Totalled my old KZ...can i stay without one?

Yes,after 20 years of riding this KZ650,i finally killed it. Oh,it runs great,but has a tweaked frame,and bent forks...not to mention a crunched V&H pipe,bent bars,etc..I know i could hunt down a frame,and an old set of forks...even upgrade them,but i've been wanting a newer bike for some time.

I hit a slick spot while pushing the bike a bit hard.I tagged a curb and was knocked out on impact.I awoke in the hospital.Eyewitnesses said the bike flipped a few times into a tree.I was tangled up with it at first,then ragdolled down the road.I look like a car dragged me around the block.I was extremely lucky.

The bike wasn't worth more than a grand.Do i invest the time and money to get her back like she was? ..i'd have a classy,but underpowered bike with poor handling...or do i drop a little more cash for a newer ride.I'm not really asking,just thinking out loud.

You know what it's like to enter your garage and see years of accumulated parts with no bike ! ..it sucks,it sucks bad...all the sentimental value.
...i feel like crying,like my dog died.

I'm thinking about grabbing a naked ZXR1100,or another old one,like an 82 KZ750,or GPZ.I'm not to hip on a bike encased in plastic,but i love the performance.
What if i get a 99' ZXR? will you guys still talk to me? Will KZrider allow me to stay? :blink:

leakyseal wrote:

Yes,after 20 years of riding this KZ650,i finally killed it. Oh,it runs great,but has a tweaked frame,and bent forks...not to mention a crunched V&H pipe,bent bars,etc..I know i could hunt down a frame,and an old set of forks...even upgrade them,but i've been wanting a newer bike for some time.

I hit a slick spot while pushing the bike a bit hard.I tagged a curb and was knocked out on impact.I awoke in the hospital.Eyewitnesses said the bike flipped a few times into a tree.I was tangled up with it at first,then ragdolled down the road.I look like a car dragged me around the block.I was extremely lucky.

The bike wasn't worth more than a grand.Do i invest the time and money to get her back like she was? ..i'd have a classy,but underpowered bike with poor handling...or do i drop a little more cash for a newer ride.I'm not really asking,just thinking out loud.

You know what it's like to enter your garage and see years of accumulated parts with no bike ! ..it sucks,it sucks bad...all the sentimental value.
...i feel like crying,like my dog died.

I'm thinking about grabbing a naked ZXR1100,or another old one,like an 82 KZ750,or GPZ.I'm not to hip on a bike encased in plastic,but i love the performance.
What if i get a 99' ZXR? will you guys still talk to me? Will KZrider allow me to stay? :blink:

There's nothing in the rules that says you must own one. As for talking to you.....Maybe?...We'll see!...Who Knows?

if i wake up in a hospital...i'll quit riding....imo...

i'm not forced to ride and it must be fun for me to do it......crashing and ragdolling are not really in my older riding days game plan....

glad your okay.......few can say they "woke up"...in a hospital....

I know what your going thru.

9/12/05,I high sided resulting in both arms in a cast,still have some plates and screws.
Have not put the bike back on the street,YET.
To many other prodjects.I have repaired the damage,not as bad as yours though.
As for a ZRX the handling and power is above almost any KZ.


Plus you can sell your old KZ parts to us really cheap.

Sorry for your loss. Glad to hear you survived a near death experience. :blink: Now....it's time to UPGRADE to a Z1/KZ 900/1000. :woohoo:

Sorry to hear about your accident. Glad to hear you are ok.

If you buy a 99 zrx I'll still talk to you, although I don't talk much.

And don't worry about getting booted off the site, I bought a 2001 yamaha this summer and they let me stay.

I've had a few wrecks over the years and the broken bones that can come with them. Nothing will sway me from riding as long as I'm alive. As much as I Iove my old KZs, I'm afraid I don't love them enough to ever ride them as an only motorcycle again. If the KZ650 was my only motorcycle and I wrecked it, I'd look into a much newer motorcycle for an everyday transport. Never thought I would think this way and I still ride a KZ650 all year around to work. It's a work bike to me and nothing more anymore. If you have the money, it's more wisely placed towards more modern equipment if you plan to ride much.

Really sorry to hear about your crash,also really glad you're gonna be ok...that really sucks the big one.

Tony wrote:

And don't worry about getting booted off the site, I bought a 2001 yamaha this summer and they let me stay.

Geez,I guess I missed the voting-poll.

I just noticed your registration date. I thought I didn't talk much!! LOL :laugh:

Sandy wrote:

Tony wrote:

And don't worry about getting booted off the site, I bought a 2001 yamaha this summer and they let me stay.

Geez,I guess I missed the voting-poll.

Snooze you looze! :laugh:

Ya,And I think your bike pooped in my yard,EEEEEWWWW!:ohmy: