This is my Z650, I've had it for quite a few years now, it was bright pink when I got it and it quickly ended up black and now it's a subtle red, ha ha. Engine had the cylinder head changed to a 750 one as this was one of the old tuning methods, and when it's warm it runs quite well. Poor to get going when It's cold though, it really did need a rebore due to marks in the barrels but it just got a hone instead. The whole bike was in bits for about 4 years due to a divorce and house moves and I just wanted to use it so it went back together with a few changes, Metmachex swinging arm, SR 650 rear wheel etc.
This was it when I just finished it.
SR 650 rear mudguard will be going in because I don't like the other one.
The heart of the beast which is sadly knackered now, hardly any compresssion but not to worry, within the next couple of weeks a Z750 motor will take it's place. The 750 motor is sat waiting patiently in my garage. :-)
That Z is looking great mate - well done ! ,an interesting well thought out blog, keep up the good work.
ReplyDeleteI own this bike now and it's still in life lol
ReplyDeleteOh nice one, saw it for sale recently on Facebook. Glad it's alive as it had a load of work thrown at it.
ReplyDeleteI was looking at z 650s n it poped up I thought that's my bike in the pic then see the reg and it was the same reg thank god lol the bike has had a hard time I got it cuz the z750e engine that was in it messed up the starter clutch n the man I got it off changed the engine to a gpz750 engine with a oil cooler I had lots of old z650s about me so when I see it for sale I got it cheep took the gpz engine out with no rev drive and put in my best z650 engine with the points ignition from the old z750e engine that came with the bike as I got the bike with its first 750 engine you put in and the gpz engine that he put in .my plan it to use it now and strip when it's to cold to ride it and restore it to a black frame and panels tanks rear cowl polish the alloy swing arm up all in all you must of done a good job as it's still not bad now for it's year would send you pics but not sure how lol nice to get a bit of history on a bike lol
ReplyDeleteThat's great, it had a starting issue when I got rid of it, think it was carb related but I'd had it so long I couldn't bring myself to start working on it again. It was a great bike though, think I had it over 10 years. It would be good to see it all changed to a slightly less loud colour scheme. You can always contact me on david.porteus@btinternet.com I might have a couple of very early pictures I could let you have when I got it, bright pink and called Pink Panther.
ReplyDeleteWhen I got it I got it off eBay think ppl was put off with his right up and his pics was not that good I was bidding my max was £1050 and got it for £700 and when I got there could not bealeve how much better it was then the pics did think of keeping it as a 750 and fitting the oil cooler then stuck to the plan I brought it for was to fit it with the right year 650 engine got it rideable I have other zds 750s and 1000s plus so many Kawasakis for parts I will keep the Harris of corse and the renthels I have put the chrome covers on the clocks and now all the clocks work now I took his gpz engine out with out Rev drive I now have your email il send you a few pics as bike is now and in time when it's all powder coated and painted black the tank dent on the left was leaking petrol out of the filler chipped that off found 3 holes drilled I have stoped the leak with 3 small pop rivits till I strip it and braze the holes up I still have to find a place to get powder coating done as the place nr me has closed even today there is no rust on the frame I did see pink on inside of panels and put that down to pink primer but never thought of the bike before being the pink panther ha ha
DeleteHi Dave did you put the brand new wiring loom on the bike or do you remember where The wiring loom came from or who made it thanks mark
ReplyDeleteHi Mark, the loom was made by Ferrets Kustom Electrickery at great expense. The original loom had been chopped about so much it was ruined.
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Hi Dave thanks for that I called him today he still remembers going to yours and wired your bike up he is so busy I have a 9 month wait lol and around £1000-1500 completely done he done a great job of your old bike I need him to do my other 650 your old Z650 is now back to drum back brake brand new fork tubes fork ears fork lowers all mirror polished 2 nos mag wheels less I find a set of nos spoke rims or get a set made but mags will be a start nos fuel tank it’s cost so much I don’t think any other 650 has had that much spent on it in its life time lol only parts that are as I go it is full electrics frame handle bars and bottom yolks everything else if brand new or nos I have built the bike to original ish as I could now all striped for paint and powder coat just had my engine Vaporblasted it’s better then new other thing I have kept on the bike is the mint Harris exhaust. good chance it’s going to be candy persimmons red as everyone had got a emerald green bike nos short z1000 front mudguard and back end is just bent bit of polished stainless steel to hold back light and number plate I’m trying to get the bike finished before end of summer after that it has its own heated shed where I can sit and polish my bikes most nights I’ll health is slowing progress but I will never sell it and it’s my favourite bike I will take it to my grave lol will find you email and send you some pics when all done .could been worse some fool could of got there hands on it chopped it about and made a cafe racer bobber rubbish waste of a bike out of it lol thanks mark
ReplyDeleteHi Mark, sounds great. Ferret has certainly put his prices up, he was expensive back then. He is very thorough though. Not just the loom, you get every switch rewired and even every bulb holder in the clocks etc.
ReplyDeleteYes I'd love to see some pictures of it when it's done. david.porteus@btinternet.com is my e mail.
Look forward to seeing it Mark.