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- CA_77kz400
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My name is Gabe — long time lurker, first time poster. The forum has been a huge resource for me, so thank you everyone for your contributions.
Little history - I've been a rider for a little over 10 years. Last year at this time I was in Bali and had rented a little cafe'd out KZ440 on which my girlfriend and I blasted around the island for a few weeks (grinning from ear to ear the entire time). As soon as I got back to LA I set out to find one of my own.
Not long after getting home I tracked down a mostly stock '77 KZ400 which seemed to be in pretty good shape. I took it to a local shop for a little tune-up and the little thing just ripped. That is…until 3 weeks later when the bottom end seized.
…so, I took the opportunity to tear the bike down completely and build my dream cafe racer. Needless to say, It's been a labor of love over the last year.
If anyone's curious to know more I'll post up all of the details. Below are photos…the first pictures are more recent (the later pictures show an older seat). The last photo is when I originally purchased the bike.
It's not quite done, but what bike ever is?
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Jim
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2016 Yamaha FJR1300ES
1982 GPz750 R1
1974 Kawasaki H1
1976 Kawasaki KZ400
1979 Yamaha XS650 cafe'
2001 KZ1000P
2001 Yamaha YZ426
1981 Honda XR200 stroked in an '89 CR125 chassis
1965 Mustang
1967 Triumph GT6
1976 Bronco
"If you didn't build it, it's not really yours"
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I swear I've seen this bike on Pintrest.
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CA_77kz400 wrote: Greetings all,
My name is Gabe — long time lurker, first time poster. The forum has been a huge resource for me, so thank you everyone for your contributions.
Little history - I've been a rider for a little over 10 years. Last year at this time I was in Bali and had rented a little cafe'd out KZ440 on which my girlfriend and I blasted around the island for a few weeks (grinning from ear to ear the entire time). As soon as I got back to LA I set out to find one of my own.
Not long after getting home I tracked down a mostly stock '77 KZ400 which seemed to be in pretty good shape. I took it to a local shop for a little tune-up and the little thing just ripped. That is…until 3 weeks later when the bottom end seized.
…so, I took the opportunity to tear the bike down completely and build my dream cafe racer. Needless to say, It's been a labor of love over the last year.
If anyone's curious to know more I'll post up all of the details. Below are photos…the first pictures are more recent (the later pictures show an older seat). The last photo is when I originally purchased the bike.
It's not quite done, but what bike ever is?
(2)-1976 KZ900B-LTD's
1-all stock low mileage...
1 modified
1977 KZ1000 (awaiting resurrection!)
...and an old school Honda CB750 Chopper is next on my bucket list!
Oh...and a Pocket Rocket lol!!!
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(2)-1976 KZ900B-LTD's
1-all stock low mileage...
1 modified
1977 KZ1000 (awaiting resurrection!)
...and an old school Honda CB750 Chopper is next on my bucket list!
Oh...and a Pocket Rocket lol!!!
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(2)-1976 KZ900B-LTD's
1-all stock low mileage...
1 modified
1977 KZ1000 (awaiting resurrection!)
...and an old school Honda CB750 Chopper is next on my bucket list!
Oh...and a Pocket Rocket lol!!!
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(2)-1976 KZ900B-LTD's
1-all stock low mileage...
1 modified
1977 KZ1000 (awaiting resurrection!)
...and an old school Honda CB750 Chopper is next on my bucket list!
Oh...and a Pocket Rocket lol!!!
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