Old School 'Newbie' from Nottingham!

[RichD-X]

Okay... in a nutshell I have been a Kawasaki fan since I was a grease monkey from the (in)famous Russells Kawasaki in Loughborough- seventeen years old- yeah.. long time ago! Mid-seventies to be precise, meaning I have ridden probably all the bikes even I still dream about, I rode the first Z1-R in the UK, was immediately stopped my the Police (there's a surprise.. !) who insisted on a ride, a deal was struck and I set off on a Norton Interpol.. ha ha! He loved it and eventually we swapped back.. different times-eh?
Z650- awesome game changer, the legendary Z1-A/B/C and Z900... I could go on- but am thinking the value if had kept them all! Oh dear....
I have a few bikes now- so here goes, 1983 Kawasaki GPZ1100-B2(simply stunning- and up for sale soon), 1979 Kawasaki KZ-750 Twin (often overlooked- and a great bit of kit) , my Kawasaki ZX-9R B4 (owned from new), 1976 Triumph Trident T160 (Russells were Norton & Triumph Dealers too...) Used to have a mint Kawasaki ZXR750 H2 (sold earlier this year) err,,, Harley hardtail 1200 Bobber (Ahem- sorry- but I like classic American cars- and it seemed to fit- still under construction though) Finally bike-wise a Yamaha CT175 (still in bits -retirement project!
I live in Nottingham- bit stuck in my ways, I like nice people.. loathe nasty people, life is too short- like beer laughing and a good rant... love American cars- have a few of those and a spattering of classic Mercedes- not everyone's choice- but I bought them for me- not to impress anyone... I'm always off somewhere so make yourself known if your local to me...

Hope that helps and an introduction... if you need a mini GPZ1100 B2 in your life let me know

Best wishes to all
Rich

[deka]

Nice one rich welcome

[chrisNI]

Welcome along.


But...

We need old pics

[Philippe]

Hi Rich
welcome to the club!
Nice to have a club member who knew the old Zeds when they were new!
As chris stated: show us some old and new pictures of your bikes, we all love to see them.
Greetings from Belgium
Philippe

[RichD-X]

Apologies for a lack off images... let em see how to post some!

I fix bikes better than I can operate a computer... sorry!

Rich

[RichD-X]

Oh..thats a surprise!

I will add some others too then!

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... and a personal favourite -
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... not all of them everyones favourites- but I like them, I am also into American cars and Hot Rods, but thats another forum!

Thanks for looking

Rich
PS- GPZ1100 B2 is coming op for sale very soon... let me know if you need one, it is as good as lt looks in the pictures!

[RichD-X]

Oh... got that last one wrong then!

Bugger....

[RichD-X]

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Thats better... welcome to my home, I don't do conventional home decor!

Rich

[RichD-X]

Some odd ones... still part of my Kawasaki collection- but relevant to me!

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[Ultim8pc]

Welcome Rich,
Lovely collection you have there!

[Gonzo]

Very nice collection - especially the '32 Roadster'. I have a good friend who owns one too.

[zapo]

Z750 twin.....great bike, very underrated, used to have one as a second bike back in the day.
Used and abused, I never did a thing to it and yet it never let me down and did what seemed like a million mpg.

[trikerdrew]

^^^ what he said about z750b things

I got a project underway at the moment.

God didn't we all look cool in the eighties

drew

[Andrew_s]

Welcome from me too, nice collection going on there.

Loved my 77 Z750 B1 twin I had in 78. A much derided and underrated bike back then and now a rare thing as most are being turned into cafe racers or bobbers.

[RichD-X]

Thank you... My Z750 Twin is great- had one as a shop bike back in the day at Russells- loved it, no idea why it took me so long to get another... This one has done less that nine thousand from new- I have given it a new starter kit (as the need!) and a proper full on service, runs like a dream- now the brown fuel has all been washed out.. yes- I am seventeen again!
Going to lose the 2 into one- getting some Dunstalls and then a local exhaust centre to knock up some downpipes out of stainless.. they look wrong without 2 into 2's I think.
Thanks for the comment on the '32..

Rich