Hello, and thank you for the add

Hello, 

i recently picked up my first KZ440, actually my first grown up bike, as i havent owned a bike since i was a kid, and havent ridden. Since i was in my twenties (way too long ago, lol)... so i picked up a 1981 KZ440 as a project. The previous owner had started to bob the frame, so I finished that up and when i went to buy a new handlebar for it, I got to talking with the man selling it and it turned out he had picked up a 1982 kz440 Ltd as a covid project that he never got to. I had one to work on already, but a couple days later, he texted me an offer i couldnt refuse, so now I have two KZ440 projects, lol. 

The first bike had no title, but.the second one is titled and really quite clean... just missing a few parts from the previous owner starting to disasemble it. I am planning to use the best parts between them to finish out the 1982, then gets parts here and there to finish the 81.... i expect i will be on here regularly as i wrestle with leaning the ins and outs of these bikes.

 

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Welcome from the UK

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Hello, 

i recently picked up my first KZ440 ... as a project. ...  I had one ... already, but ... offer i couldnt refuse, ... now I have two KZ440 projects, lol. 


 

   Classic symptoms of an infection by an obscure mind virus known as The Dreaded Z-Bug.

    Z-bike ownership is the cause; it only takes one.  Ownership of 2 or more Z-bikes accelerates development of symptoms.  "Just one more... just one more... " is a typical response to Z-Bug exposure.

   No one knows where it came from.  Standard Citizens don't care. 

   We know how it goes.  Those so inflicted with Z-Bug are subconsciously compelled in a futile attempt to self-medicate by gathering more & more Z-bikes, Z-parts, Z-manuals... all manner of Z-stuff and arcane Z-knowledge.
 
   There's no known cure.  Trust the science on this one.

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