Classic Kawasaki Corner....

limegreen585 · Post by **limegreen585** » Fri Mar 09, 2007 9:32 pm

Pic of my August 1979 Z1R MK11 which I am currently giving a good going over prior to re-registering .

Cheers,
Tony

the kid · Post by **the kid** » Fri Mar 09, 2007 10:19 pm

Lime Boy, that is filth

Welcome aboard

ProblemChild · Post by **ProblemChild** » Sun Mar 11, 2007 8:40 pm

limegreen that is one stinky hot lookin Z1R, just the way they should be

i like the harbour bridge swingarm & rearsets,choice.

Strika · Post by **Strika** » Sun Mar 11, 2007 10:22 pm

I sat staring at that pic for a good five minutes before I could stop finding interesting componentry adorning that Z!!! Nice Work LG585!!! Fancy letting me have a ride!! Promise I'll treat it like a "Black Pearl"!!!!!!!

limegreen585 · Post by **limegreen585** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 8:41 pm

Strika,
Will be in Melbourne on the bike mid-year all going to plan, yeah, you can have a quick roll on the beastie.
I will get some more details off you closer to the date, should'nt disappoint you .

Tony

Strika · Post by **Strika** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 9:05 pm

limegreen585 wrote:Strika,
Will be in Melbourne on the bike mid-year all going to plan, yeah, you can have a quick roll on the beastie.
I will get some more details off you closer to the date, should'nt disappoint you .
Tony

Woohoo!! I promise to treat it like it's yours and not mine!!! (I flog mine to death!)

Let meknow if you need some Accomodation while in Melbourne!

Gosling1 · Post by **Gosling1** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 9:24 pm

Strika wrote:I sat staring at that pic for a good five minutes before I could stop finding interesting componentry adorning that Z!!! Nice Work LG585!!! Fancy letting me have a ride!! Promise I'll treat it like a "Black Pearl"!!!!!!!

he'll ride it like a man possessed !!

Mate, that is a really tidy rig you have there, I can see you are very proud of your baby ....

The guys at CMCC told me a few years ago that there was some bloke down the South Coast who could ride an old Z like a demon, apparently he had owned a couple ? and used to get bits and pieces from them.........would this be you ?

Glen · Post by **Glen** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 8:02 am

LG585. I have to say old son, that is the finest looking thing I've seen in a long time. Like Strika I just sat here for about 5 minutes gawking at the photo. I love the look of those and with the extra bits mate I have to say a very hearty Phaaaark.

Nice work mate

limegreen585 · Post by **limegreen585** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 8:01 pm

Yeah guys,
I tried to make the monster a little differnt to everyone else's at the time, but not outrageous, swingarm came about when I did some "minor " engine upgrades and it just about twisted the arse end off on the first high rpm gear change, probably can't see it in the pic but suspension is pretty well tied together so I don't get unwelcome surprises.
I will get the camera out in the near future and do some pics of other minor things I've done in the name of uniqueness.

Tony

limegreen585 · Post by **limegreen585** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 8:06 pm

Strika Mate,
Most of my living family now live out the east side of Melbourne so accomodation is no prob, but thanks heaps.
Re treating it like mine not yours, it can take a fair bit of high rev punishment, when I was single and both my folks lived in Adelaide I used to do quite a lot of high speed runs to see them.

Strika wrote:
limegreen585 wrote:Strika,
Will be in Melbourne on the bike mid-year all going to plan, yeah, you can have a quick roll on the beastie.
I will get some more details off you closer to the date, should'nt disappoint you .
Tony

Woohoo!! I promise to treat it like it's yours and not mine!!! (I flog mine to death!)

Let meknow if you need some Accomodation while in Melbourne!

limegreen585 · Post by **limegreen585** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 8:21 pm

Gosling 1,
May or may not have been me but yes, I used ride like a road crazy, and bought up heaps of spares, mainly to build more of the Z beasties, mainly for mates who having been on the "dark side" wanted to be one of us, ie Z riders.
What I find funny is when some young maggot on a new wonder bike gets out accelarated by something that is 1. older than him. 2. has wire wheels and is not a chook chaser. 3. they have never seen one before. And I forgot 4. the old fart riding is nearly old enough to be his granddad.
In saying all that I did have a ZXR 750 and loved it, but it just is'nt the same.

Cheers

Tony

Strika · Post by **Strika** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 8:34 pm

limegreen585 wrote:Strika Mate,
Most of my living family now live out the east side of Melbourne so accomodation is no prob, but thanks heaps.
Re treating it like mine not yours, it can take a fair bit of high rev punishment, when I was single and both my folks lived in Adelaide I used to do quite a lot of high speed runs to see them.

Strika wrote:
limegreen585 wrote:Strika,
Will be in Melbourne on the bike mid-year all going to plan, yeah, you can have a quick roll on the beastie.
I will get some more details off you closer to the date, should'nt disappoint you .
Tony

Woohoo!! I promise to treat it like it's yours and not mine!!! (I flog mine to death!)

Let meknow if you need some Accomodation while in Melbourne!

Yeah, I did the Adelaide Melbourne run a few times while living in Adl! I do recal doing northaven (on the beach) to Nar Nar Goon (Pakenham) leaving at 6.30pm and arriving doorstep Nar Nar Goon at 12.30am!!

The roos were a worry but!!!!

plane · Post by **plane** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 1:55 pm

That is a fine looking Z1R limegreen585

Nice work sir!

Cheers,
Pete

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