Restomod - KAWASAKI KZ1000MK-II

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I'll admit to a liking for the stuff made by AC Sanctuary.

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It's a no from me.
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Nearly. The fairing looks good from the front. But not from the side.
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Nice headers, they don't look like an armadillo
Although I dont like the paint, it tries to visually create angles that arent there in the metal. Metallic sky blue like the original please.
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That's minging
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Hideous!
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I generally like Sanctuary bikes too. But aside from the headers that's a no from me.
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Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Thu Sep 28, 2023 2:55 pm That's minging
Taipan wrote: Thu Sep 28, 2023 3:19 pmHideous!
Cheese and Tarquin,yer a right pair of tits. :lol:
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Ian wrote: Thu Sep 28, 2023 2:09 pm Although I dont like the paint, it tries to visually create angles that arent there in the metal. Metallic sky blue like the original please.
I've got that round my neck haven't I? I was thinking its a Z1R with that fairing but its not :roll:
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They do nice work, but I've heard of financial shenanigans where they use deposit money from the next guy to finish the current build. They had a subsidiary in LA for a while but they closed to doors PDQ.
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Ian wrote: Thu Sep 28, 2023 2:09 pm Nice headers, they don't look like an armadillo
Although I dont like the paint, it tries to visually create angles that arent there in the metal. Metallic sky blue like the original please.
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Skub wrote: Thu Sep 28, 2023 5:44 pm
Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Thu Sep 28, 2023 2:55 pm That's minging
Taipan wrote: Thu Sep 28, 2023 3:19 pmHideous!
Cheese and Tarquin,yer a right pair of tits. :lol:
I bet you liked those Dyson faired KH400s you used to see in the late 70s.
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Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Thu Sep 28, 2023 9:37 pm I bet you liked those Dyson faired KH400s you used to see in the late 70s.
Oi,I had one of those :angry-cussingblack: (OK it was a 250).
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Ian wrote: Thu Sep 28, 2023 10:29 pm
Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Thu Sep 28, 2023 9:37 pm I bet you liked those Dyson faired KH400s you used to see in the late 70s.
Oi,I had one of those :angry-cussingblack: (OK it was a 250).
I wanted one of those when I was 15, fortunately I saw some better looking bikes after that.
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Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Thu Sep 28, 2023 9:37 pm I bet you liked those Dyson faired KH400s you used to see in the late 70s.
I bought a 250 one for little money and flogged it for £150 back in the 90s. I daresay they'd fetch a bit more now.. :silent:
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Skub wrote: Fri Sep 29, 2023 10:08 am
Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Thu Sep 28, 2023 9:37 pm I bet you liked those Dyson faired KH400s you used to see in the late 70s.
I bought a 250 one for little money and flogged it for £150 back in the 90s. I daresay they'd fetch a bit more now.. :silent:
Not to anyone who'd ridden one :D
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That bike would look much better with a ZRX fairing (as do Z1-R's)
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Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Thu Sep 28, 2023 9:37 pm I bet you liked those Dyson faired KH400s you used to see in the late 70s.
Little brother had a Kork Ballington replica Z250 in racing green with a full fairing.

That was pretty grim ;)
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ISTR if you had to have a four stroke, Z250s were considered to be OK, same power as a Superdream but lighter.
Compared to some of the shit people rode back then, like my mates CJ250, it would have been a revelation.
To be honest I doubt my RD250E was much faster flat out
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Ian wrote: Fri Sep 29, 2023 7:45 pm ISTR if you had to have a four stroke, Z250s were considered to be OK, same power as a Superdream but lighter.
Compared to some of the shit people rode back then, like my mates CJ250, it would have been a revelation.
To be honest I doubt my RD250E was much faster flat out
I had an '81 or '82 Z250 for despatching in Cambridge. It snapped the crank in two... That entire Z250/GPz305 range were grenades looking for a place to explode. Without doubt the biggest pile of shit Kawasaki ever produced.
A month before it blew up I actually set the fucking thing on fire, but it was saved by some *helpful* moron who rushed out of a restaurant with an extinguisher.