A new bike for me.

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Johnj · #1 Post by **Johnj** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 10:36 am

WooHoo I picked up an '79 Kawasaki KZ 750 B with lots of spares today for $900.

Those pinkish bags are first to go.

MTexile · #2 Post by **MTexile** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 11:45 am

Nice catch, maybe the price was $900 because of the bags... Does she run? Looks well maintained from here...

RockBottom · #3 Post by **RockBottom** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 11:46 am

That's nice looking but is is a 750cc thumper?

gsJack · #4 Post by **gsJack** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 12:37 pm

Twin.

Johnj · #5 Post by **Johnj** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 1:19 pm

It's a twin and no it wasn't that well maintained. Tires and most rubber items are dry rotted. It should have spoke wheels. There is a swingarm and a spoke 18 in rear wheel in the parts. It does run hard at full throttle, but crappy at an idle due to the 2 into 1 with no baffles. The stock exhaust including some mufflers are in the parts. I ordered a set of sprockets and a chain so I have till next Friday to get the stock swingarm and exhaust back on it. I might look into making a connector for two pipes to one so I could use a modern can. There are about three or four seats in various states of repair, the nicest of which isn't on the bike at all.

#6 Post by **jaskc78** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 7:16 pm

i love finding a moderate challenge at a good price, grats on the deal. the body still looks to be mostly there and mostly unmarred, so should be a good lookin' bike with a bit of elbow grease.

XB08 · #7 Post by **XB08** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 5:15 am

Very clean 79 , good luck with her. I love the old ones..

XB08 · #8 Post by **XB08** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 5:19 am

A thumper is really a single cyl engine , not a twin... old single would make a thumping sound that's have they got there nick name...

Johnj · #9 Post by **Johnj** » Thu Jul 02, 2009 6:28 am

There we go. Different seat and a bath and she's starting to look better.

RhadamYgg · #10 Post by **RhadamYgg** » Thu Jul 02, 2009 9:00 am

It does look better. I'm sure those bags might once have been red and not pink.

Is that a parallel twin?

RhadamYgg