(UPDATE)Stolen / Recovered 78 KZ650, Berkeley CA
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(UPDATE)Stolen / Recovered 78 KZ650, Berkeley CA
17 Feb 2014 06:00 - 11 Mar 2014 05:48
My son's 78 KZ650 was stolen from the Berkeley campus yesterday 2-16-14
Engine # KZ650BE064833 Frame# KZ650B514061
Here are some pic's of identifiable parts , thanks for looking.
Last I saw the wrenches all still had the made in Japan stickers on them :pinch:
Old Vance and Hines with headers painted black, muffler still chrome
Engine # KZ650BE064833 Frame# KZ650B514061
Here are some pic's of identifiable parts , thanks for looking.
Last I saw the wrenches all still had the made in Japan stickers on them :pinch:
Old Vance and Hines with headers painted black, muffler still chrome
78 KZ1000 A2A
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Re: Stolen 78 KZ650, Berkeley California 2-16-14
17 Feb 2014 06:34
I posted a link to this thread over at kz650.info.com. I hope someone at one of these 2 sites will spot the bike or its parts and sound the alarm. Ed
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Re: Stolen 78 KZ650, Berkeley California 2-16-14
17 Feb 2014 06:38
Thank you Ed,
I'm pretty sure it's parts by this time.
Jack
I'm pretty sure it's parts by this time.
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Re: Stolen 78 KZ650, Berkeley California 2-16-14
17 Feb 2014 06:43
Bastards...I hope that,( if there is a Hell), that there is a special sub-basement for thieves!
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Re: Stolen 78 KZ650, Berkeley California 2-16-14
17 Feb 2014 06:45
That sucks.

Hope you find her again.
I always dread my bikes being stolen.
I usually lock mine up, and some wonder why.
I know a bike can still be stolen when locked, but it does make it more difficult.
Someone looked to see what I had under the cover beside my house last year.
Was my '77 kz650 C1 with the tank, seat, and side covers removed, so hopefully was not too tempting.

Hope you find her again.
I always dread my bikes being stolen.
I usually lock mine up, and some wonder why.
I know a bike can still be stolen when locked, but it does make it more difficult.
Someone looked to see what I had under the cover beside my house last year.
Was my '77 kz650 C1 with the tank, seat, and side covers removed, so hopefully was not too tempting.
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Re: Stolen 78 KZ650, Berkeley California 2-16-14
17 Feb 2014 07:05 - 17 Feb 2014 07:06
sad
hope they get caught.......and bike is recovered :ohmy:

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Re: Stolen 78 KZ650, Berkeley California 2-16-14
17 Feb 2014 14:37
Bluej58
Recommend you post a similar thread on Craig's list in CA and NV sites,.if you haven't done so already.
Good luck
Recommend you post a similar thread on Craig's list in CA and NV sites,.if you haven't done so already.
Good luck
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Re: Stolen 78 KZ650, Berkeley California 2-16-14
17 Feb 2014 15:14
Sorry to hear this news. Good luck finding her!
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Re: Stolen 78 KZ650, Berkeley California 2-16-14
17 Feb 2014 15:22
Sorry to hear the news. I hope you can recover it. It's a fine bike.
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Re: Stolen 78 KZ650, Berkeley California 2-16-14
17 Feb 2014 20:33
That is heart breaking Jack. Still remember your rebuild thread. And you posting about him leaving for Cali. Hope they find it. At least it is not a common bike and can be more easily distinguished from the modern bikes and the harleys. Feel bad for Zach.
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Re: Stolen 78 KZ650, Berkeley California 2-16-14
18 Feb 2014 05:07I think we are just going to monitor CL and see what comes up, parts are parts and it would be pretty hard to prove that they came from your bike .JimB wrote: Bluej58
Recommend you post a similar thread on Craig's list in CA and NV sites,.if you haven't done so already.
Good luck
But the tool set is worth something and I'm hopeful this scumbag figures that out and tries to sell it just like it is , those stickers, rust stains and scratches are like finger prints .
We'll see, thank you everyone for your support .
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Re: Stolen 78 KZ650, Berkeley California 2-16-14
18 Feb 2014 08:02
Crap. That sucks.
I posted a link on the Gpz550 forum. There are a few guys there in Northern Ca.
I posted a link on the Gpz550 forum. There are a few guys there in Northern Ca.
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Kz550 valve train warning.
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