Yes, I still have to get my pictures up. As for Kaws, I TRULY miss my '75 H1, went to Prince Rupert, BC on a '78 Z1R. Loved my '84 Eddie Lawson Replica, and my 1977 KZ750 twin was everything a Triumph wanted to be but was not. THAT bike would have made a cool Cafe bike. The '82 J2 was like driving a John Deer, but narrow tires, still, I rode it all over most of the U.S.. The '82 GPZ 750 was a POS. Standing behind it the swingarm rails were different heights with an axel parallel to the ground. It would pogo around a corner and AGAIN, narrow tires. I traded it in on the J2,and found the cam chain BESIDE the cam chain tensioner. OH, YEAH, that was because they were made by rednecks in Lincoln, Nebraska (gloppy welds, mis-aligned parts). 1982 through 1984 were bad years for Kawasaki, due to the stupid rednecks assembling and welding up the units. That was also during the time, Harley-Davidson was whining they could not sell any bikes, never mind they wanted $8000 for a unit sitting in a puddle of its own oil (you could buy a Kawasaki 650 for about $1200). Congress put import tariffs on assembled Japanese bikes, so they made them here in 'Merica. With the resulting problems. Harley-Davidson hired some engineers (fired their blacksmiths) and the Evolution engine was born, along with Japanese suspension and carbs. My HOG magazine has reports of "Harleys" getting 300,000 miles.
Yes, I know, too much info, sorry. I love scoots, spent seven years on the AMA/WERA Superbike circuit so I am VERY aware of what is going on. Thanks for letting me blab on.
