Retroactive KZ750E Project Thread

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Re: Retroactive KZ750E Project Thread

14 Jan 2017 02:02
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An absolute pleasure to read, and an amazing attention to detail Ed.

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Re: Retroactive KZ750E Project Thread

14 Jan 2017 07:09
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Excellent photo build production there Mr. Ness!
Quote - " I'm not a professional restoration guy, just someone that has learned a lot" Very nice work Ness!
Ya could a fooled me!
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Re: Retroactive KZ750E Project Thread

14 Jan 2017 09:29
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So much great info and what a beautiful job !!! Bike of the month was so well deserved.

Have to ask about what you got for that GS1000S. Was surprised when I seen the weight of that guy.... always have wanted one but the cost and to be honest the weight has kinda talked me outta it. Still Torn between a muscle car and another project (love the 77-78 KZ 1000s (semi drag look) with spoked wheels, low bars etc) ......if I pick the later I will follow this guide to the letter.
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Re: Retroactive KZ750E Project Thread

14 Jan 2017 11:06
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KZB2 650 wrote: So much great info and what a beautiful job !!! Bike of the month was so well deserved.

Have to ask about what you got for that GS1000S. Was surprised when I seen the weight of that guy.... always have wanted one but the cost and to be honest the weight has kinda talked me outta it. Still Torn between a muscle car and another project (love the 77-78 KZ 1000s (semi drag look) with spoked wheels, low bars etc) ......if I pick the later I will follow this guide to the letter.

The GS1000S is about the same weight as a KZ1000. They are both similar bikes in many regards. Value is a notch below a Z1R, but still pretty decent. There is a lot of bad information out in the internet about the number of S's produced; they were a limited release model but not as rare as some claim them to be. At any rate, I made money on both the S's I redid, but I'm not interested in doing another.
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Re: Retroactive KZ750E Project Thread

14 Jan 2017 15:38
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scubaanders wrote: An absolute pleasure to read, and an amazing attention to detail Ed.

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+1 Very nice work ED.... ;)
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Re: Retroactive KZ750E Project Thread

14 Jan 2017 16:07 - 14 Jan 2017 16:07
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Thank you for reminding me of what a pleasure it is to ride a KZ750, I almost forgot, its winter here and I haven't been on it for a while, I almost traded it for a Kawasaki Concours, the owner said it was too big for him.
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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Re: Retroactive KZ750E Project Thread

15 Jan 2017 05:06
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Looks like a brand new bike, respect B)

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Re: Retroactive KZ750E Project Thread

15 Jan 2017 18:55
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Nice work, you make it look easy!
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Re: Retroactive KZ750E Project Thread

16 Jan 2017 05:01
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Fantastic Work Nessism. What a beaut!
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Re: Retroactive KZ750E Project Thread

31 Jan 2017 12:12
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Just stunning attention to detail.
One of the nicest Kawasaki's I've ever seen restored.!
1982 Kawasaki Eddie Lawson S1 (1136cc race replica clone.)
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Re: Retroactive KZ750E Project Thread

04 Aug 2017 12:40
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Updated the photos in this thread! Yeah! Freaking Photosuckit can put it where the sun don't shine! Unbelieveable that they would have the audacity to want to charge people $400/year for a service that was previously free. At any rate, all better now!
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Re: Retroactive KZ750E Project Thread

04 Aug 2017 12:43
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Yeah considering it's only $15 for a 32 G card and you can keep them forever.
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