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Restore this KZ, or leave it alone?
- Rex Lawson
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If I was to restore it, who are the names in the Kawasaki restoration biz that I should know?
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- Not Another Bloody Limey!
fix up the paintwork,
give it some love,
keep it stock,
and your never loose your money.
number 8 is very special!
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Awesome bike by the way!
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New to Family, 1979 KZ440 LTD
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take your time it is a project you can tackle and you can know you did the work too.....guys here can answer anything...anything , as far as the next right step..and what materials.chems,paints,parts ect...
looks fine to me -and may actualy be worth more to some of the crowd,the way it is... but if you boughtthe thing to have it,to keep it,to love and to honor it,,,,i get carried away....then do whatever you think ......either way you got "the" bike.....i don't know these things......awesome bike dude....best bike ever made...you the man!!!!
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- Rex Lawson
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restore it bro!
fix up the paintwork,
give it some love,
keep it stock,
and your never loose your money.
number 8 is very special!
It'll always stay stock, unsure if it will ever be restored.
keith1 wrote:
nice ride!!!! unmolested bikes are always worth more...that bike is low miles and in pretty good shape all in all.....get out the wd40 and the mothers and some micro fiber cleaning rags and go to town......a lot of that will come clean with some elbow grease.....
Thanks, Bro!
I'll definitely give her some elbow grease, first. Some parts do need refinishing, especially the engine cases.
austin3119 wrote:
The main persons name to know if you restore it is your own If you want to just drop it off somewhere and pick it up when your done, you may want to try Redline as their bikes always seem to turn out nice. redlinecycle.com/
Awesome bike by the way!
I agree with your fist sentence! Redline looks like they do some nice work, appreciate the link.
I've seen a shop in the NW, I think it's in Seattle, that does nice work on Kawasakis. Hoping someone knows the name.
Thank you for the complement!
mzandmz wrote:
Keep it stock,You can allways get another toy thats not in as good shape and make it the way you thought about. That means your "gut" feeling all ready gave you the answer.If you have to ask then you know, what it is now, and has been sence it was made,thats the way it should be.
I like that post!
What do you think of using NOS,(If you can find any.) or nice used parts as replacements?
trianglelaguna wrote:
good for you!!!! i saw that sale and watched it with envy....no funds here for "my" elr ...someday i'm getting one.......good for you..
take your time it is a project you can tackle and you can know you did the work too.....guys here can answer anything...anything , as far as the next right step..and what materials.chems,paints,parts ect...
looks fine to me -and may actualy be worth more to some of the crowd,the way it is... but if you boughtthe thing to have it,to keep it,to love and to honor it,,,,i get carried away....then do whatever you think ......either way you got "the" bike.....i don't know these things......awesome bike dude....best bike ever made...you the man!!!!
You may possibly have my bike mistaken with #13. It sold on eBay a few months ago. I found mine on a Craigslist add. I was the lucky first caller ready to hook up the enclosed trailer and drive 800 miles. Thank you for the kind words!
I knew this was the place, that's why I'm here.
I know it's worth more the way it is. You are also correct that I purchased it to love, honer...:laugh: I feel the same way. I also feel as a "caretaker" to her. It's a historic bike and I'd like for her to be here long after I'm gone. Thank you again. I do understand how lucky I am to have this bike, and it's significance.
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If i was going use it as a show piece i would restore it and probably never drive it. That would be hard for me to do but would be the best way to preserve it.
If i planned on riding it some i would clean it fix it and touch it some and drive it once in a while.
Anyway that's the way i would look at it...
VERY cool bike by the way!
Tom
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