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Kawasaki Z250 LTD by MotoGarage Life
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Was hanging around the project thread on PSB when I saw a new build thread from a new member - Chris, about his Z650. Never been interested in Z650’s before but thought I’d click and have a look. Wow, nice build thread and nice pics!. I sent Chris a message and asked him a few questions.
Here you go, enjoy. (I’ve edited some of Chris’ answers to improve the english)
Where are you from?
Austria, that small country in Europe :)
What is the story behind the bike before you bought it?
I dont know much about the bikes history. When I bought it I didn’t know if the engine was running at all, all I knew was the bike hadn’t been used for 12 years and was leaning against a wall in a garage waiting for me to come along :)
Where you looking for a project bike?
At the end of 2011 I saw the Movie: ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’ (in german: ‘Verblendung’) from Stieg Larsson with Rooney Mara as ‘Lisbeth Salander’. In this movie, Lisbeth was riding a nice cafe racer. When I saw the bike, my heart began beating faster and I said to myself: yes - make it! Thats the reason why i was looking for a stock bike…
How much did you buy it for?
EUR 800,-
Did you start the build with a plan in mind?
I had a picture in my mind how the bike was going to look but I didnt have a strict plan or a ‘To Do’ - list as such.
Did it come out the same as the plan or did it change along the way?
If you build a bike there are always problems along the way. But it came out better than I saw it in my mind!
Why did you choose those colours?
I like colours that belong to our earth, like brown, green, sand etc, so when I first saw the awesome Marakesh-Brown on a BMW X1, I thought that I would someday make something using this colour. And this ‘someday’ came with the Z650
What parts of the build did you have other people do?
I nearly did all of the work, except painting the colour with the air brush, and doing the leather on the seat.
How much did you spend on the build?
Parts i needed were EUR 600,- so in total the whole bike cost just EUR 1400,-
How long did it take?
About 150 hours. From the first february week till the end of march - so we can say 2 Months.
Which part of the build was the most enjoyable?
Putting the painted parts on the bike. This was the last big step before getting ready.
Which was the most satisfying part of the build?
When I started the engine for the first time and it was running fine and smooth.
Will you keep the bike?
For sure :)
Are you thinking about building your next bike?
hmmm… not concrete but I want to have a scrambler too - But I think not this year, and dont tell it my wife!!
Do you want to see what the bike looked like before Chris worked his magic? Make the jump for all the pics.
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28hp and 160kg (wet) made for a fun 350cc bike in stock condition.
I’d say Twinline has made this a fair bit lighter and therefore a fair bit…funner*
*Have you read the definitions submitted by the retards people on Urban dictionary?!
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The 5th Jap Bike Show was held at the end of March and I’ve selected a few of my favourite pics of the day for your pleasure. If you’d like to see hundreds more, make the jump.
We sponsored the “Best Pre-1980 Custom” Category and as founding members of Perth Cafe Racers were proud that PCR was the sponsor of the “Cafe Racer Class”.
Expect a Photo Shoot of David Larkins supercool Dax soon. Well…I’m pretty lazy, so not that soon.
This Dax has done the 1/4 mile in 18 seconds!
Deserved winner of the Cafe Racer class
This Rickman was one of the favourites of the show.
Not a fan of streetfighters but the quality of the bikes on display this year was outstanding. This bike is a Honda VFR!
The body work is ONE piece carbon fibre!
You didn’t believe me did you?
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Saw this bike at the recent Jap bike Show and thought it was awesome just the way it was.
Then I’m browsing the PSB thread about the show and I saw the above pic.
The Kawasaki Samurai was a class leading bike when released in 1967. The Kawasaki W1 (what the modern day W650 & W800 are modelled on) wasn’t selling as expected so Kawasaki went back to the drawing board and outgunned the competition, namely the Suzuki T250 Hustler, Honda Dream CB250 and Yamaha DS6.
A BIG thank you to HPM for giving me the pic and allowing me to showcase his amazing work. You can see more of his incredible photography here
WALLPAPER - Click here for a pic so massive you could print it and use it as actual wallpaper. You could print it on canvas if you could find canvas big enough.
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It’s that time of year again.
Owners of Japanese built bikes are stocking up on turtle wax and chrome polish in readiness for the 5th All Japanese Motorcycle Show held in Whiteman Park, Perth on Sunday the 25th March 2012.
There are 14 Trophy categories, with…
Garage Project Motorcycles the proud sponsor of “Best Pre-1980 Custom” and Perth Cafe Racers the proud sponsor of the Cafe Racer class.
Last years winner was nearly as handsome as it’s owner
It costs $15 to enter your bike on the day but…
…if you are a member of PCR, you’ll get it for $5 if you submit an entry form before the day.
This year sees the show celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the Kawasaki Z900 series commonly known as the Z1.
The call is out for as many 250, 650, 750, 900, 1000 & 1100 Z series owners to display their bikes at the show as a tribute to a motorcycle that changed the style & engineering of its day.
If it was made in Japan, then we want to see it at the show…unless it’s been near Fukushima lately.
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Some pics I took from the recent Hand Made Vintage Kustoms bike show in Malaga, Perth, WA
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“I didn’t have time to change into my sexy bra and g-string so had to go mascotesticle!” - Andy
“We were late coz we had a little diversionary fun on the way down. We were in the 130-150k’s bracket thru the bends in Corio and not far off the same on the windy bits into Dwellingup, need better rubber though, got pretty skitz down back winding on the tweak out of some of those bends”.- Andy
“Oh the shame! My poor old 81’ kz250 couldn’t hack the pace. Overheating when trying to sit above 110. Thought it was more serious but it travelled home at 100 without a problem. Now on the lookout for a bigger bike ha!” - Daniel
Pete couldn’t make the ride so he posted this pic on the PCR FB page with the following comment, “hanging out in tha workshop on a saturday night with motorcycles and wood stuff..am I socially retarded?
..yes..I..am..”
“And there I was, slaving away over a hot alumina plant going back to the mine, and what did I spy on the access road, bloody cafe racers. You bastards really made my day. *&^%*$*#)*&%&%. Went home and belted the guts out of the Strumpet. Next time you go for a run down this way, don’t f****n tell me you went to nanga road. Hope you did have fun guys.” - Bruce
Thanks to Viv for the good photos
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