KZ305 CSR for sale in UK

I am thinking about buying a KZ305 CSR which is for sale here in the UK. It has 6800 miles & looks to be in pretty good condition. I normally buy larger KZ's but this looks like it might be a bit of fun for the summer.
Just asking any members who have one what their experiences are?

I have one that I bought years ago as a girlfriend bike so I could teach her to ride. I taught her to ride it and she put a whopping 7 miles on it and said she would just as soon ride on the back of mine.:pinch: Years later I retrieved it and got it running again. They are pretty peppy little bikes. IIRC they are rated at around 35 hp and with the 6 speed trans they make a nice little around town bike. The engine is rubber mounted so they are pretty smooth as well. I can say that I like them better than I do the 400/440's. The one you are looking at appears to be a belt drive which will make it a bit quieter and smoother as well. If the price is reasonable I'd say go for it, from the picture it looks to be a nice example. My stepson is planning on riding the wheels off this one once he gets here from Colombia.

Hi Gringo
Thanks for that information. i went ahead and bought it- maybe a bit of a gamble but so what. Had to pay £420 sterling for it which may seem expensive to you guys in the USA. Haven't seen it yet as I have to get it shipped from Newcastle upon Tyne which is about 450 miles from me- I am not even riding 50 miles in this weather.
I got another picture of the bike rear end and it is in fact chain drive- don't know whether that makes much difference from a belt drive. The only belt drive bike I have ever owned is a Buell XB9s lightning which was a nice bike but I shouldn't mention Harley stuff here.

Are pics from two different bikes?

Note RWL tire in second pic.

Hi Patton thanks for your post. You are absolutely right, I have been rather misled by an ebay seller and been pretty dumb myself. I contacted the seller who says that he only posted that first picture to show what the bike could look like- it is now obvious that it is a picture of a new bike.
I have now posted a picture of the actual bike which is sort of OK and shows only 6415 miles. :blush:

The belt drives did not come out until 1982 on the 305's. They did change the clutch actuation system from a pushrod system in 81 to a thru the cover system in 82. Other than that they are pretty much the same. I don't know how you plan on riding it but I have found out that if you want to lower the highway revs a bit, you can add a tooth to the front sprocket by getting a stock KZ550 sprocket. It bolts right on with no issues at all. I'm not sure what the exchange rate is from the dollar to the pound currently last I remember it was about $1.70 to the pound which puts you in the 700 dollar range, not too bad for a nice low mileage example. Here is a pic of the one I have residing in the basement.

Thanks Gringo for the tip about the sprocket I'll see how it rides. I will probably only be using it for local rides and not too much cruising so it may be OK as it is. The exchange rate at the moment is about $1.95 to £1 so I have paid a shade over $800 for it- that woould be a pretty fair price over here, not a steal but OK if the miles are genuine.