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Wow, I thought mine was in really good shape for 27 years but yours blows mine away. You sure you didn't just spin spedo up to 44K? That is one beautiful bike!!!

Man that looks great! Well done and enjoy the riding.

Would you be interested in doing a how-to thread on metal polishing for those of us who just can't get the hang of it? This bike had better get a bike-o-th'-month nod or else there is something wrong.

i think the kz650 was one of kaws best,i miss mine.it too was the 650c silver w/red-blue stripes
your bike is a time capsule and brings back some youthful thoughts

Very nice

I had a C2 in blue, I can't say I can ever remember the stripes being like that on the UK C1s which were silver. In fact I vaguely remember having a Kawasaki t-shirt with the curvy stripes on it when the C1 came out. I fitted chrome clock covers, chrome chain guard, painted the wheels gold and put flatter bars on it. Loved that bike. Oh and it had a stubby little Alfa 4-1 on it which exited on the left unusually. It sounded great and was a match for my pal's 750E. We thrashed those bikes everywhere.

Pointed stripes on the C1 and curvy stipes on the C2. Great bikes!




Post edited by: rstnick, at: 2007/07/27 22:51

i could never have anything that nice looking for fear of messing it up. hence why i make it a point to own crappy bikes that go fast. so when i come to that sad point where i lay it down or wrap it around something, i dont ralph at the thought of all that precious time making it look so prestine, i ralph at the thought of all the go fast goodies i just ground to shite on the street.

your bike is beautiful, please dont mess it up. your bike is a representation, no, an ambassador of classic Kawasaki KZs. and it damn well better run as good as it looks. yep, thats all i gotta say.

Thanks for the kind words. And yes, it does run really well. Ed

Wow Ed...very impressive Bud!

rstnick wrote:

Pointed stripes on the C1 and curvy stipes on the C2. Great bikes!

<br><br>Post edited by: rstnick, at: 2007/07/27 22:51

Lets talk about look a likes. I can't find a pic of the original paint. It didn't last a year before I took all the badges off.
Mark



Here's my re-paint of the stock 77 silver



Post edited by: Mark Wing, at: 2007/07/30 21:32

Hope I can get mine looking that good someday. My 77 650C has 24k miles.

Since we are up for show and tell, here is my 1977Kz650 Custom with the big motor. I have since painted the brake calipers black and the motor now has the Gpz cams.

I matched the Moon Dust Silver from a set of original paint bodywork I picked up from shoeman. The pinstripes I airbrushed myself and there is only the red stripe as I felt the light blue strip wasn't a good fit for the bike.

Cheers-Colin Firth-Ontario Canada