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New member with a question. 1981 KZ650 CSR
- 46hemi
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From what I can tell it needs at minimum the following: Front fork emblem, a new battery, speedo cable, a new speedo (the old is there but it seems to be missing some stuff), pilot cover back, a reflector, tail light lens and some other miscellaneous stuff. I figure at least another 200 in parts at minimum.
My question is regarding whether its worth investing more money into or should I just sell it to someone who wants to chop it up and needs a solid foundation or a really nice parts bike. Can anyone tell me about what it would be worth as it sits - running but needing about $200 of misc stuff? I live in Southern CT, the bike is pretty clean and the odometer shows about 9k which I would think is correct from the condition. Thanks!
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They are great bikes, fun to ride. Get lots of looks, and are reliable. Keep it, and enjoy.
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Remember, don't work on your bike so much you never ride it.
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BTW, KZ650's that haven't been butchered and are in running condition generally sell for between $1000 - $3000 depending upon condition. Here are 2 examples of bikes sold on eBay:
cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Kawasaki-Other-1...&hash=item2a2249450d
cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Kawasaki-Other-K...&hash=item19d4be579b
1977 KZ650-C1 Original Owner - Stock (with additional invisible FIAMM horn)
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650ed wrote: No offense intended, but I guess if you are not prepared to spend $200 on it you may as well sell it. Putting a bike back into service and properly maintaining it will cost you every bit of $200 (probably needs tires as well as other stuff you haven't factored in such as filters, brake fluid and fork foil changes, etc.). The part I don't understand is that if the bike runs, has only 9k miles (barely broken in), and is in good condition other than a few missing bits why do you believe it would end up as a parts bike or chopped up?
BTW, KZ650's that haven't been butchered and are in running condition generally sell for between $1000 - $3000 depending upon condition. Here are 2 examples of bikes sold on eBay:
cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Kawasaki-Other-1...&hash=item2a2249450d
cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Kawasaki-Other-K...&hash=item19d4be579b
No offense taken at all. Its certainly not about 200 dollars its about not investing more in a bike of this age then its worth. You are correct in saying it will need other items as well but I guess I figured things like tires are expected to need replacing but something like broken glass on a speedometer might be beyond normal wear . I just happened upon this bike but admittedly do not know that much about them (value wise). I know how finicky the market can be on old bikes from model to model (and even year to year) so when I made the comment about a parts bike it was based on that. Often times an older bike is worth way more as parts (even when running) than as a whole. Thanks for the info I certainly appreciate it.
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