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definitely not locost - do not click if you are liable to fainting!!
02GF74 - 27/6/08 at 02:39 PM

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ecosse - 27/6/08 at 02:46 PM

Damn thats nice ...and probably worth the money too

Cheers

Alex

Flamez - 27/6/08 at 03:04 PM

gosh I remember them, I had a suzuki "kettle' in the early 70's

Mr Whippy - 27/6/08 at 03:07 PM

hmm I have a classic motorbike mag on my desk, not to suprised at the price. Quite nice but very dated

[Edited on 27/6/08 by Mr Whippy]

eznfrank - 27/6/08 at 03:33 PM

Very nioe example but I could think of a 100 things more worthwhile spending that sort of $ on.

mr henderson - 27/6/08 at 03:38 PM

So what is it? Apart from a rather old-looking motorcycle?

Is it expensive?

Remember the quote from Orwell's animal farm- four wheels good, two wheels bad.

John

02GF74 - 27/6/08 at 03:42 PM

quote:
Originally posted by mr henderson
So what is it? Apart from a rather old-looking motorcycle?

Is it expensive?


as you are too lazy to click the picture and read about it , it is a 1972 kawasaki Z1, 4 cylinder 900 cc DOHC made up from new parts hence costing £ 13 K

you can get really nice examples for 1/2 that.

r1_pete - 27/6/08 at 03:50 PM

Mmm nice, I've a brand new set of pipes for the Z1A, one day I'll get the rest of the bike, that pic is a real source of inspiration....

donut - 27/6/08 at 03:58 PM

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I sent the tank back to Japan today for re-painting, should get it back in around 2 weeks!


Nice bike though!

mr henderson - 27/6/08 at 04:35 PM

quote:
Originally posted by 02GF74
quote:
Originally posted by mr henderson
So what is it? Apart from a rather old-looking motorcycle?

Is it expensive?


as you are too lazy to click the picture and read about it .


I had not deduced that the pic itself was the link.

Never mind, it's only a motorbike

John

BenB - 27/6/08 at 05:18 PM

That much!

Just think how much it would be if it didn't have two wheels missing

tks - 27/6/08 at 07:00 PM

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Not a lot of difference really but these dont have the writing on the side of them that the DID rims have!


IMHO he is a bit sick not?!!

t.j. - 27/6/08 at 07:35 PM

Nice, are you planning driving or just for showing in the living-room?

I like old cycles, not that i would buy it, but every one can his own tast.
And that is great, if not, all the locost would look the same.

mistergrumpy - 27/6/08 at 10:02 PM

Its a good shop that by the way. Just around the corner from me. Official Kawasaki parts dealer usually rounds the price down. Loads of parts just stacked around in boxes, Dead lucky.

tks - 27/6/08 at 10:38 PM

quote:
Originally posted by t.j.
Nice, are you planning driving or just for showing in the living-room?

I like old cycles, not that i would buy it, but every one can his own tast.
And that is great, if not, all the locost would look the same.


i have to soften my own words after reading it a couple of times.. but i'm just not that kind of person that i can wind my self up about some words missing on a rim...

i like to have it spoton but those details and paying sow much money.... cant untherstand the needing.. i would just engrave them myself i guess..

Spyderman - 29/6/08 at 04:43 PM

That is very nice. Very expensive, but very nice!

Shouldn't it be just a Z900, not a Z1?
I thought the Z1 didn't come out until around 1979/80ish, and had the coffin fuel tank. Certainly wasn't a designation of Z1 in UK at that time anyway.
Could well have been a home marked or USA designation though.

Either way it is very nice.
I just hope he hasn't gone totally original and used those horrible nylon tyres that the Jap bikes had at the time. A sniff of damp and it was like being on ice.