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That looks really good.

Have you Greenlaned it yet?

Those nautilus horns are a bugger to mount anywhere on a bike without a fairing.

just to bring a pic onto this page:

I thibk the biggest surprise for me in all this is the fact an ER5 has drum rear brakes. The actual project just looks like an ER5 with bits stuck on....funnily enough.

Projects are always divisive.

Mr. Dazzle wrote: Sat Oct 31, 2020 12:00 pm I thibk the biggest surprise for me in all this is the fact an ER5 has drum rear brakes. The actual project just looks like an ER5 with bits stuck on....funnily enough.

Projects are always divisive.

That era CB500 only got a rear disc during a mid-life refresh.

So it was bought for £600 and was used for a lockdown project that over ran a bit. Total cost is around £1400.
Now isn’t the time to sell but what do we reckon it’ll fetch ? I’m guessing £3k ish

Mr. Dazzle wrote: Sat Oct 31, 2020 12:00 pm I thibk the biggest surprise for me in all this is the fact an ER5 has drum rear brakes. The actual project just looks like an ER5 with bits stuck on....funnily enough.

Projects are always divisive.

You mean bits took off surely ?. It’s had frame modded, seat made, exhaust made, footrest plates, frame and wheels powder coated, tank powder coated, engine painted and all new bearings pads and a service. I’m sure there’s loads more little bits but it was done on spare time at work.

Couchy wrote: Sun Nov 01, 2020 5:10 pm

Mr. Dazzle wrote: Sat Oct 31, 2020 12:00 pm I thibk the biggest surprise for me in all this is the fact an ER5 has drum rear brakes. The actual project just looks like an ER5 with bits stuck on....funnily enough.

Projects are always divisive.

You mean bits took off surely ?

Yeah fair point

Trouble is, modern(ish) engines and frames just scream 'modern' to me, so whatever you do to it it will always appear like a modified modern bike trying to be something else.

Couchy wrote: Sun Nov 01, 2020 5:08 pm So it was bought for £600 and was used for a lockdown project that over ran a bit. Total cost is around £1400.
Now isn’t the time to sell but what do we reckon it’ll fetch ? I’m guessing £3k ish

I'd start on eBay at £3500 or offer and see where you end up.

inewham wrote: Sun Nov 01, 2020 7:52 pm

Mr. Dazzle wrote: Sun Nov 01, 2020 5:13 pm Trouble is, modern(ish) engines and frames just scream 'modern' to me, so whatever you do to it it will always appear like a modified modern bike trying to be something else.

It's telling, what we consider modern. It's half a GPz900 engine so it's 36 years old.

We're getting old

It is liquid cooled, overhead cams etc. Not MotoGP no, but hardly classic either.

Mr. Dazzle wrote: Sun Nov 01, 2020 8:39 pm

inewham wrote: Sun Nov 01, 2020 7:52 pm

Mr. Dazzle wrote: Sun Nov 01, 2020 5:13 pm Trouble is, modern(ish) engines and frames just scream 'modern' to me, so whatever you do to it it will always appear like a modified modern bike trying to be something else.

It's telling, what we consider modern. It's half a GPz900 engine so it's 36 years old.

We're getting old

It is liquid cooled, overhead cams etc. Not MotoGP no, but hardly classic either.

Well you were born in 1932 and frozen for 50 years.

I guess if late 70’s early 80’s tech is modern then it’s modern not that I care lol

Couchy wrote: Sun Nov 01, 2020 5:08 pm So it was bought for £600 and was used for a lockdown project that over ran a bit. Total cost is around £1400.
Now isn’t the time to sell but what do we reckon it’ll fetch ? I’m guessing £3k ish

There's some stiff competition out there!

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Kawasaki-ER5 ... Sw7MZfmC5s



https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Kawasaki-ER5 ... SwK9lfeKwj

Couchy wrote: Sun Nov 01, 2020 9:40 pm I guess if late 70’s early 80’s tech is modern then it’s modern not that I care lol

My next door neighbour gave me a huge book 'The complete BMW every model since 1923'.

So, having owned a few and ridden many more, since 1981, I opened the book about half way through. Nope, had to go several more pages towards the front