Why is a clean MKII so hard to find?

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Why is a clean MKII so hard to find?

27 Jul 2011 01:37 - 27 Jul 2011 01:38
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I had the Royal blue model in 1980 and to this day I think it's one of the nicest 80's Kawis ever made.

They are sooooo scarce! A red one sold on eBay a few weeks ago for a small fortune. It was perfect except for badly yellowed pipes.

I've been searching the auction site for years and they so seldom appear. Why? It seems the Z1R TC is easier to find.

The MKII with a Kerker and low bars was an awesome looking bike. Would love to find one someday.

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Re: Why is a clean MKII so hard to find?

27 Jul 2011 01:59 - 27 Jul 2011 02:01
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few were made
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Re: Why is a clean MKII so hard to find?

27 Jul 2011 06:13
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trianglelaguna wrote: few were made

Specifically, a tad over 4000 were made...I suspect you'll find a disproportionate number in Japan ;)
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Re: Why is a clean MKII so hard to find?

27 Jul 2011 11:02
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Many of the bikes ended up in parts - the Mk II engines are the most sought after for racing. The cases are beefier, the crank was heavier duty...
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Re: Why is a clean MKII so hard to find?

27 Jul 2011 11:06
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I'd trade my Z1R for a MK11 in a heart beat.....
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Re: Why is a clean MKII so hard to find?

29 Jul 2011 13:31
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Well now I know who I'm up against in my search for another MkII!
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Re: Why is a clean MKII so hard to find?

29 Jul 2011 13:56
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Am I understanding correctly that a blue model was made in 1980? I thought the luminous navy blue and red were made in 79 and only the black was available in 1980??

My 79 was blue when I got it and my 80 is black...both came new like that.
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Re: Why is a clean MKII so hard to find?

29 Jul 2011 22:00
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M357.5 wrote: I'd trade my Z1R for a MK11 in a heart beat.....
what kind of shape is your z1r in? :woohoo:
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Re: Why is a clean MKII so hard to find?

29 Jul 2011 23:39
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They were beautiful machines indeed. To bad they were short in production. If you had one back in the day you probably listened to stuff like this.

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Re: Why is a clean MKII so hard to find?

30 Jul 2011 00:49
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Mcdroid wrote:
trianglelaguna wrote: few were made

Specifically, a tad over 4000 were made...I suspect you'll find a disproportionate number in Japan ;)

Is that 4000 of the blue 1979 model MKII's? If that's true I'll feel even worse that I painted mine back in the early 90's...


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Former: 03 KLX400SR, 99 ZRX1000, 82 KZ750 LTD, 80 KZ1000 A4 MKII, 80 KZ1000 LTD, 78 KZ1000 A2, 74 H-2 750 Triple, 78 KL250

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Re: Why is a clean MKII so hard to find?

31 Jul 2011 02:36
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I have been looking for one for the past 13 years. I had the a2a below for a year before it was stolen and wrecked. I saw one on the side of the highway 10 years ago for 1500 bucks but by the time I got back to it a couple of days later it was gone. I'll keep looking and hopefully find one before I die. :laugh:

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Re: Why is a clean MKII so hard to find?

31 Jul 2011 13:47
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When I went to pick mine up sight unseen, the guy told me it was a 78 kz 1000. I was pleasantly surprised when I finally saw it and it was a Luminous Blue MK2(for 600 dollars)

I still have it registered as a 1978 kz1000.
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