A first of many more I hope

A first of many more I hope 31 May 2007 22:33 #145404

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Spend 5+ years scrounging up parts to restore (actually still an ongoing project) a 23 y/o Kawi to at least a decently presentable/rideable condition, have Mark Wing perform his magic on the bodywork, and here is the result.

Take same bike to "Taco Thursday Bike Night" here...

Yes, that's KZJohn and his KZ900 in the forefront of the pic.

Pit it (with only about $1,500 tied up in it and with a 2 y/o paint job no less) against about 15 or so newer and a whole LOT more expensive V-twins, and walk away at the end of the night with this! :woohoo:

The first non-physically competitive trophy/plaque I've ever won too!

Kudos to everyone on KZr for helping me sort out issues I had with it, and especially to Mark Wing for his outstanding painting talent - it wouldn't have been possible it w/o any of you!

Covina, So Calif!
78 KZ650-B2 = SOLD
84 ZN700 LTD = SOLD
84 ZX750 GPz = SOLD
89 GSX1100F Katana = SLEEPING :-/
20 VN1700 Vulcan Vaquero (the Blue Cowboy)
Looking for my next project KZ

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A first of many more I hope 31 May 2007 22:41 #145410

wireman Visitor	cool,good work!
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A first of many more I hope 01 Jun 2007 04:39 #145430

BSKZ650 Offline User Posts: 2064 Thank you received: 14	way cool, always nice to kick a few v twins butt 77 kz650, owned for over 25 years 77 ltd1000, current rider 76 kz900, just waiting 73 z1,, gonna restore this one piglet, leggero harley davidson SR, Ride captian, S.E.Texas Patriot Guard Riders.. AKA KawaBob
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A first of many more I hope 01 Jun 2007 05:26 #145441

inline4 Offline User Posts: 224 Thank you received: 1	THAT is what a performance cruiser should look like. Nice work 4R. Kudos to Mark as well.
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A first of many more I hope 01 Jun 2007 05:45 #145445

z1rick Offline User Posts: 661 Thank you received: 5	Congrats on the award Chris! Hope to see you and your bike Sunday. Now if I could just get Mark to paint my Z1... Anaheim CA 1999 KZ 100P 1974 Z1 900 Project 1977 (2) KZ 650 projects
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A first of many more I hope 01 Jun 2007 06:34 #145457

ltdrider Offline User Posts: 1232 Thank you received: 17	Congrats! Much deserved, both to you, R4 and to Mark Wing. '76 KZ900 LTD (Blaze) '96 Voyager XII (Dark Star) '79 KZ650 Cafe Project (Dirty Kurt) Greensboro, NC
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A first of many more I hope 01 Jun 2007 06:47 #145459

slickware Offline User My bike is as old as I am Posts: 79 Thank you received: 2	Love it - can we see a better picture of it? Don't take photos with the sun in front of you - shoot with it at your back and the light will be much easier! ~A 1982 KZ1100 Spectre Old. Shiny.
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A first of many more I hope 01 Jun 2007 19:15 #145603

skippr76KZ Offline User Posts: 184 Thank you received: 1	Great job. Wonderful bike. 1976 KZ900LTD Fully Restored 2000 Vulcan FI Classic 1998 Ducati ST2, Gone
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A first of many more I hope 01 Jun 2007 19:25 #145611

rstnick Offline User Posts: 4366 Thank you received: 376	Congrats Chris. And a job well done to Mark Wing. Rob CANADA Need a key for your Kawasaki? PM me 1978 KZ650 C2, 130K kms, Delkevic ex, EI, CVK32, PMC easy clutch, ATK fork brace, steering damper, braced swingarm, 18" Z1R front wheel. 2000 ZRX1100 2011 Ninja 250R 2005 z750s
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A first of many more I hope 01 Jun 2007 20:38 #145622

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slickware wrote:

Love it - can we see a better picture of it?
Don't take photos with the sun in front of you - shoot with it at your back and the light will be much easier!
~A

Pics of the bike or the plaque?

Here's a link to a few more of the bike:
ZN700 pics
The pics of the plaque were taken last night around 9:45 p.m. on the kitchen floor, it was a PITA to getting the lighting just right w/o having it reflect off of the holographic images of the chopper and restaurant on it.

Thanks for the congrats guys, I appreciate it a lot.