what is this bike worth?

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The seller wants 2200usd .The list over what is done is enormous and just too long to start write all here i maybe can try to use google translate and paste the text?
the engine is build by a known enginebuilder and they used only best parts   like 5speed undercut  Yoshimura gearbox
crank is  Falicon stage3 race/drag handmade in usa. the rods is the strongest  forged that is to buy made for dragracing.
MTC 1428cc big block. pistons  MTC 11.5:1 comp.   cams: andrews 3x race carbs: Mi.kuni TMR-MJN 38mm made by Yoshimura japan.
and the list goes on and on on the engine. I guess the price is almost fair .But i will have to sell my kz900 .
But starting to wonder how is this bike as a daily ride? is it made only for the dragstrip?   will it owerheat fast i mean 1428 cc aircoled. 

 

That big block may look like it has fins from the side but that is just for looks, a big block offers no "air cooling" as the fins are short and the block is basically solid. There are no air passages from front to back like on a stock barrel. With that high compression and those thin sleeves this engine would only be reliable for short outings in cooler weather. If you get caught in some bumper to bumper traffic on a hot day the heat off the barrel begins to effect the carb tuning (have to keep adjusting the idle)

I would leave this one to somebody else and by no means sell your nice 900.

to compare with oem bikes here i Norway  a nice kz900 price is 11000 to 18000 i have seen some with fantacy prices 24000 .
a nice 73-75 z1 is around  is 15000 to 25000
77-78 z1000 is from 80-90000  to 15000  i seen some up to 20000
 

It's worth gazing at as sort of museum artifact, but not worth buying and especially not riding.

82KZ305Belt wrote:

It's worth gazing at as sort of museum artifact, but not worth buying and especially not riding.

Agree. It would be great if you could take it out on a cool Sunday morning, scare yourself stupid then put it back in the garage 

Wookie58 wrote:

82KZ305Belt wrote:

It's worth gazing at as sort of museum artifact, but not worth buying and especially not riding.

Agree. It would be great if you could take it out on a cool Sunday morning, scare yourself stupid then put it back in the garage 

 

Wookie58 you forgot and loose my license    I have a fj1200 it has 130 bhp so 142 is not extreme .The fj is fast enough, but the kawa is really nice .i will hold my horses and think.....alot

Just my opinion, but I would keep your nice 900 and smile every time you ride it.  

I think it would be a fun ride. And you could always bore it out to 1500cc if you felt it was a bit sluggish... 😉

My opinion is that's a shit ton of money you will never get back .With that in mind will you use it to justify the spending. 

For drag strip use, it's missing the air-assisted quick shifter, the wheelie bar, and the Housier tires...otherwise, it's not a motorcycle for a nice 300-mile day trip...Sure, expensive parts, and clean screwed,...but definitely NOT my bike, neither in style nor build. But that's just my humble opinion...everyone should be happy with what they like; everything else is just talk and doesn't count! That`s individualism!

I don't see the point of building a race oriented resto-mod, out of a 50 year old core, UNLESS the journey is part of the totality.  And the second owner doesn't get any of the "journey" experience and enjoyment.  

To Me the sweet spot on a Kaw to be street ridden  is a 1075 cc motor. 
Plenty of cylinder wall thickness and good cooling  .
Don't exceed 10.5 to 1 compression ratio 
Still NO air cooled motor does well in traffic , 
Airflow is life to our bikes.
Now I know lots of folks run bigger cc's and higher compression  but  it becomes a concern in hot weather and traffic.
Or you may hear those dreaded  detonation  sounds coming up to your ears
 Just saying all this to make the point as to what one should look for when building / and or buying a hot rod bike .
 I found my answer back in the early 80's when I turbocharged my LTD.
1075 cc with 8.0 to 1 flat top pistons . I rely on boost to make power.
Turbo's can drive from ocean to ocean on shit fuel with no problems  . Then run  good race fuel , turn up the boost and  whoop ass
Just me speaking my mind 
Dave

sf4t7 wrote:

Just my opinion, but I would keep your nice 900 and smile every time you ride it.  

 

Yes i often crack a little smile riding the kz .It is also a big smile maker and magnet on older guys that want to chat that is fine, but why cant they be women?
On my fj i also smile sometimes and saying to my self inside the helmet  good bye  sucker