Yokohama vintage Kawasaki shop: Bill's Factory

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Yokohama vintage Kawasaki shop: Bill's Factory

18 Feb 2011 16:43
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Shinya-san runs Bill's Factory, a small custom shop in Yokohama. He doesn't make/sell any special parts, he's a good old-school mechanic whom specializes in modernizing old Kawasakis. He also has a passion for vintage Yamaha racers. Enjoy the pics.















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Re: Yokohama vintage Kawasaki shop: Bill's Factory

18 Feb 2011 16:47
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What's hard to see in the pic but made me drool is the rack of Z1/Z2 OEM 4-into4 pipes under all the aftermarket systems.










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Re: Yokohama vintage Kawasaki shop: Bill's Factory

18 Feb 2011 16:48
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Re: Yokohama vintage Kawasaki shop: Bill's Factory

18 Feb 2011 16:55
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Thanks Bill.
Pics were very much enjoyed !
You always post such interesting stuff
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Re: Yokohama vintage Kawasaki shop: Bill's Factory

18 Feb 2011 17:00
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Drool is right.That yellow and green Kaw has all sorts of trick parts,exhaust,rear sets, looks like Morris mags,and some sort of fancy grill work where the side covers used to be.Nice work.bj

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Re: Yokohama vintage Kawasaki shop: Bill's Factory

18 Feb 2011 17:50 - 21 Feb 2013 17:47
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Yokohama vintage Kawasaki shop: Bill's Factory

Another interesting report from Japan.
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Re: Yokohama vintage Kawasaki shop: Bill's Factory

18 Feb 2011 17:55
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more...more....more.....more.....and more......more...more....more more more!
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Re: Yokohama vintage Kawasaki shop: Bill's Factory

19 Feb 2011 04:53
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martin_csr wrote:
Neato.

sukkiri, kokimiyoi, kirittoshita, sappari, soso (???).

But to heck w the bikes, how about another Kara music video, something new? hee.
Gee those girls are cute.

KARA might not be arund too much longer. Three of the five have filed lawsuits in Korea against their management company. Claims include they were each paid less than 150USD/month while they were in Japan, they were not assigned any support personnel whom spoke Japanese during that same period, and one of the gals was forced to work even though she had a broken bone.

So...

How about a couple nice Maki Goto music vids instead? I gotta watch it though, I almost got booted out of a HD forum for posting stuff like this.



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19 Feb 2011 07:57 - 28 Feb 2013 12:18
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not quite the same as the euphemistic butt dance video. hee.

Kara - Mister

pop music usually ain't my thing. hee.

This guy is cool - Rob Balducci...


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Re: Yokohama vintage Kawasaki shop: Bill's Factory

19 Feb 2011 15:48
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Those two don't grab me the way the one you posted over at the KawasakiMotorcycle.org site did... the euphemistic butt dance video. hee.

Maybe this evening I'l post some more K-pop girl band stuff down in Chit Chat. Kind of in a rush this AM.
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Re: Yokohama vintage Kawasaki shop: Bill's Factory

19 Feb 2011 17:03
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Drooooooooool... And I'm speaking of the bikes in the shop.... Freaking aye.....

Bill... If you think of it some time, next time you see one of those Moriwaki, can you get a tail pipe OD measurement....

Curious if that's 2.5" or 3" after the collector.....

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Re: Yokohama vintage Kawasaki shop: Bill's Factory

19 Feb 2011 20:34
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martin_csr wrote:
Those two don't grab me the way the one you posted over at the KawasakiMotorcycle.org site did... the euphemistic butt dance video. hee.

Maybe this evening I'l post some more K-pop girl band stuff down in Chit Chat. Kind of in a rush this AM.

Is S.E.S. still popping around or are they too old now?

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