Hi all,
what do you think of this,I'd rather have a Z.But interesting.Pre unit? what tha
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/KAWASAKI-MEG ... 3350502646
Hope a new thread is appropriate,thought ya mite like a look
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Meguro on fle
by Eian » Fri Sep 02, 2011 8:10 pm
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Re: Meguro on fle
by laidback » Fri Sep 02, 2011 9:32 pm
Nice find mate...I would think that would make the start of a great resto... 
Okay Gos...educate us mere mortals about this gem (?)...
Okay Gos...educate us mere mortals about this gem (?)...
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Re: Meguro on fle
by Gosling1 » Sat Sep 03, 2011 10:13 pm
W1 650 Kawasaki - based (sort-of) on a BSA A10. Parallel twin pushrod motor.
Not sure how that ebay ad can be selling a 1965 W1...........they only started production of these in 1967 !!
Meguro was a bike producer in Japan, that was going down the gurgler until KHI (then known as the Kawasaki Aircraft Company) bought them out. Meguro had been producing a replica BSA A7 - a 500cc pushrod twin.
What they did produce in 1965 was a K2 model 500cc model. Not a 650 (actually 625cc) W1.
I am watching this auction with more than a little interest......I reckon the bidding will be lucky to top $6k, and the reserve is probably set at $10k or perhaps even higher ! It simply won't sell for this price imho, as these bikes - although rare - are just not regarded as a *classic* Kawasaki......not yet anyway ( and probably not ever).
It would be nice to have one of these in the 4th though......a nice bike for a Sunday cruise.....
Not sure how that ebay ad can be selling a 1965 W1...........they only started production of these in 1967 !!
Meguro was a bike producer in Japan, that was going down the gurgler until KHI (then known as the Kawasaki Aircraft Company) bought them out. Meguro had been producing a replica BSA A7 - a 500cc pushrod twin.
What they did produce in 1965 was a K2 model 500cc model. Not a 650 (actually 625cc) W1.
I am watching this auction with more than a little interest......I reckon the bidding will be lucky to top $6k, and the reserve is probably set at $10k or perhaps even higher ! It simply won't sell for this price imho, as these bikes - although rare - are just not regarded as a *classic* Kawasaki......not yet anyway ( and probably not ever).
It would be nice to have one of these in the 4th though......a nice bike for a Sunday cruise.....
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Re: Meguro on fle
by Eian » Sun Sep 04, 2011 8:23 am
Thanks Laidback,
Good on ya Gos,so i wonder what it really is 67 or a K2,I think i remember seeing something like this at that Kawasaki good times world museum site,wouldn't mind going there one day for a look,kinda like disney land for KHI fans i reckon.
Good on ya Gos,so i wonder what it really is 67 or a K2,I think i remember seeing something like this at that Kawasaki good times world museum site,wouldn't mind going there one day for a look,kinda like disney land for KHI fans i reckon.
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Re: Meguro on fle
by Eian » Sun Sep 11, 2011 12:16 am
Did you buy it Gos?
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Re: Meguro on fle
by Gosling1 » Sun Sep 11, 2011 6:58 pm
Not at all mate - I have no coin for something like that. When I buy another kawasaki, it will probably be a Z1R. This is one model I have always wanted in the 4th.
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Re: Meguro on fle
by Eian » Sun Sep 11, 2011 8:22 pm
Cant agree more,or a replica of Hansfords bike
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Re: Meguro on fle
by Gosling1 » Sun Sep 11, 2011 8:43 pm
Interesting that the W1 went for $5100 - not so bad a price for an old an unusual piece of kwakka history.....
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Re: Meguro on fle
by Eian » Mon Sep 12, 2011 1:46 pm
I thought so too,seemed in good nick to restore.But it seems like its hard to sell bikes at the moment maybe.
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Re: Meguro on fle
by Gosling1 » Mon Sep 12, 2011 6:19 pm
coming out of winter - it will improve.
Selling a bike is just not a good idea between May and August basically......
Selling a bike is just not a good idea between May and August basically......
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