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So a few days ago I saw a kz1000 parked at a fast food place. I pulled in and talked to the guy. You dont see to many of those around and since I have one im working on also I thought I would stop and chat. Ended up going to his place which happened to be the next street over from my house. He had a kz1000 scrap bike I got from him. Beside it he had a super rough what was left of a cb750. We started talking about how bad it was to see one in that bad of shape and missing so much. He said he had 2 others and a bunches of parts. We when to the shed and there were big tubs of parts and random stuff in boxes. Then he showed me the one in his garage that looked like it came off the dealership yesterday besides the conservative custom paint job and matching seat. He said it was his brothers before he died and that he would never get rid of it.
Then he started talking about having too much stuff and he needs to sell his other one cause he had no more room to put it in the garage. I asked where it was at. I wasnt thinking of buying it cause i have too many "projects" and if it looked anything like the one he just showed me it was way out of my price range anyway. As he pulled the three tarps off of it we continued talking and He said that he would sell this bike the parts bike and all the stuff he could find that would fit it for a low price. (wont say how much) I quietly thought to my self that this bike cant look much better then the parts bike. When he pulled the last tarp off I think my jaw hit the floor! I looked at him again and asked if he was sure that he wanted to let it go for that price? He said yeah and that he had thought about it for quite some time and that he wanted it to go to someone that likes old bikes and will take care of it so it doesnt go to waste in the weather behind his house. I had to buy it. There was no way I could have walked away and left it there and felt ok about it. Someone please buy my 81. I need the room! lol.
Then he started talking about having too much stuff and he needs to sell his other one cause he had no more room to put it in the garage. I asked where it was at. I wasnt thinking of buying it cause i have too many "projects" and if it looked anything like the one he just showed me it was way out of my price range anyway. As he pulled the three tarps off of it we continued talking and He said that he would sell this bike the parts bike and all the stuff he could find that would fit it for a low price. (wont say how much) I quietly thought to my self that this bike cant look much better then the parts bike. When he pulled the last tarp off I think my jaw hit the floor! I looked at him again and asked if he was sure that he wanted to let it go for that price? He said yeah and that he had thought about it for quite some time and that he wanted it to go to someone that likes old bikes and will take care of it so it doesnt go to waste in the weather behind his house. I had to buy it. There was no way I could have walked away and left it there and felt ok about it. Someone please buy my 81. I need the room! lol.
The second owner told me that she said it hadnt ran in so long and he told me he never tried to start it cause it had looked like like it has had an electrical fire but he had kept the intake boots plugged incase he needed any parts. The bike sat behind his shed for the next 6 years being stripped of its parts till I got it. 
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