KZ900: Value of this bike

VMASS wrote: Correct spokes for my 77?: boston.craigslist.org/nos/mpo/5413293959.html

YES VMASS, they are exactly what you need. Plus he might have the front fender for it also. Keep the bike, get it running, put it out back or wherever you hide your stuff. Worry about it at a later time.
Buy whatever you can get from this seller.

Why are you looking for spoke wheels ? If you decide to sell the lester let me know .!!

If you want to go with the assembled bike route I have this .

You will need to remove the original stamp and get a vin plate made .

GregZ wrote: Why are you looking for spoke wheels ? If you decide to sell the lester let me know .!!

If you want to go with the assembled bike route I have this .

You will need to remove the original stamp and get a vin plate made .

Hey Greg, Not only do I like the look of the spoke wheels, but I like to put things back in their original condition. I understand that this bike will never be in original condition due to the modifications that have been done to the frame and engine. However, if the title issue gets resolved, I may decide to restore it to close to original around those mods.

I appreciate the assembled offer but I would not consider that for this bike.

Sounds like a good plan for this bike VMASS. I love the work you did on the other bikes! Shows that this bike is in good hands.

I found one for ya on my local craigslist. No title does not run but must have pipes full of gold or something...
1975 Kawasaki Z1 B 900 - $8900
wichita.craigslist.org/mcy/5435836770.html

dom2570 wrote: I found one for ya on my local craigslist. No title does not run but must have pipes full of gold or something...
1975 Kawasaki Z1 B 900 - $8900
wichita.craigslist.org/mcy/5435836770.html

Even though that's my favorite Z1, I'd still find it hard to part with that sort of money and in the close ups it needs a lot more work than at first glance with all the corrosion.

I don't care what kind of bike it is with no title and not running I won't pay over a grand...

dom2570 wrote: I don't care what kind of bike it is with no title and not running I won't pay over a grand...

You do have to be careful of what you will spend on a bike that needs work. Pretty soon an engine rebuild of some sort, paint, tires, an exhaust system all adds up and you are paying far more for the whole project than you would have paid for either a mint original or a nice restored bike. The Z1's give you a bit more margin because of the prices they fetch now when restored to their former glory, but are over priced IMO compared to later Kawasaki models. Yes I'd like a Z1, but not so badly I'm going to pay 3 or 4 times more for one than a KZ1000 and even they are starting to get expensive, no doubt pulled along by Z1 prices. When I bought my Triumph Tiger pretty rough examples were still $2500, I paid $4000 for mine, but if you look at the parts the PO had put into it alone that would have been way more than the $1500 difference, the rear shocks alone are about $500 for the pair. There's way more than $4k into the whole thing, even if you'd got the original bike for nothing.

Some really like the restoration process and so money is secondary, I like tinkering with bikes and doing some restoration, but not so much I wouldn't rather buy what I want, if that's a better economic decision, and satisfy my need to tinker with routine maintenance, tuning and a few improvements, coupled with the fact actually riding is a big part of the equation for me.

Generally the title issue isn't a problem, but this guys ad. doesn't make it sound like he wants to be helpful in that respect and that's definitely a consideration when spending almost $9k, if for any reason it turns out to be the one machine where there is an issue. If it was owned by the same person for so long, you'd think getting a title sorted out wouldn't be too hard for the seller to get and would help him getting it sold for a good price - which then begs the question as to why he didn't do so.

dom2570 wrote: I found one for ya on my local craigslist. No title does not run but must have pipes full of gold or something...
1975 Kawasaki Z1 B 900 - $8900
wichita.craigslist.org/mcy/5435836770.html

Sounds bogus to me. Seller states "1 owner for last 30 years+" but he does not have the title??? What kind of nitwit has a streetbike for 30+ years and never registers it? Does not compute. Ed

I've always have kept my title in the bible........ forgive me again father as I have sinned. :evil:

dom2570 wrote: I found one for ya on my local craigslist. No title does not run but must have pipes full of gold or something...
1975 Kawasaki Z1 B 900 - $8900
wichita.craigslist.org/mcy/5435836770.html

Complete with LTD style Jardine exhaust?...hmmm...quite an odd sight for any Z1. Didn't even produce those exhaust before '76..................................Mike

Vroom-vroom!!!

Lemme get this straight...Only 13k...30 year owner...futuristic exhaust...don't run......sounds like a very abused bike and can of worms to me. And the crash bars being on there indicates it's more than likely been belly-up a time or 2...and/or impounded for dwi's and don't have a license to ride anyways. hehehe . Food for thought. .......................................Mike

Vroom-vroom!