keeping the old kaw

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25 Oct 2015 08:47 #695889 by z1kzonly

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Let me be the Diplomat here! You say sure Honey, thanks, now I can have both Jap & Harley Both cycles best of both worlds!
Back in the early 90's on the drag bike circuits Jammie Morroco from New England Ran both 4 cylinder Kaw Nitro Fuel bike and he had a Harley Nitro bike also he raced same weekends. His Harley was a weird color of pink?
I'll dig out the picture to scan

Livin in "CheektaVegas, NY
Went thru 25 of these in 40 yrs.
I SOLD OUT! THE KAW BARN IS EMPTY.
More room for The Old Girl, Harley 75 FLH Electra Glide,
Old faithful! Points ign. Bendix Orig. carb.
Starts everytime!

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25 Oct 2015 09:13 #695892 by z1kzonly

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Cool family Guy, had his boys with him at track, This was either Atco, NJ or Xenia, OH. 1990-91
I have to find the pic of the Kaw

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25 Oct 2015 09:34 #695895 by Street Fighter LTD

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Elmer Trett rode a Harley then a Kaw in Top Fuel
I miss guys like Elmer and Bo

Original owner 78 1000 LTD
Mr Turbo Race Kit, MTC 1075 Turbo pistons by PitStop Performance , Falicon Ultra Lite Super Crank, APE everything. Les Holt @ PDM's Billet Goodies . Frame by Chuck Kurzawa @ Logghe Chassis . Deep sump 5qt oil pan. RIP Bill Hahn

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25 Oct 2015 09:36 - 25 Oct 2015 09:37 #695897 by pete greek1

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If you've seen one new Harley you've seen em all, when ever I go somewhere with a couple of friends of mine & their new 25,000 Harleys
everyone walks by their bikes, & stop & talk about my 35 yr. old Kaw.

Pete

1980 LTD 1000..,1976 LTD 900, have the 1000&900 now. the rest are previous= 1978 KZ 650 B.., 1980 Yamaha XT 500..,1978 Yamaha DT 400.., 1977 Yamaha yz 80..,Honda trail ct 70.., Honda QA 50...5-1/2 hp brigs & straton CAT chopper mini bike...3-1/2 hp mini bike (WHEN GAS WAS ABOUT 45 CENTS A GALLON)!!!!

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25 Oct 2015 09:49 #695903 by Street Fighter LTD

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pete greek1 wrote: If you've seen one new Harley you've seen em all, when ever I go somewhere with a couple of friends of mine & their new 25,000 Harleys
everyone walks by their bikes, & stop & talk about my 35 yr. old Kaw.
Pete

Very True
Dave

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25 Oct 2015 12:00 #695918 by 650ed

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I would tell her if she buys it for you and pays for the insurance you will take her for rides on it when you're not riding your Kaw. Ed

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

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25 Oct 2015 12:10 #695919 by craig900

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last summer my friend bought a new soft tail classic while riding together we stop to get us a cold drink at gas station two guys walked up to are bikes and wanted to know about my almost 40yr old kaw and did'nt even look as his brand new harley

1976 kz900a4 Pittsburgh,PA.

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25 Oct 2015 12:31 #695921 by Markovich

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So, my 22 year old son had a CBR 600 he wanted a Harley. His mom was all for it. Her thinking was it is slower. Well, we found him one and bought it. I rode the CBR, the Harley and my ZL 900 and she was right it was significantly slower. The handling was not even close. My KZ 1000 is both faster and better handling. Well, my son is happy and so is the misses. I still have my Kawis and couldn't be happier!

1990 KZ1000P, 72k miles, 10 years in storage, new, bars, tires, chain and sprockets, seat, carbs cleaned, police equipement removed.

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25 Oct 2015 22:45 #695965 by SWest

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There's no KZ's around here to play with.

Steve

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kzrider.com/forum/11-projects/598262-kz-...-will-it-live#672882
kzrider.com/forum/2-engine/597654-poser?start=240#704229

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26 Oct 2015 02:36 #695973 by GPzMOD750

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Tell her you found one.... the Double Gulp hydration system and snow shoe sissy bar are included.

82 GPz750/KZ750R1
82 KZ1100A2

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26 Oct 2015 06:29 #695999 by floivanus

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Went tooling around on a junk cruddy crusty KZ1000, parked at the station for fuel and a dr pepper, came back out kaw wet itself (carbs leaking) and still drew a croud, questions and compliments. From a croud of harley riders none the less

my bikes; 80kz1000(project), 77 gl1000, 74 h2 (project)
Past; 78 kz1000, 83 kz550
Andrew

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26 Oct 2015 06:51 #696003 by Shabba

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Still the only Harley I have ever liked. And the coolest one by far.

-Colin

-82 GPZ750
-15 Yamaha FZ-09
-00 Suzuki TL1000S
-13 Nissan Nismo Juke

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