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Look what I just bought

09 Mar 2013 23:56 - 10 Mar 2013 03:59
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79 kz650
Besides the crappy sissy bar, seat and fairing the bike is bone stock with 35,000 on the clock.

Inside of the gas tank is beautiful B)

And it fired right up :woohoo:

The mufflers are shot but it comes with a set of new Emco after markets.
Lots of gaskets and hoses to replace .

This is going to go to my son when it's done.

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Re: Look what I just bought

10 Mar 2013 00:11
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Can't tell much about with all that fibre glass hanging off the front but it looks like a pretty nice B2. Good find!
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Re: Look what I just bought

10 Mar 2013 00:16
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I bet it will be a nice one with a little work ,good for you
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Re: Look what I just bought

10 Mar 2013 01:07
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I have an hennigan fairing from my gpz1100 in brand new shape. They are pricey new.
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Re: Look what I just bought

10 Mar 2013 03:27 - 10 Mar 2013 03:43
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I almost bought an H2 off a friend that had one of those Vetters on it, until the day he had a Caddie back out of a parking space while he was in a full wheelie, bad scene, I was there :S

He lived , the bike got messed up , so I bought a brand new Kz650 custom instead. ;)
Loved that bike !

Had to sell it for legal reasons :blush:

So I'm looking forward to cleaning this one up, hopefully my son will get into it too.
I'm sure he will.
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Re: Look what I just bought

10 Mar 2013 03:40 - 10 Mar 2013 03:47
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boatdrinks wrote: Can't tell much about with all that fibre glass hanging off the front but it looks like a pretty nice B2. Good find!

The fairing is the first thing to go, and from what I could see, the ears and bucket are still in there and just the turn signals and head lamp and probably wires were relocated.

She going back to stock with options :P
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Re: Look what I just bought

10 Mar 2013 12:01
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Son will be happy. Good for you. Roy
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Re: Look what I just bought

10 Mar 2013 20:30
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Oh yeah , he caught wind of it today and is real pumped to get started B)

Looks like he will be staying with us this summer before going back to collage for his masters
so we will have plenty of time to do it right, I hope.
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Re: Look what I just bought

10 Mar 2013 20:46
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Awesome Bluejay let me Know If I can help looks like a great find
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Re: Look what I just bought

10 Mar 2013 21:51
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bluej58 wrote: we will have plenty of time to do it right, I hope.


Now you know it never works that way B) These bikes can consume a lifetime to get it right. :ohmy:

Nothing like a father son project. I like the blue 650's myself even though mine is not blue. She should clean up nice and be a hoot to ride. Have fun with the project.

Most fairings have a plug that adapts the factory harness to the fairing, keeps the wires from getting hacked to death I hope that is the case with yours. If so like you mentioned a few parts and she is good to go
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Re: Look what I just bought

10 Mar 2013 22:04
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Is that the bike from Purple Rain that Prince rode????

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Re: Look what I just bought

10 Mar 2013 22:32
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Congrads, looks like a good find; if you sell that vetter it should give you at least $100.00 to work with.
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