Weirdness after top end rebuild: KZ650

SWest wrote:

Still no pic of the Bike?


something like this ?


 

He said this: My 78 KZ 650 is a faded blue. I really love the green color, I think its called "Luminious Green" and it was candy flake.

Anyone know what the color code is, and does anyone know of a reputable tank painter?

I want my bike to be this color:
NO PICS IT DIDN'T HAPPEN

I really appreciate Warrens bike  It's real sweet
 But my favorite is 650 Ed's  Blue bike
 

So I checked engine #1 today and indeed the holes were there.  So I filled them!  My guess is that KHI had a leak issue during testing and this was the fix.  Engine #2 is a bit harder to check.  I need to pull the cam bearings to move the cams.  Job is half done.  Normally I would put the bike on the lift but my KZ1000 is sitting on it right now so I'm working off the floor and my back got sore so I quit half way through the job.

riturbo wrote:

SWest wrote:

Still no pic of the Bike?


something like this ?





 

 

THAT IS ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS! Is that a 1978? Wow. that color is amazing. Love the wheels too.

DanMadBoy wrote:

riturbo wrote:

SWest wrote:

Still no pic of the Bike?


something like this ?






 

 

THAT IS ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS! Is that a 1978? Wow. that color is amazing. Love the wheels too.

That's the one. Can't hide the Lester mags. I'll bet the purse goes though. 

Steve
 

My bike is blue but I love the green one you posted! Its exactly what i was talking about when I said I wanted to paint my bike the old green color.

There is definitely a divide these days between much older guys and young guys. In my town most of the cafe racers have a side bag and no one refers to them as a "purse" not even the old guys in town who are over 60 but who remain hip.

I was actually thinking of adding a side bag like that to my bike because theres nowhere put anything and I hate wearing backpacks.

Maybe you meant to make fun by calling it a purse, but no young ppl I know call it that, and we all think its dope and icy (if you dont know what "dope"  and "icy" means in this context, google it).

And no, im not posting pics of my bike because not only are ppl nosy, but they steal pics. No thanks. I like my anonymity.

See below. Its the new look.

 

DanMadBoy wrote:

And no, im not posting pics of my bike because they steal pics. No thanks. I like my anonymity.


 

How ironic! 
 

Warren3200gt wrote:

DanMadBoy wrote:

And no, im not posting pics of my bike because they steal pics. No thanks. I like my anonymity.


 

How ironic! 


 

There's really no argument here. Thats a stock photo of a bike pulled from the internet. Job done.

Yea I am over 60 but I must not "hip" anymore.  I would be damned if I would have a purse on the side of any one of my bikes.

The only thing I carry when I go riding is my wallet, some bond money and my Sig!!!!

DanMadBoy wrote:

My bike is blue but I love the green one you posted! Its exactly what i was talking about when I said I wanted to paint my bike the old green color.

There is definitely a divide these days between much older guys and young guys. In my town most of the cafe racers have a side bag and no one refers to them as a "purse" not even the old guys in town who are over 60 but who remain hip.

I was actually thinking of adding a side bag like that to my bike because theres nowhere put anything and I hate wearing backpacks.

Maybe you meant to make fun by calling it a purse, but no young ppl I know call it that, and we all think its dope and icy (if you dont know what "dope"  and "icy" means in this context, google it).

And no, im not posting pics of my bike because not only are ppl nosy, but they steal pics. No thanks. I like my anonymity.

See below. Its the new look.