Coopacoopacoopa
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Well, starting a thread. I obtained my first motorcycle in February of 2012. It was a 77kz650 4. It ran poorly, I decided to turn it into a project and bit off more than I could chew. It was a learning process that's for sure. By dumb luck a few months later I picked up a 83 gpz550 for nearly free. I was trying to cobble 2 bikes together out of 1. It was a disaster. I ended up giving everything away to a friend. I then picked up an 82 kz750r1. It's a one year only production motorcycle and was blend of the kz750 4cyl and the gpz750. Wikipedia tells me it was the fastest 750cc production bike of 1982, which I guess is sort of cool. It ran in January 2013. Just now picking up where it was abandoned. Looking to do something right this time around. This is about the condition I got it in. Leaking fork seals, lack of seat, gummy carbs, leaky front tire, butchered wiring, and well. Ugly. I've always liked the cafe racer look, with flat seat, and no rear cowl. So does that make it a brat-cafe? After going to the HandBuilt show and MotoGp in Austin last year, I got a healthy dose of motorcycle. Seeing the "musket" bike Maxwell Hazan provoked something inside me. I've also been a huge fan of the auto fabrica bikes from the Uk, and everything they produce inspires me as well. A blend of design, simplicity, and ride-ability is what my long term goal is. Changes are taking place.