The '78 Z1R I've had since undergrad in '88; it has been thru a
TON of stuff (a story in itself) and I got real close to selling it three years ago b/c I just never rode it. My wife (of 2 years at that time) asked me why I was selling it and I told her b/c it was worth quite a bit and a guy from Kansas City was going to pony up for a big chunk o' change for it. She said that she liked the way I looked at it and the money would come and go, but that she sort of liked it, too. My wife and my Z1R are the same age...it's a God-thing man...I ain't fightin' it. So, the Z1R has been with me for almost 20yrs and it ain't going anywhere.
The 'J' is probably going to stay...plus it's in the middle of a project so who'd want it. And the ELR is a keeper even though it's a 'clone' and it's in the middle of getting "fightered" with ZX7R suspension stuff. The GS1150ES...hmmmmm...the verdict is out on that b/c it's been with me for about 10 yrs but I'm just getting it running...we'll see. The CB9/11F was a gift and isn't close to being done, yet...again, who'd want it. The two little Hawks are endearing and we'll probably always keep one for the wife, but if somebody had to have the other one, money talks. The one GPz1100 is just a frame for reference and extra body parts put away. The GS1000 is a project that lacks a lot, anyone could have it for next to nothing...but that's what it's worth...next to nothing. The Seca 900 I've had for 10 yrs, but I'm not locked into it...another distant project.
...and that's about it. So, keeping the Z1R, the 'J', the ELR clone, ... everything else is subjective.
Oh, one more thing...I think I want one of those new Z1000s...no kidding. First generation ('03) or the latest, I like them both. I like ZRXs also, but they don't just burn a hole in your retina...know what I mean? Z1Rs do that...they burn a hole in your retina...ELRs too...
Post edited by: Bad Kaw, at: 2007/07/18 01:17