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    Kawasaki Z1000 - The good old ones

    I wonder how many of you guys have/had these....
    I fancy an ex police one, but than again... I do a lot of things.

    Here's what I'm talking about:

    http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...483276166&rd=1

    and another one:

    http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...483224972&rd=1

    LP
    If it doesn't have an engine, it's not a sport, it's only a game.
    (stole that one from I-dont-know-who)
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    You would figur that after I spent a little over six years in Germany, I would remember how to read. A while back I saw a police kawi sell on Ebay for I think around 10.000.00. As far as the other bike, My brother had one way back when that he would never let me ride let alone sell. So what's he do? he wreaked it and gave it awy in trade for an engine that never ran. Those old Kawi's were nice but I still like MIYAMI.
    S.R.Czekus

    1-Project SG (Ugly Rat Bike)(URB)
    1-big XS patch
    1-small XS/XJ patch
    1-XS/XJ owners pin.
    1-really cool XS/XJ owners sticker on my helmet.
    2-2005 XS rally T-shirts, (Bean Blossom, In)
    1-XVS1300C Yamaha Stryker Custom (Mosquito)
    1-VN900C Kawasaki Custom (Jelly Bean)

    Just do it !!!!!

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    • #3
      Z1000's

      Strom,

      Mines a '77 Z1000 A2 metallic green one a bit like this...




      but I quite fancy this shoe-horned in the frame....



      XS1.1 sport - Sold June 2005 :-(
      Guzzi 850
      Z1000

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      • #4
        Re: Z1000's

        Originally posted by uk1.1s
        Strom,

        Mines a '77 Z1000 A2 metallic green one a bit like this...

        but I quite fancy this shoe-horned in the frame....
        Some years back I sold my 76 900 so I'd have the money to get my car fixed. That was a big mistake. I lost a good bike to fix a POS car...

        Anyway cool looking V8. I always wanted to do that with FZ1000 Yamaha engines. Talk about road wrinkling power... ;o)

        Geezer
        Hi my name is Tony and I'm a bikeoholic.

        The old gray biker ain't what he used to be.

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        • #5
          I saw a nice Z900 bout a week ago at a bikers meeting. It was a dark green one. Well... I drooled a bit.

          LP
          If it doesn't have an engine, it's not a sport, it's only a game.
          (stole that one from I-dont-know-who)

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          • #6
            ..almost forgot... still persuading a friend to get his Z900 runnning... a 79 I think he used to race.

            LP
            If it doesn't have an engine, it's not a sport, it's only a game.
            (stole that one from I-dont-know-who)

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            • #7
              My b-i-l (see post in lounge) is trying to deal on a 76 kz-900 which does not run. Dan, (B-I-L\vintage bike mechanic extraodinare) has a way of making these things happen. I'm betting he gets it for nothing, talks me into buying parts for it (he hates the internet, or anything to do with 'puters for that matter) and turns it into another screamer. I've heard these things will rip. Since he makes the deal and does the work, yet I somehow get suckered into financing the resto, true ownership will be in question, but we sure have a good time doing these kinds of things. Our wives, who are sisters btw, truly think we are nuts, and are apearing a little jealous over the bikes. We lay down the wrenches and check-books and remind them that there are many worse ways to have a mid-life crisis. Sometimes they smile and ask questions about the bikes, sometimes they remind us with a simple single fingered hand gesture that they still adore us and the bikes....I think that's what it means anyway.
              They Call Me the Breeze

              '79 SF

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              • #8
                Where did that V-8 come from and is it going in a Kawi frame?
                1985 Yamaha VMX12n "Max X" - Stock
                1982 Honda XL500r "Big Red" - Stump Puller. Unknown mileage.
                1974-78 Honda XL350 hybrid - The thumper that revs. Unknown miles.
                1974 Suzuki TC/TS125 hybrid. Trials with trail gear. Invaluable. Unknown miles.
                1971 Honda CL350. For Dad. Newtronic Electronic Ign. Reliable. Unknown miles.

                Formerly:
                1982 XS650
                1980 XS1100g
                1979 XS1100sf
                1978 XS1100e donor

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                • #9
                  Kawak V8

                  The V8 comes from a mad guy in the UK who started out making Kawasaki H series two stroke triples a bit more interesting. So there were a few 5 cylinder 2 strokes of various sizes made.

                  He graduated onto the Zed engine and it appeared as a runner in a standard Z1 frame in some of the UK bike mags and bike shows last year. Looks lovely as a 'together' bike, but I couldn't find any photos on the internet to link to unfortunately.

                  Last I read about the builder he was going for a V12 double Z1300... but haven't seen that together as yet.
                  XS1.1 sport - Sold June 2005 :-(
                  Guzzi 850
                  Z1000

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                  • #10
                    And when we do see it, it will be in pieces...

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                    • #11
                      Z1R 1000

                      In 1980 i had a 1978 Z1R 1000 kawa, my cousin had a 1980 xs11 special, and he blew my doors off, in the conors in the straights, top end, bottom end it didnt matter what i did . I thought it was my driving abilitys so he took mine and i took his. I beat my bike with the xs11, thats when i sold the kawa lol.........................MITCH
                      Doug Mitchell
                      82 XJ1100 sold
                      2006 Suzuki C90 SE 1500 CC Cruiser sold
                      2007 Stratoliner 1900 sold
                      1999 Honda Valkyrie interstate
                      47 years riding and still learning, does that make me a slow learner?

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                      • #12
                        http://uk.zn1300.com/allem-millyard-uk-v12m6s.jpg

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                        • #13
                          Ouch.
                          1985 Yamaha VMX12n "Max X" - Stock
                          1982 Honda XL500r "Big Red" - Stump Puller. Unknown mileage.
                          1974-78 Honda XL350 hybrid - The thumper that revs. Unknown miles.
                          1974 Suzuki TC/TS125 hybrid. Trials with trail gear. Invaluable. Unknown miles.
                          1971 Honda CL350. For Dad. Newtronic Electronic Ign. Reliable. Unknown miles.

                          Formerly:
                          1982 XS650
                          1980 XS1100g
                          1979 XS1100sf
                          1978 XS1100e donor

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                          • #14
                            v12 link got hijacked, try this.

                            http://homepages.inspire.net.nz/~patrick/v12.jpg

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                            • #15
                              Ah-ha...found it...

                              XS1.1 sport - Sold June 2005 :-(
                              Guzzi 850
                              Z1000

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