MK2, what should I do

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Re: MK2, what should I do

02 Apr 2009 19:14
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hahaha I didn't realize it was that much of a no brainer triangle!! :D :D
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Re: MK2, what should I do

02 Apr 2009 19:15
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I am in Mt.pearl.Seen ots of seats on ebay all the time if they are the same as the 79 st shaft e1 .
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Re: MK2, what should I do

02 Apr 2009 19:18
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Cool. I live in the city most of the time, going to school, but I'm from Placentia originally.

I have no idea about these, guess I gotta start learnin. :)
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Re: MK2, what should I do

02 Apr 2009 19:19
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great score...i'm green with kawi envy....you my freind are now in the make 2 club....from 650 to in some folks minds one of the ultimate liter bikes to have in the herd....nice going....dont f it up they are not for trashing:laugh:
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Re: MK2, what should I do

02 Apr 2009 19:21
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Oh no, she might get a lawson seat or something, but other than that she's staying bone stock.
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Re: MK2, what should I do

02 Apr 2009 19:22
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Shaft seats look the same but are a tad different.

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Re: MK2, what should I do

03 Apr 2009 07:24
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Welcome to the MKll Owner's subsection of KZR. Nice score, congrats. The paint ( Luminous Red - my personal fav) on yours looked like Ron's at one time, as stock as that one is it 's a great candidate for restoration.Keep us posted .
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Re: MK2, what should I do

03 Apr 2009 07:47
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Thanks, I will be posting a cleaning and polishing thread when I get back home and pick her up at the end of April. I plan on cleaning up the chrome, polishing whatever engine pieces originally were, and generally cleaning the bike. I think with a good wax that paint will shine again too. Other than the seat, she'll be staying bone stock, modding is what my 650 is for.
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Re: MK2, what should I do

03 Apr 2009 07:54
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I'm glad you're getting it. I looked at Kawasaki and the seat is no longer available and as mentioned the ST seat is not the same and won't fit. No ST body parts are the same as a MKII. Yes they look the same, but are not going to work. Seats used to come up on ebay from time to time.
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Re: MK2, what should I do

03 Apr 2009 08:05
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I'm glad too. :D

Thats a good heads up on the ST parts. I think what I'm gonna do its tear the foam and cover off the seat pan thats on her and get a local shop to make me a corbin-esque seat, should be a cheap and good looking option.
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Re: MK2, what should I do

03 Apr 2009 08:30
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roy-b-boy-b wrote:
The acessories on the MarkII will really help off set the price of the bike if you don't want it.

I feel your pain. Every time i buy a bike it seems a week later there is a bike for sale that i just got to have.

Ask my wife.:) Roy

aint that the truth...

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Re: MK2, what should I do

03 Apr 2009 09:31
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RonKZ650 wrote:
I don't think the pipes are stock after all. Compare the stock system.

You got me thinking, so I checked out the parts diagrams. They list different mufflers for the US and CDN markets, maybe thats why they're different.
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