Pictures of my '77 KZ650C1

Wow, I thought mine was in really good shape for 27 years but yours blows mine away. You sure you didn't just spin spedo up to 44K? :woohoo: That is one beautiful bike!!!

Man that looks great! Well done and enjoy the riding.

Would you be interested in doing a how-to thread on metal polishing for those of us who just can't get the hang of it? This bike had better get a bike-o-th'-month nod or else there is something wrong.

i think the kz650 was one of kaws best,i miss mine.it too was the 650c silver w/red-blue stripes
your bike is a time capsule and brings back some youthful thoughts

Very nice

I had a C2 in blue, I can't say I can ever remember the stripes being like that on the UK C1s which were silver. In fact I vaguely remember having a Kawasaki t-shirt with the curvy stripes on it when the C1 came out. I fitted chrome clock covers, chrome chain guard, painted the wheels gold and put flatter bars on it. Loved that bike. Oh and it had a stubby little Alfa 4-1 on it which exited on the left unusually. It sounded great and was a match for my pal's 750E. We thrashed those bikes everywhere.

Pointed stripes on the C1 and curvy stipes on the C2. Great bikes!




Post edited by: rstnick, at: 2007/07/27 22:51

i could never have anything that nice looking for fear of messing it up. hence why i make it a point to own crappy bikes that go fast. so when i come to that sad point where i lay it down or wrap it around something, i dont ralph at the thought of all that precious time making it look so prestine, i ralph at the thought of all the go fast goodies i just ground to shite on the street.

your bike is beautiful, please dont mess it up. your bike is a representation, no, an ambassador of classic Kawasaki KZs. and it damn well better run as good as it looks. yep, thats all i gotta say.

Thanks for the kind words. And yes, it does run really well. Ed

Wow Ed...very impressive Bud!:ohmy:

rstnick wrote:

Pointed stripes on the C1 and curvy stipes on the C2. Great bikes!

<br><br>Post edited by: rstnick, at: 2007/07/27 22:51

Lets talk about look a likes. I can't find a pic of the original paint. It didn't last a year before I took all the badges off.
Mark



Here's my re-paint of the stock 77 silver



Post edited by: Mark Wing, at: 2007/07/30 21:32

Hope I can get mine looking that good someday. My 77 650C has 24k miles.

Since we are up for show and tell, here is my 1977Kz650 Custom with the big motor. I have since painted the brake calipers black and the motor now has the Gpz cams.

I matched the Moon Dust Silver from a set of original paint bodywork I picked up from shoeman. The pinstripes I airbrushed myself and there is only the red stripe as I felt the light blue strip wasn't a good fit for the bike.

Cheers-Colin Firth-Ontario Canada