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Re: Yes....I got a Z1
« Reply #675 on: January 19, 2014, 02:14:07 PM »
VAST improvement Dude!
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Re: Yes....I got a Z1
« Reply #676 on: January 19, 2014, 02:26:49 PM »
Beautiful Z1 Stev-o.  Find me one from Texas
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Re: Yes....I got a Z1
« Reply #677 on: January 19, 2014, 02:38:58 PM »
Looks awesome Steve, you've done well....   Superbike bars would look good.... ;D ;)
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Re: Yes....I got a Z1
« Reply #678 on: January 19, 2014, 02:39:46 PM »
Quote from: Godffery on January 19, 2014, 02:14:07 PM
VAST improvement Dude!

Quote from: goldarrow on January 19, 2014, 02:26:49 PM
Beautiful Z1 Stev-o.  Find me one from Texas

Thanks guys. Texas? Good luck.
This one came from S. Carolina.
That reminds me, guess I should get 'er registered this week too.

Here's one for ya Gold Dude, already has the mags you love so much!

http://orlando.craigslist.org/mcy/4292903501.html
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Re: Yes....I got a Z1
« Reply #679 on: January 19, 2014, 02:57:30 PM »
4500$ no way. 
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Re: Yes....I got a Z1
« Reply #680 on: January 19, 2014, 03:28:42 PM »
Quote from: goldarrow on January 19, 2014, 02:57:30 PM
4500$ no way. 

Good luck finding a cheap Z.....
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Re: Yes....I got a Z1
« Reply #681 on: January 19, 2014, 07:27:21 PM »
Very very nice. Yup, the Blue looks great.

Well done Steve-o.

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Re: Yes....I got a Z1
« Reply #682 on: January 19, 2014, 07:45:06 PM »
Looks killer outside Stev-o
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Re: Yes....I got a Z1
« Reply #683 on: January 19, 2014, 08:11:27 PM »
Wow, that's nice Stev-o!
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Re: Yes....I got a Z1
« Reply #684 on: January 19, 2014, 09:53:11 PM »
The paint and bike look fantastic! (excuse me while wipe the drool off the keyboard ;D)
Beautiful!
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Re: Yes....I got a Z1
« Reply #685 on: January 20, 2014, 04:06:46 AM »
Did you ever sync the carburetors? I might of missed it in the thread.

I can send you a set to use if not. Just mail them back when finished.

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Re: Yes....I got a Z1
« Reply #686 on: January 20, 2014, 06:18:25 AM »
Little contest going on in the VJMC Facebook page.

Who is this (or both) and what year bike.

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Re: Yes....I got a Z1
« Reply #687 on: January 20, 2014, 06:33:59 AM »
The 900 looks just like the one my dad had when I was a kid. Believe it's a '74.
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Re: Yes....I got a Z1
« Reply #688 on: January 20, 2014, 06:57:02 AM »
Quote from: Stev-o on January 19, 2014, 03:28:42 PM

Good luck finding a cheap Z.....

maybe something like this:

Z1, recently found in a farmers barn
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Re: Yes....I got a Z1
« Reply #689 on: January 20, 2014, 07:00:17 AM »
Quote from: toytuff on January 20, 2014, 04:06:46 AM
Did you ever sync the carburetors? I might of missed it in the thread.

I can send you a set to use if not. Just mail them back when finished.

tt

Uhhh....my vintage Honda factory guages wont work?! HA!  Thanks for the offer.





PS. Thanks to all for the support on this project. I'll be doing a few little things on it but will be focasing on a cosmetic restore on my K4. Thinking the Boss Maroon has to go, what color??
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Re: Yes....I got a Z1
« Reply #690 on: January 20, 2014, 07:01:20 AM »
Quote from: DH on January 20, 2014, 06:33:59 AM
The 900 looks just like the one my dad had when I was a kid. Believe it's a '74.

+1 '74. Is it brown?  Looks like my buddy Dwight in the pic!
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Re: Yes....I got a Z1
« Reply #691 on: January 20, 2014, 07:19:00 AM »
Yeah, Vintage always works better huh?

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Re: Yes....I got a Z1
« Reply #692 on: January 20, 2014, 07:31:11 AM »
Quote from: toytuff on January 20, 2014, 07:19:00 AM
Yeah, Vintage always works better huh?

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Indeed

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Re: Yes....I got a Z1
« Reply #693 on: January 20, 2014, 07:32:26 AM »
Those look familiar, Sgt!
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Re: Yes....I got a Z1
« Reply #694 on: January 20, 2014, 07:33:56 AM »
Quote from: Stev-o on January 20, 2014, 07:01:20 AM
Quote from: DH on January 20, 2014, 06:33:59 AM
The 900 looks just like the one my dad had when I was a kid. Believe it's a '74.

+1 '74. Is it brown?  Looks like my buddy Dwight in the pic!

I believe dark green steve-o.
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Re: Yes....I got a Z1
« Reply #695 on: January 20, 2014, 07:44:51 AM »
Quote from: toytuff on January 20, 2014, 06:18:25 AM
Little contest going on in the VJMC Facebook page.

Who is this (or both) and what year bike.

tt

1974 Z1-A in green - yellow
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Re: Yes....I got a Z1
« Reply #696 on: January 20, 2014, 03:59:31 PM »
Sgt knows his Z's [and I'm color blind]
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Re: Yes....I got a Z1
« Reply #697 on: January 20, 2014, 08:44:30 PM »
Z looks great in blue. Nice work...
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Re: Yes....I got a Z1
« Reply #698 on: January 23, 2014, 03:29:27 PM »
Quote from: toytuff on January 20, 2014, 06:18:25 AM
Little contest going on in the VJMC Facebook page.

Who is this (or both) and what year bike.

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So, who is it, tt?
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Re: Yes....I got a Z1
« Reply #699 on: January 23, 2014, 03:33:49 PM »
Got a little package in the mail today, which is always nice.





Wasted no time popping these on the sidecovers. The badges are repops of course [Kaw no longer makes em] but appear to be very good quality, heavy metal.
Did it in my office, it's effin freezing out here tonight!  [32*] WTF?!





Bling bling!
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