I started wearing it to work, people started calling me Paladin. I am in my 37th year with Pacific Telephone/AT&T:įor the last 20 years I have been in Official Company Services - the part of the phone company that installs and maintains our internal phones, data circuits, LANs etc. I'm rather notorious for getting the job done, my joy is getting troubles that others have failed to correct. When I stop having fun on the job I'll retire. Cheers.I remember standing on the pedals unable to see over the handlebars. I know these bikes are somewhat sought after in good condition.
But, bottom line, is this bike worth restoring? Parts availability and parts pricing are definitely deciding factors. This also isn't my first restoration rodeo. To be clear, I'm not naive as to how much work the bike needs. The bike can be mine for $700 USD (I may try and get it for less $ considering how rough the bike is). But the fact that it only has 5,500 miles is making this a VERY tempting project. If this bike had high miles, it'd be a definite pass from me. Pretty much everything except the engine will need to be gone through.
I can easily put the bike in neutral and spin the engine using the kickstart lever, so I can assume the engine isn't FUBAR'd. It definitely needs new rubber carb boots. Surely all 4 carbs need a good cleaning and syncing. I believe this is because the flat tires are causing the bike to sit too low for the kickstand. The kickstand does not sit flat on the ground. The front brakes have absolutely no brake pressure due to a blown master cylinder. The outside of the engine has a layer of oxidation on it. The rear caliper is seized to the rotor, and the rear wheel won't spin. The gas tank is completely rotted, you could easily poke a hole in it with just your finger. The bike has been sitting for 31 years now, and it definitely shows. He passed away a few years later, and it's been in his friend's barn ever since. He bought the bike, swapped the forks, and rode it from the late 80's to 1992, where he then parked the bike in his friend's barn. The second owner was really into Kawi bikes. The original owner wrote off riding and let the bike sit. Apparently, the only thing that was damaged was the front end/fork tree. The original owner bought the bike in '80, rode it for a few years, and ended up crashing it. I'm looking for some advice on whether it would be worth restoring. The bike is in VERY rough shape, but the engine only has 5,500 miles on it. I recently came upon a barn find 1980 Kawasaki KZ1000 LTD. This is not purchase advice, but rather restoration advice. Post here if you don't like the answers you get in Fixxit. No shade tree stuffĬlick here when you need a miracle. Please consider that someone might just do what you tell them to do.
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