picked up a 75 Z1

M357.5 wrote: Good find for sure, they are still out there as we are finding out

there are many z1's out there we dont know of.. i know of a 73 inside a old hanger about an hour from here but it is trashed sat outside for 15 years in this south texas weather.. i had a chance to buy it for 500 bucks when i was 16 but i had no interest in street bikes then cause i was and always have been a dirt bike fanatic. but oh well might still be there but i cant buy anymore stuff im overloaded. i threw away so much old crap of mine i didnt need to make room for this z1..

OK, where'd you hide the body?.... SCORE!....

Wow, I gonna have to start watching CL in Corpus Christi now. Houston, Austin, San Antonio, and sometimes Dallas haven't yeilded such a score in a while now. Lesson to be learned here. Sometimes the gold is tucked away in the smaller towns. Like Corpus is a one horse town. :laugh:

some too list and sell quick and the seller deletes the c-list ad...i have seen interesting stuff and it is gone ten minutes later and not flakey c-list or spam...real ads saying ad will be pulled...my point is....check often and like you did...look down the road and ignore the rough edges...when you get it home and it is in a pile (at worst) in the driveway...then count the chickens...

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the guy i just bought my killer deal gs1100 from was not looking for money ,only .....really....it is more allowing someone to take over care of an ailing friend....and some money,okay,that is good too,,,,he is not stupid and knows with some effort more $ could be gotten...

but he let me offer a price under his 500 and listened when i told him the real costs and time involved in saving a bike that has sat more than a few yrs and has unknowns and stuck brakes,gummed carbs,dead battery weeds growing in the header...everything patina... ect...

you scored and those engines are nice for the 76..you may for sure keep your eyes peeled for more basket cases and have enough for two whole bikes or fill in the blanks on yours....if you did nothing else than get the one extra engine for 400 you would be getting a deal ...you can make a nice Z-1 project now...good for you

Old Man Rock wrote: OK, where'd you hide the body?.... SCORE!....

haha no bodie!! Thanks

testarossa wrote: Wow, I gonna have to start watching CL in Corpus Christi now. Houston, Austin, San Antonio, and sometimes Dallas haven't yeilded such a score in a while now. Lesson to be learned here. Sometimes the gold is tucked away in the smaller towns. Like Corpus is a one horse town. :laugh:

haha they are here!! just gotta watch.. weve got a few kz's here in town. my dads got a 78 kz 1000 a guy at the kawasaki dealer has a 76 kz 900 with 73 paint on it. ive got a 76 kz900 and a now 75 z1 and ive seen a few gpz's but thats it..

Let me know if you want to get rid of that cut down seat you just got?
Will go nice on one of my old, street, drag bikes.

trianglelaguna wrote: some too list and sell quick and the seller deletes the c-list ad...i have seen interesting stuff and it is gone ten minutes later and not flakey c-list or spam...real ads saying ad will be pulled...my point is....check often and like you did...look down the road and ignore the rough edges...when you get it home and it is in a pile (at worst) in the driveway...then count the chickens...

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the guy i just bought my killer deal gs1100 from was not looking for money ,only .....really....it is more allowing someone to take over care of an ailing friend....and some money,okay,that is good too,,,,he is not stupid and knows with some effort more $ could be gotten...

but he let me offer a price under his 500 and listened when i told him the real costs and time involved in saving a bike that has sat more than a few yrs and has unknowns and stuck brakes,gummed carbs,dead battery weeds growing in the header...everything patina... ect...

you scored and those engines are nice for the 76..you may for sure keep your eyes peeled for more basket cases and have enough for two whole bikes or fill in the blanks on yours....if you did nothing else than get the one extra engine for 400 you would be getting a deal ...you can make a nice Z-1 project now...good for you

both motors are locked up but i think i can free them.. i was thinking about going all out on the 75 just like i did with my 76. but thanks i appreciate what you said got my mind thinking.

Kawiboy514 wrote:

trianglelaguna wrote: some too list and sell quick and the seller deletes the c-list ad...i have seen interesting stuff and it is gone ten minutes later and not flakey c-list or spam...real ads saying ad will be pulled...my point is....check often and like you did...look down the road and ignore the rough edges...when you get it home and it is in a pile (at worst) in the driveway...then count the chickens...

...
the guy i just bought my killer deal gs1100 from was not looking for money ,only .....really....it is more allowing someone to take over care of an ailing friend....and some money,okay,that is good too,,,,he is not stupid and knows with some effort more $ could be gotten...

but he let me offer a price under his 500 and listened when i told him the real costs and time involved in saving a bike that has sat more than a few yrs and has unknowns and stuck brakes,gummed carbs,dead battery weeds growing in the header...everything patina... ect...

you scored and those engines are nice for the 76..you may for sure keep your eyes peeled for more basket cases and have enough for two whole bikes or fill in the blanks on yours....if you did nothing else than get the one extra engine for 400 you would be getting a deal ...you can make a nice Z-1 project now...good for you

both motors are locked up but i think i can free them.. i was thinking about going all out on the 75 just like i did with my 76. but thanks i appreciate what you said got my mind thinking.

Nah dude, if you're going all out on your 76, restore the Z1. 4-into-4 pipes, factory paint scheme, etc. You could flip that and make a ridiculous profit.

www.z1enterprises.com/Bodywork--Z1-Paint...k-and-Gold-3572.aspx

z1kzonly wrote: Let me know if you want to get rid of that cut down seat you just got?
Will go nice on one of my old, street, drag bikes.

if it was in better shape i would i pulled off that seat and its just rust and i guess mice have been in it. its all chewed through the foam. sorry man.

mtbspeedfreak wrote:

Kawiboy514 wrote:

trianglelaguna wrote: some too list and sell quick and the seller deletes the c-list ad...i have seen interesting stuff and it is gone ten minutes later and not flakey c-list or spam...real ads saying ad will be pulled...my point is....check often and like you did...look down the road and ignore the rough edges...when you get it home and it is in a pile (at worst) in the driveway...then count the chickens...

...
the guy i just bought my killer deal gs1100 from was not looking for money ,only .....really....it is more allowing someone to take over care of an ailing friend....and some money,okay,that is good too,,,,he is not stupid and knows with some effort more $ could be gotten...

but he let me offer a price under his 500 and listened when i told him the real costs and time involved in saving a bike that has sat more than a few yrs and has unknowns and stuck brakes,gummed carbs,dead battery weeds growing in the header...everything patina... ect...

you scored and those engines are nice for the 76..you may for sure keep your eyes peeled for more basket cases and have enough for two whole bikes or fill in the blanks on yours....if you did nothing else than get the one extra engine for 400 you would be getting a deal ...you can make a nice Z-1 project now...good for you

both motors are locked up but i think i can free them.. i was thinking about going all out on the 75 just like i did with my 76. but thanks i appreciate what you said got my mind thinking.

Nah dude, if you're going all out on your 76, restore the Z1. 4-into-4 pipes, factory paint scheme, etc. You could flip that and make a ridiculous profit.

Yeah i will restore it to they way it should be but i need to finish this 76 first. i already have everything for it and it just needs little things and its gonna be done.. ill start on it when the kz is done lol i dont wanna overwhelm myself.