Topic: Help Me Valuate This Kawasaki Triple

[Greggo]

I'm trying to help my dad's shop partner figure out what to ask for his '71 Kawasaki Mach III 500.  The restoration is a couple years old...it was from the ground up, motor and everything.  It's beautiful, and lives in a hangar at an air strip where it gets exercised.  White with blue.

You guys have any opinions?  Only have the one picture right now, but it's as nice all around as it looks in the one pic.

I'm thinking it's an $8-10K bike??

[FuZZie]

WoW PurdY...  How close to oem are the parts he used?

[754]

I think it is 69 or 70..paint is 69.

[Stev-o]

I'm trying to help my dad's shop partner figure out what to ask for his '71 Kawasaki Mach III 500.  The restoration is a couple years old...it was from the ground up, motor and everything.  It's beautiful, and lives in a hangar at an air strip where it gets exercised.  White with blue.

You guys have any opinions?  Only have the one picture right now, but it's as nice all around as it looks in the one pic.

I'm thinking it's an $8-10K bike??

I love that bike!  Frank is right, the paint is of the first year, you sure it's a '71?
The '69's sell for good money. Here is a '74 I was watching, it sold for $7250.


http://www.ebay.com/itm/Kawasaki-Other-1974-KAWASAKI-H1-500-VERY-CLEAN-RESTORED-/321352366514?forcerrptr=true&hash=item4ad217f9b2&item=321352366514&pt=US_motorcycles

[grcamna2]

Has he ever tried racing one of those planes on take off ?
What better way to progressively break in that new engine?Start w/ a Cessna 150 and just keep moving up until you get to:__________________ (fill in the blank) 

[Greggo]

I'm trying to help my dad's shop partner figure out what to ask for his '71 Kawasaki Mach III 500.  The restoration is a couple years old...it was from the ground up, motor and everything.  It's beautiful, and lives in a hangar at an air strip where it gets exercised.  White with blue.

You guys have any opinions?  Only have the one picture right now, but it's as nice all around as it looks in the one pic.

I'm thinking it's an $8-10K bike??

I love that bike!  Frank is right, the paint is of the first year, you sure it's a '71?
The '69's sell for good money. Here is a '74 I was watching, it sold for $7250.


http://www.ebay.com/itm/Kawasaki-Other-1974-KAWASAKI-H1-500-VERY-CLEAN-RESTORED-/321352366514?forcerrptr=true&hash=item4ad217f9b2&item=321352366514&pt=US_motorcycles

I love it too Stev-o!  I really want it, but he wants to sell now.  I'll have to check with him on the year, I'm 99% sure he said it's a first year bike, and that would be a '69...

Thanks for the input so far guys!

[Green1]

Here that would go for about £15,000  that''s about $25,000

[Retro Rocket]

Greggo, send Gordon {Ilbikes} , he has some of the best restored Kwaka 2 strokes i've seen, he would know for sure, he's been doing it long enough...

http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?action=profile;u=2968

[ekpent]

That example has many non stock parts that will hold the price down for a true hardcore Kaw triple collector who wants a stock example. Looks to be a nice rider though.  Here is a good site to poke around. Its the Kawasaki King from England Rick Brett. He bases himself out of Michigan also, very nice Guy, our paths have crossed a couple different times.  http://www.kawasakitriplesuk.com/phpbb2/

[Stev-o]

That example has many non stock parts that will hold the price down for a true hardcore Kaw triple collector who wants a stock example.

Front end, seat, exhaust, anything else?

[754]

It looks like it has Ceriani. Forks, might not hurt the value.
 The seat looked ok, do you think it is not stock?
 So is it in fact a 69?..and is the motor correct for year of frame?

[grcamna2]

That example has many non stock parts that will hold the price down for a true hardcore Kaw triple collector who wants a stock example. Looks to be a nice rider though.  Here is a good site to poke around. Its the Kawasaki King from England Rick Brett. He bases himself out of Michigan also, very nice Guy, our paths have crossed a couple different times.  http://www.kawasakitriplesuk.com/phpbb2/

Eric,
When you say "your paths have crossed a couple different times" I was curious, Do you own a Kaw. triple ? 

[Stev-o]

That example has many non stock parts that will hold the price down for a true hardcore Kaw triple collector who wants a stock example. Looks to be a nice rider though.  Here is a good site to poke around. Its the Kawasaki King from England Rick Brett. He bases himself out of Michigan also, very nice Guy, our paths have crossed a couple different times.  http://www.kawasakitriplesuk.com/phpbb2/

Eric,
When you say "your paths have crossed a couple different times" I was curious, Do you own a Kaw. triple ? 

The question should be how many triples do you have?

[LesterPiglet]

70-71 according to this.
http://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/model/kawasaki/kawasaki_h1%20500%2070.htm

The seat might be original.

[754]

The lead pic in there is a 69
 Colors for 70, i believe are red and charcoal.... A buddy of me next has both colors of 1970, and a white 69.

[Greggo]

I can't remember if it's a '69, or a '71 painted as a '69...I'll check with him and get back.  It's not a 100% stock resto either way, just a remarkably nice rider...I'm also pretty sure the motor and frame are original to each other.

[Stev-o]

Title?

[Greggo]

Title?

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[MaaseyRacer]

I'm trying to help my dad's shop partner figure out what to ask for his '71 Kawasaki Mach III 500.  The restoration is a couple years old...it was from the ground up, motor and everything.  It's beautiful, and lives in a hangar at an air strip where it gets exercised.  White with blue.

You guys have any opinions?  Only have the one picture right now, but it's as nice all around as it looks in the one pic.

I'm thinking it's an $8-10K bike??

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[LesterPiglet]

"There were two colours available for the original ‘69 model. The most common had a white fuel tank with a broad blue band stretching from the front of the tank to the knee indents, two smaller bands approximately 6mm wide ran parallel with Kawasaki in blue letters actually situated inside the knee indents. The side panel and oil tank were also its white with a cast aluminum badge saying 'Mach III 500' on the side panel. This badge was available in either white and red or blue and red. Peacock Grey was the other colour option available but the colour was, in fact, nearer black than grey with a metallic finish and a black instead of blue band across she tank. Headlamp bodies differed on both machines with the Midnight White version supplied with a chrome plated unit, as against black for the Peacock Grey option"

http://www.kawtriple.com/mraxl/articles/saintorsinner.htm

[ekpent]

Wheels are wrong etc. but nice.Engine paint Blah Blah Blah. By and large most English guys hate the way Americans restore Kawasaki triples and muck them all up  They can be brutal but I'd take it in a heartbeat though if the price were right.

[grcamna2]

That example has many non stock parts that will hold the price down for a true hardcore Kaw triple collector who wants a stock example. Looks to be a nice rider though.  Here is a good site to poke around. Its the Kawasaki King from England Rick Brett. He bases himself out of Michigan also, very nice Guy, our paths have crossed a couple different times.  http://www.kawasakitriplesuk.com/phpbb2/

Eric,
When you say "your paths have crossed a couple different times" I was curious, Do you own a Kaw. triple ? 

The question should be how many triples do you have?

Good point Stev-o,that's a good question...

[754]

Here is a crappy pic of a good pic of my favorites old riding buddies H1.. He has 3 different color bike all 69 or 70.