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Goodbye Lou D

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13 Jul 2022 07:51 #870290 by bluej58
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Pour one out for Lou D.  He passed February 22, 2022 of lung cancer (he was not a smoker).   Rest easy, LouDhvx.


TexasKZ   
I hate to hear that. He was an important contributor here and seemed like a genuinely good guy.

JR 
 Oh No!
He will be greatly missed. He was so knowledgeable and so helpful and a real gentleman.   I am truly shocked.  Like KZQ said he will not be forgotten.


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That's terrible news loudhvx was our most knowledgeable member on electrical issues. I believe he also shared his skills on other sites he owned, although I do not know their URLs. If anybody knows of those sites please link them here. I'm going to change Lou's status to KZR Legend where he will join Patton and Tony as past members who touched all of us.
He will be missed and not forgotten!
Bill

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So sorry to hear this. Lou was incredibly knowledgeable and generous with his advice. He even designed me a custom kickstand safety relay.

Here’s a link to Lou’s motorcycle webpage - lots of helpful info.

s3.amazonaws.com/gpzweb/index.html#home

RIP Lou


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Lou D was a brilliant guy who had many diverse interests, I learned a lot from him and really enjoyed our conversations over the years.
Cancer sucks and he died way too young; I hope his family is ok.

Vaya con Dios Brother 

This is a video he made (one of many) of the relay through Chicago, he spent a huge amount of time on the edit, and it shows, thanks again Lou
(272) www.KZrider.com Relay Flag Ride Chicago Lake Shore Wacker Drive - YouTube



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13 Jul 2022 09:56 #870297 by gd4now
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I am sadden to learn of this.  I had noticed he was not posting responses to many electrical posts here as he had in the past.  His knowledge and willing to share it will be missed.

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13 Jul 2022 14:16 #870308 by rstnick
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So sad to hear this.
He was always very helpful.


RIP Lou.
 

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, ZRX shocks, 18" Z1R front wheel.
2000 ZRX1100
2011 Ninja 250R - Wife's
2005 z750s (aka GPz750)
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14 Jul 2022 05:51 #870338 by linuxrob
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Very sad to hear the news, His Z550 page is a wealth of knowledge. I and many Z400/500/550 owners have learned a lot from him.
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Rob UK

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14 Jul 2022 14:39 - 14 Jul 2022 15:00 #870360 by Forrest
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This is indeed sad news.  Wondered on many occasions how Lou D was doing and hoped to ride again after our Lake Shore Drive KZR Flag Relay Outing.  He had always been helpful and available to me especially on electrical issues.  We are certainly less with his departure.  Thank you for sharing Jack.  Godspeed Loudhvx  

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1977 KZ650B Ready & Fit to Roll Anywhere!
1974 F7 175 -first bike and still own, full resto soon!
2002 ZRX1200R -Red the faster color
2011 Concours 14 -Now a Snarling Wolf in Sheep's Clothing!

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14 Jul 2022 18:58 #870375 by riturbo
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Dam going to miss him .   Sad news for sure .   Is there any way we can somehow get his web info on the site before it disappears. Be a shame to lose all that info . 

Gpz 750 turbo The one I ride
Gpz 750 turbo Not finished
Gpz 750 turbo Not started
Gpz 550 1981
Gpz 550 1983
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15 Jul 2022 07:51 #870391 by calum
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Was saddened to hear this - he helped me out a lot when getting to know my KZ. If nobody else has already done it I could start saving the web pages from his site ( s3.amazonaws.com/gpzweb/index.html#home ). If somebody wants to help I could work from the top down and somebody else from the bottom up - there are quite a few pages! I could try and merge all the pages into a pdf that could be stored in the filebase.

If the site has already been exported let me know, otherwise I'll just start exporting the pages on Sunday.
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15 Jul 2022 08:52 - 15 Jul 2022 08:52 #870395 by mopguy
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RIP Lou.

I have a 1980 Kawasaki KZ750 Ltd. I bought new. I recently managed to get it out of my garage after 28 years and put it on the road again (2010). I feel like a kid all over again. Since I have acquired 3 78 KZ1000 Ltd, 1 1981 KZ1000 Ltd, and another 1980 KZ750 Ltd. Love the LTD's.
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15 Jul 2022 09:17 #870401 by slayer61
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dammit. You will be missed Lou. 

Don't be ridiculous! It's only a flesh wound!

[strike]Wife's little bike... 1984 GPZ 550 Kerker and DynaJet stage I kit[/strike]
Wife's BIG bike......[strike] 1981 GPZ 1100 Kerker and [strike]factory FI[/strike] Mikuni RS34s W/ K&N pods[/strike] SOLD

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15 Jul 2022 16:35 #870424 by DoctoRot
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 I bought a set of Works shocks from him last year for a fantastic price. What a guy. sadly missed.

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15 Jul 2022 16:44 - 15 Jul 2022 17:52 #870426 by Nessism
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No man is an island, 
Entire of itself.
Each is a piece of the continent, 
A part of the main.
If a clod be washed away by the sea, 
Europe KZR is the less.
As well as if a promontory were.
As well as if a manor of thine own
Or of thine friend's were.
Each man's death diminishes me,
For I am involved in mankind.
Therefore, send not to know
For whom the bell tolls,
It tolls for thee.
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15 Jul 2022 17:50 - 15 Jul 2022 17:53 #870429 by Scirocco
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The best of us have to leave us earlier because of unknown reasons. Life somtimes sucks,damn.

R.I.P Lou Dudzic

 
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