Bike of the Month.

Back in the UK this month for another from Warren's stable. A great example of finally having the means to get what you wanted but couldn't have "back in the day"
Originally bought unseen for £500 as a parts bike should I need anything for my all original green 650 B1 but everything on the green bike was sooooo much better condition than this bike. (pic1). So with a stash of parts that I had accumulated over the past 40+ years I decided to build the 650 I wanted in the 70's but didn't have the money or engineering confidence to do it back then. So first was a complete engine rebuild. Adding in piper cams, piper high compression pistons, skimmed head, cosmetic head gasket but still stock 652cc. Resulting in a compression of 220-230psi.Complete engine paint using simonez tough satin black. Stock vm24 carbs jetted to suit with stacks and tea strainer mesh filters. (pic2). Back in the 70's the exhaust of choice was a piper four into one but they rotted out pdq so finding one was next to impossible so I made a stainless replica and added a Moriwaki badge for bling. (pic3). Wheels are CMA race mags off a 900 at about half the weight of their road mags. Dresda box section swingarm. Forks are stock which have been altered to accommodate adjustable preload (pic4) and progresive springs. Ohlins on the back. Converted to twin discs which I surface ground and swopped the callipers to behind the forks with ebc red stuff pads with braided stainless hoses. (pic 5)Foot controls were originally period Raask but hated the levers so made some new ones to my liking. (pic 6/7) and added in a spacer to lower and move the footrests further back. Instruments couldn't stay standard but keeping with the period or home built parts only theme, the stock speedo stayed but the idiot lights changed to individual led's and a mini 2 inch rev counter all housed in a ally housing. Pic 7It's one of those bikes which is never really finished as it gets bits and pieces changed or built for it every winter. Then I found an issue with the rev counter drive ratio. When the engine was idling at 1000 rpm the rev counter read 1400 rpm. Apparently Kawasaki are the only ones that use a 7:1 drive ratio whereas the rest of the world use 5:1. That prompted the next little mod! Built a small inline reduction gearbox to correct the ratio issue. Pic 8&9Home made tail tidy, and tucked a smoked lens tail light in under the tail piece and built indicator into it. Pic 10. Relocated and changed the front indicators to a more tucked position and less obtrusive style. Homemade alloy chain guard, pic11. Renthals bars and black base with silver coach lines on all the body work. Pic 12.There's probably loads which I've forgotten to mention.