KZ650 Poll

Here is my Hack-A-Saki..





It looks like a classic but the sounds like a high rev jap bike.... Go figure..

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Are your AA batteries Duracells? I don't want junk! :S


Bluemeanie wrote:

rick1117 wrote:

I traded an Olympus C-5050 digital camera, a first generation Sony Blu-Ray player, (I bought a new one) and some older stereo equipment that I no longer had a use for, for the bike. It's immaculate! It's a nice change of pace when I don't feel like muscling my KZ1100 around.

Wow, do I ever hate you! That's my bike! It's a 1980 KZ650 F1. Let's see..... hmmmmmmm....... ok, I'll trade you 10 AA batteries, a 7 year old VCR (works) and I'll throw in some old flash lights for the seat and fuel tank! :woohoo: Did I mention how I hate you??

I hate eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeverybody !




...but man, I love these bikes!!!:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

-KR

PS> Been busy this summer with house work...and working on my GPz750...don't ask :pinch:

i was hoping seeing that bad kaw was the last poster that his never ending quest for a 650 was finally over.
guess not.
so i guess he just has to suffer and just try to enjoy these.
78 Kawasaki Z1R
81 Kawasaki KZ 1000 J (mods)
82 Kawasaki ELR Clone (1000 J)
82 Kawasaki KZ750R1/GPz750
bastard! :laugh:

maybe everyone should donate a part or two so he can have one.

i'll start with the titled frame from a 78.

In a few months I can donate a gas tank and body work correct for a '78 for a (phe)nominal shipping and handling fee. :silly:

Ooooooh no, here we go! :laugh:

How 'bout this: the '82 GPz750 was sorta/kinda running when I got it back and I thought "I'll just get it running real good and then I can get stoopid with the rest of my projects". Sounded rational. After all it ran...just really poorly...needed the carbs cleaned...right? So - as always - I threw a couple clean mods on it real quick and cleaned the carbs [verrrrrry lengthy dramatic story omitted for the sake of the post-reader's sanity] ... and now that I've got the problem traced down to the ignition triggers I'll be ordering the parts when I can afford 'em b/c I'm broker than a 'broken thing'. All this couldn't be avoided b/c my income was hindered over summer and all my projects got back-logged b/c I needed to finish my garage to do the rest of my projects...garage still ain't finished, yet.

I know, I know: boo-hoo, whah-whah. :silly: Whattaya do? School starts Monday and all my projects (except the GPz which is sooooooo close) will be on the winter back-burner.:dry: Heh-heh-heh, you gotta get a summer like this so that you really appreciate the summers that rock!...right?!

Oh, and btw: the GS1150 is about a weekend away from 'running'...if I could get a weekend in my garage and get the beast back IN my garage! :laugh:

I guess I could be grumpy, but I'm alive, got all my 'parts', my little kids are cute, and my wife is HOT ... I'll get my KZ650 ONE DAY!!! ...until then you bastiches keep posting yours up so I can get some ideas! :lol:

Here's the idea for mine: sort of a cross between 'rstnick's verrrry cleanly done 'Mad Max'-esque theme and a Duck Paul Smart (replica or racer). I want to put a TL1000S tail section on it (complete with TL exhaust cans) and a Dunstall/Rickman-esque (like a PS rep) front fairing. Inverted forks and wide swing arm with spoked rims front and rear, but wide 17"s (again, ala PS Replica). I know I'm reallllly asking for a lot, but when I see the KZ650, that's kinda what I see...and my wife would dig it, then we can get rid of her '650 Hawk gt'...(and then I couldn't take it to track days anymore). :laugh: :laugh:

You dorks are great! Keep posting the pictures!
-KR

PS> And NO you may NOT have my Z1R!!!...nice try, though.

I just got another 650 project for free.
It's a '78 C2, only 6 numbers off my own.
It's going to be a father son project. My 15 year old is going to help me with it in hopes he will be able to ride it when he and the bike are ready.

I also have what is left of my brother's '79 C3 650 that will donate even more parts to another 650.





I should also be finally installing the 18" front Z1R wheel I have onto my first C2 as I've got to finally get new tires this Winter.

I just scored another 650 also! She's a 77 b1 with 1835 miles on the clock. Somehow though she ended up with 78 b2 body work and front master cylinder during either those 1835 miles or over the course of decades sitting... Strong compression and most everything looks like it just needs some good cleaning and TLC. I've got all the parts I need from the other b1 that's now being converted to a 1000 Fighter, so once she gets delivered I'll be off to the races!!

Okay, actually I'm happy for you guys...now you have to post your project threads so we can keep track!

-KR

I have a 77 Kz650 B1 that has a bad title. I am in the process of getting a frame with a title. When I do I will be starting a thread on the bike. There seems to be quite a few 650's out there so I will add just one more

Bad Kaw wrote:

Okay, actually I'm happy for you guys...now you have to post your project threads so we can keep track!

-KR

already started a project thread...details and photos to follow once she gets delivered