1973 Z1

[irhobotolo]

A mate is looking to sell this bike. I used to own it and its very original and unrestored. I will post more info if needed but message me on here or post on this thread if you are genuine and have 16k to spend.
If I didnt already have too much stuff then I would buy it back because its a great bike.
I will pass on details as the owner is not on here.
I can probably also answer most questions as I imported it and owned it for 10 years.

[ZedHead]

If i had the money I would have that. It is an absolute steel at that price.

I would wish you luck with the sale but you won't need it.

[wheelysteve]

Can't see the picture. Can you post them directly to the site and not via photobucket ? Thanks

[ZedHead]

Can't see the picture. Can you post them directly to the site and not via photobucket ? Thanks

Z1.jpg

[irhobotolo]

Original correct date takasago rims , original paint set and all paint , original kaw pipes , original seat base foam and cover , original frame paint and yellow paint dots from assembly , original clocks , bike was in florida until 10 years ago. original frame and engine within 200 of each other and in the 16000s from july 73 with dating certificate from z1oc. original kaw 73 switches ,

[RAYZ1]

Maybe a bit controversial but , this is how things can look to other people;

when you had this bike on ebay you said it would break your heart to sell it

this really infers that you were the owner and seller? never mentioned selling for a mate (buts thats ok as its ebay and might put people off)

then it was bid to £15,900 and not make its reserve

you then advertise to club members at £16,000

& you confirm that you dont actually own it , and havent done so for years, but imported it (so thats ok as its being honest on the forum)

during the course of bidding on ebay there were a few retractions, and a bit of jiggery pokery or idiots with the buttons.

So my question is , when on ebay and you hosted the sale , did or could the actual owner have shill bid it to within £100 of the reserve , not managing to push the other bidders over the reserve ? obviously not letting you know this

Now your answer is obviously going to be no, but you have to understand people on here look at ebay and whats on sale here

TBH honest offering it to club members at a higher price than market value is pretty poor anyway in my book, market value in this case is £15,900?, funny how the owner / seller or combination couldn't make a deal with the highest bidder for the sake of £100 on a 16 grand deal, but maybe unknown to the seller highest bidder owned it already( ?)

Now I say this as I have been conned by shill bidding in the past on a kawasaki four by lets say somebody a lot of people know, and really cant abide the scum who descend to that level .

Anyway I'm sure you can vouch for the above just me being paranoid and the £15900 was a genuine bid but it was impossible to agree on the last £100 .

[wheelysteve]

When was this bike on ebay ?

[RAYZ1]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ORIGINAL-CLA ... nordt=true


july 18

by the way I think its a nice enough bike as well

[engz1b]

how do you know the reserve was 16000, it may have been higher , personaly it looks to be worth 16000 and if you were going to buy it you would view it before parting with the money , i cant see a problem

[chrisNI]

I’m sure this will be addressed but my reading is that the bike has been sold to a friend since the eBay auction and the new owner is now selling again. Don’t know about the eBay reserve and all this is out of my price bracket anyway but in today’s market £16k seems reasonable

[A1John]

16K for a correct original z1= bargain!

[8 Valve Mark]

if i had £16k I'd buy it. rayz1 moan all you like mate, splitting hairs about £100 quid! why didn't you buy it??? or make an offer? contact the buyer?? i thought us scots were meant to be miserable tight, moany bastards..

[pertonpc]

Steve,
trying to send u a pm ref. this but it is stuck in my outbox for some reason.
can u txt me ur email to 07981 247 474 so we can discuss please?
Cheers
Mark

[8 Valve Mark]

Steve,
trying to send u a pm ref. this but it is stuck in my outbox for some reason.
can u txt me ur email to 07981 247 474 so we can discuss please?
Cheers
Mark

hi mark, it'll stay in your outbox until it's opened at the other end. cheers mark

[RAYZ1]

if i had £16k I'd buy it. rayz1 moan all you like mate, splitting hairs about £100 quid! why didn't you buy it??? or make an offer? contact the buyer?? i thought us scots were meant to be miserable tight, moany bastards..

Ha ha , have a moan sure , miserable and tight ? Emm no as the seller knows , the miserable and tight applies to the west coasters , It's not s bad price at all and if I wanted that z1 I'd buy it tomorrow at that price , you completely miss the point of the post , which if you take the time to read it you might understand how things can look, which is what I said

When you've been at the tail end of shill bidding by respected Kawasaki enthusiasts you start to see the cracks