Kawasaki (K-part) fairing (with much better brackets than aftermarket); the one that came on the 1982 GPz750-R1. (Most everything is the same on an '82 GPz750 and an '83 L anyway.) Unfortunately, you cannot find a new fairing and/or windscreen anymore (Fairing p/n: 55028-1012-B1 and Windscreen p/n: 39154-1008). You need to find a used '82 GPz750 OEM fairing and fix it up for yours. There is ONE PLACE in the whole world, apparently, who sells a replacement for the oem windscreen. It's "M&B Direct" in England. The cost is reasonable, but the shpg is outrageous, so I'm living with mine with a couple of scratches. When I had the fairing painted, I first took the decals (from R&D Decals in Canada) to my local Keystone Automotive where they superbly color-matched the 3 stripes on the tank. Unfortunately I was forced to buy a pint of each color, but my painted stripes are identical to the decal stripes. Hope that all helps, dear. Blessings, Z1000 Grandma
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Re: May I show you my
24 Feb 2010 12:20
Grandma yes it does alot thank you very much
your bike looks great some day i hope to get mine looking like that
your bike looks great some day i hope to get mine looking like that
i have two 1983 kz750 L3
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Re: May I show you my "new" baby? 1983 KZ750-L3
24 Feb 2010 21:05
www.bikescreen.com
has the screen in any color you might want.
and www.airtech-streamlining.com has the fairing.
and www.airtech-streamlining.com has the fairing.
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Re: May I show you my "new" baby? 1983 KZ750-L3
24 Feb 2010 22:07
I have a fairing that I dont need pm me if interested.
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Re: May I show you my "new" baby? 1983 KZ750-L3
25 Feb 2010 04:35
Very Pretty Bike!
I always did like that model. One of the best pain schemes Kawasaki ever produced IMO!
Larry C
I always did like that model. One of the best pain schemes Kawasaki ever produced IMO!
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Re: May I show you my
26 Feb 2010 18:57
OOOh! THANK you! I'm gonna check out bikescreen for a new black windscreen. Mine has some surface scratches, but two very noticeable deep ones. Thx again for your thoughtfulness!
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