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Wow, great finished product!

Stunning job, man. What beautiful pipes.

Excellent gman. Well done. Somebody somewhere is itchin' to jump on it.

That came out beautifully, GMan! I like what you did with the tank. I was never a fan of the original paint scheme. I had an '83 LTD 750 with that scheme and it looked dated the year after I bought it.

I was big on the Kawasakis back in the 80s. Ultimately had 3 KZs and 3 LTDs. They are true classics.

(12-08-2020, 07:51 AM)gman_imp Wrote: [ -> ]Well I finally got around to finishing the LTD. Great project during COVID, took the hot and humid summer months off. Already have another project started, a 2000 Kawasaki ZRX1100 with only 13,000 miles.

Pictures attached, enjoy the Holiday's fellow forum members!!!!!!!!!!!!!
A few more pictures.

Nice job, and I recognize the engine. That 2000 ZRX1100 with 13K sounds like one I traded in two years ago. It had a graphite Yoshimura exhaust and a Corbin seat. I eventually got tired of having to deal with the carburetors fouling up every month from alcohol in the gas. Unfortunately, it then sat for two years.

I have a red '81 GPz 1100 in pure stock condition. It's ironic, but Kawasaki gave the GPZ electronic fuel injection in '81, and then switched back to carburetors for the ZRX. I have been gathering NOS parts for the fuel system off of eBay and had a set of spare injectors cleaned tested. My Spring project is to replace much of the old fuel injection system with newer parts and add a Vance & Hines 4 into 1. Over the years I have picked off on eBay an extra tank, fenders, side and rear panels, all in Eddie Lawson green, so I might switch them out one day too.

(12-16-2020, 02:07 AM)Paris_imp Wrote: [ -> ]

(12-08-2020, 07:51 AM)gman_imp Wrote: [ -> ]Well I finally got around to finishing the LTD. Great project during COVID, took the hot and humid summer months off. Already have another project started, a 2000 Kawasaki ZRX1100 with only 13,000 miles.

Pictures attached, enjoy the Holiday's fellow forum members!!!!!!!!!!!!!
A few more pictures.

Nice job, and I recognize the engine. That 2000 ZRX1100 with 13K sounds like one I traded in two years ago. It had a graphite Yoshimura exhaust and a Corbin seat. I eventually got tired of having to deal with the carburetors fouling up every month from alcohol in the gas. Unfortunately, it then sat for two years.

I have a red '81 GPz 1100 in pure stock condition. It's ironic, but Kawasaki gave the GPZ electronic fuel injection in '81, and then switched back to carburetors for the ZRX. I have been gathering NOS parts for the fuel system off of eBay and had a set of spare injectors cleaned tested. My Spring project is to replace much of the old fuel injection system with newer parts and add a Vance & Hines 4 into 1. Over the years I have picked off on eBay an extra tank, fenders, side and rear panels, all in Eddie Lawson green, so I might switch them out one day too.

Nice job, and I recognize the engine. That 2000 ZRX1100 with 13K sounds like one I traded in two years ago. It had a graphite Yoshimura exhaust and a Corbin seat. I eventually got tired of having to deal with the carburetors fouling up every month from alcohol in the gas. Unfortunately, it then sat for two years.

I have a red '81 GPz 1100 in pure stock condition. It's ironic, but Kawasaki gave the GPZ electronic fuel injection in '81, and then switched back to carburetors for the ZRX. I have been gathering NOS parts for the fuel system off of eBay and had a set of spare injectors cleaned tested. My Spring project is to replace much of the old fuel injection system with newer parts and add a Vance & Hines 4 into 1. Over the years I have picked off on eBay an extra tank, fenders, side and rear panels, all in Eddie Lawson green, so I might switch them out one day too.
Thanks for the input. Going to take a lot of work to get the ZRX looking the way I want, but when you are retired you look for things TO DO and of course NOT TO DO!

That is lovely, great job. I had a few Kawasakis in years past and they were all great bikes.

One of the problems with my ZRX was that with the Yoshimura exhaust, it was just on the verge of needing to be re-jetted. It was very sensitive in that way. When running smoothly, it was a beautiful bike, if not a bit heavy-handeling. But Kawasakis are like that. It did not have the off-the-line torque of the GPz, but was more measured in its power. It tucked into a curve like a dream: you could practically dial in the lean you wanted without a second thought. I felt that the stock riding position was uncomfortable and it needed a handlebar riser. Watch out for the locking gas cap, which has a reputation for becoming stuck, requiring you to drill away looking for the mystery bolt hidden under the collar.