I HIT 100,000 miles!!!! (UPDATED)

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28 Dec 2007 09:54 #186722 by ZappBranigan
Replied by ZappBranigan on topic 99,000 miles and counting
Totally awesome to know what these bikes are capable of! Nice to know, also, that my KZ750 is just getting "broken in" at 23,000! I put 25,000 on my last bike in just 2 1/2 years, and am hoping to do the same with the Spectre!

"When I'm in command, Every mission is a suicide mission!" - Zapp Branigan

82 KZ750N1 (Spectre)
24k Miles

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28 Dec 2007 17:46 #186779 by 650ed
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Now's your chance! Reset the trip odometer to 0, and put the bike on eBay as NOS. Ed

1977 KZ650-C1 Original Owner - Stock (with additional invisible FIAMM horn)

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02 Jan 2008 11:10 #187382 by apeman
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650ed wrote:

Now's your chance! Reset the trip odometer to 0, and put the bike on eBay as NOS. Ed


Now there is an enterprising idea. However, while my bike looks great in pictures, anyone seeing it in person would recognize it as a daily rider.

To all, thanks for the thumbs-up from all KZRiders.

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Petaluma and Truckee, CA -- member since Jan. 23, 2003;
PREVIOUS KZs: 1980 KZ750H with 108,000 miles; 1980 KZ750E with 28,000 miles; and KZ750H street/cafe project, all sold a few years back.

This is what I do for fun, not for work. It is art, with a little engineering thrown in.

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02 Jan 2008 14:10 #187399 by bill_wilcox100
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Just spotted this post... it reads like thriller!

Congratulations! 100K young and still ticking. Looks great. 105 mph is way impressive for a centenarian but be cool, there is always 200K to look forward too.

Best of success.

PS:
Did you ever get around to the Sunday morning family pancakes and syrup thing?

1977 KZ650-B1 (Stock)
Upgrades:
- Dyna S Electronic Ignition (DS2-2)
- Dyna 3 Ohm Coils (DC1-1)
- Coil Repowering Mod
- Progressive Springs Front & Rear
- Saddlemen Seat Cover
- New Metallic Red Re-Paint & Repro Badges.
Montreal, Canada

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02 Jan 2008 14:33 #187400 by apeman
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bill_wilcox100 wrote:

PS:
Did you ever get around to the Sunday morning family pancakes and syrup thing?


Bill, yes I did, and the syrup was a big hit. I believe we just openned the last can over the holidays. That syrup is the real thing. I am now spoiled for anything less.

For those wondering what Bill and I are going on about, I responded to Bill's plea for a set of NOS grab handles for his KZ650, and he traded me four tins of real maple syrup in return. That stuff is worth its weight in gold.
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Petaluma and Truckee, CA -- member since Jan. 23, 2003;
PREVIOUS KZs: 1980 KZ750H with 108,000 miles; 1980 KZ750E with 28,000 miles; and KZ750H street/cafe project, all sold a few years back.

This is what I do for fun, not for work. It is art, with a little engineering thrown in.

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02 Jan 2008 19:43 #187433 by H2RICK
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and he traded me four tins of real maple syrup in return. That stuff is worth its weight in gold.

Great stuff, apeman. That Quebec maple syrup is the real McCoy. Nothing like it anywhere else on the planet.
You fer shure are spoiled after eating it.:laugh: B)

KZ650C2 Stock/mint. Goes by "Ace".
H2A Built from a genuine basket case. Yes,it's a hot rod.
GT550A Stock/mint. Pleasant stroker.
2006 Bandit 1200S for easy LD rapid transit
Various H2 projects in the wings.

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02 Jan 2008 20:23 #187442 by arai59
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Congrats !!! I hope you get another 100k out of her.

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02 Jan 2008 20:24 #187443 by arai59
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Post edited by: arai60, at: 2008/01/02 23:36

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