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Most authentic looking of the bunch of 'new' ones. Like it very much, nice to see it kept so new and original.

Probably need to set the timing, rebore and a valve lap, then.

Sort of... if you peg a piece of cardboard up against the spokes.

They were faster and lighter than my CB 350 Four at the time. Great bikes. The Indian one doesn't hold a candle to it, unfortunately. It's a single cylinder motor for starters.

In many ways, more practical than my 1980 CBX thou. Should have bought one instead.

I could never leave my mate too far behind on his F1. Mine was the first Z1000 Kawasaki.

Good lord...that's a genuine KO Honda Four. It's worth about as much as my house!

They were a damn good 750 in the 80's. Overlooked perhaps, but quick as most 850's of the day.

I have a slightly modded 2003 SV650. Shock, forks, pipe etc. It lifts it's skirt on the run quite well. Wouldn't swap it for much and couldn't, as they are soo cheap to buy. Absolute bargain...

Black stripes everywhere, at will. Torquey, torque,

The FZ750 really was a bike to be reckoned with in the 80's. My 1985 RZ500 only produced 87hp, so was a far cry from the GP version. I remember having a Kawasaki GPZ1100 show me the way home once....

The 1976 F1 750 motor went back to the 1969 KO cams and carbs and thus produced the original 67hp again. A mate of mine had one, bought new in 1976 and we rode a lot together. My Z1000 never got far...

Long wheel base alright. I only ever saw 180kmh on mine, sandwiches would blow clean of the tank mounted sandwich holder...:ORLY:

Those big twin Suzukis' with expansion chambers sounded dangerous alright. The '84 RZ500 I bought new, sounded like a washing machine. Knocking a steel rod down the exhaust centres helped it sound...

After surviving a terrifying experience with a vacuum operated cruise control fitted to a XJ6 Jaguar back in the mid 70's, I'm a confirmed coward when it comes to cruise control. The imprecise carb...

Provided it's not a hardtail Pan with bars that apes hang onto. Starve your hands of blood flow and make you fall off from numb knuckles and balls.

The rattles, smoke, vibes would be the same. Forward motion would show some difference however.

Lovely. More fun than a sack full of monkeys right there!

Useful motorbikes the DR 650 and lovely remote country side on the Main land.

Fun in the day, I'm sure. Makes the hair on my 65 year old neck stand on end now though.:thumbsup:

That's really good news. Enjoy and give it a kick in the goolies.:D

and the thundering of a 450 single.:)

I'm extremely jealous. Never owned a twin Kawasaki from that era ( rotary valve), although a mate of mine had the 350. They really were fast and yours's had a rival in the Super Six Suzuki 250. It...

Turns like a motorcycle?

Nah...shit. Just playing along. Sorry.