Kawasaki Sportsbike Riders Club - Australia - Online Forum

I have the V&H on my 76 z650 - the sound is pretty good (i wouldnt know what they sounded like back in the day) BUT you can take the guts out of the pipe by unscrewing a single nut.

The sound of exhaust running straight-through is deafening.

I think it would be easier to find a set of wheels that you like the look of - and use the rear swingarm and the USD forks from the same bike - saving yourself a whole lot of headaches when it comes to brakes, calipers etc. GSXR or an R1 are usually the choice. The problems arise when your front ...

a few new projects actually - including a new baby - but the vintage bikes dont get any attention these days - too busy to look after them and give them the attention they deserve.

This old beauty is for sale - if anyone has an interest in buying it PM me.

olskolrida wrote:I`m chasing parts Taco/speedo cluster for a 650B 1980 model.Any chance you still have yours for sale?

sorry mate - sold on ebay a few months ago.

Looks great!
what type of paint/clearcoat have you been using?

i got my clips ons from this seller - http://www.ebay.com.au/sch/250champ/m.h ... ksid=p3686

much cheaper, really fast delivery.

Wat possible advantage would this idiot have achieved by blocking you? how does it affect him in any way if you lane-split?

what a dickhead.

Great project mate. However i think the matt paint will let you down and you will be disappointed in the finish. I did it once and after a few sessions in the rain the paint became real rough. It also looks like the engine paint was done in a rush even in the photos you can see the heavy paint spots ...

i use this one and its great - has a plug you can attach somewhere under your fairing so you dont have to remove the seat when you want to plug into the charger

http://www.master-instruments.com.au/pr ... FJ006.html

Looks great Chimp! Not as sparkly as i thought it would be....

cant wait to see the chrome bits.


What are you doing with the engine? sodablast then polishing? painting? - i noticed a few bits headed for the chromers.

Gday mate - there is a pommy forum called oldskoolperformance.com and they have alot of projects where members streetfighter and turbo bandits and GSX's - they have some cool stuff on there. Might give you some inspiration.

Hey all, new to the forum. Matt and I live in Wollongong, I just purchased this ST for well under what he was asking, seems pretty decent for an oldie.
One Question though.........can you purchase a new start button setup for the right hand side....seem to be having problems, no lights come on ...