10-24-2023, 10:05 PM
In our intro we mentioned our other bikes.
We bought a His 'n Hers pair of '93 CB750 Nighthawks new. They're currently showing mid 70,000 miles on each. Z1BEBE's red 'Hawk is currently pickled for long storage, as she's pretty much decided to hang up her keys. I get my blue 'Hawk out a few times a month for a joyride, but it's not the same without her headlight on my five as it has been for decades. Selling both 'Hawks is on the front burner now to make way for a '17 CB1100EX we've found, if we choose to make that move.
Our 'Hawks remain box-stock, with the exception of the Targa fairings. The individual pics below were taken at the last Honda Hoot in Knoxville in '14(?). The pair together is at home two yrs. ago.
'93 was only year we're aware of that the CB750 was offered in two colors.
Z1BEBE sez "My Candy Metallic Red 'Hawk is prettier! It's my opinion & it's very true!":
slmjim sez "Balderdash!. My Candy Tahitian Blue 'Hawk is clearly more handsome!"
And so it goes...
We've spent the past 25 yrs. or so completing a full production set collection of Z1's. slmjim bought his first Z1 new in March, '74; a green/yellow '74 Z1-A. It's the green/yellow bike with the very early Corbin seat & Lester mags.
The family photo below was taken before we acquired the basket case that was to become the final piece of the set; a '73 Z1 in green/yellow Euro livery. It's a PITA to get all the Z1's out of the shop & lined up for a family photo, so the green/yellow Euro lookalike resides in a pic by itself, as seen at Barber a few years ago. It's a runner, but still a work in progress, as it needs a long rear fender (waiting on chrome), seat with pillion strap (searching), and metric speedo (a unicorn in the U.S.). Correct Euro rear shocks sans reflectors are being installed this week.
The family photo:
The '73 Euro lookalike, as seen at Barber Vintage days a few years ago. A basket case we named "The Seven Year _itch" for good reason:
More details on our Z1's in the family photo can be found here:
https://kawasakiz1.com/z1bebe/
Looks like we're bumping into an attachment limit of some kind. We'll follow with a brief item about our ST1300A if the forum platform will allow.
Good Ridin'
slmjim & Z1BEBE
We bought a His 'n Hers pair of '93 CB750 Nighthawks new. They're currently showing mid 70,000 miles on each. Z1BEBE's red 'Hawk is currently pickled for long storage, as she's pretty much decided to hang up her keys. I get my blue 'Hawk out a few times a month for a joyride, but it's not the same without her headlight on my five as it has been for decades. Selling both 'Hawks is on the front burner now to make way for a '17 CB1100EX we've found, if we choose to make that move.
Our 'Hawks remain box-stock, with the exception of the Targa fairings. The individual pics below were taken at the last Honda Hoot in Knoxville in '14(?). The pair together is at home two yrs. ago.
'93 was only year we're aware of that the CB750 was offered in two colors.
Z1BEBE sez "My Candy Metallic Red 'Hawk is prettier! It's my opinion & it's very true!":
slmjim sez "Balderdash!. My Candy Tahitian Blue 'Hawk is clearly more handsome!"
And so it goes...
We've spent the past 25 yrs. or so completing a full production set collection of Z1's. slmjim bought his first Z1 new in March, '74; a green/yellow '74 Z1-A. It's the green/yellow bike with the very early Corbin seat & Lester mags.
The family photo below was taken before we acquired the basket case that was to become the final piece of the set; a '73 Z1 in green/yellow Euro livery. It's a PITA to get all the Z1's out of the shop & lined up for a family photo, so the green/yellow Euro lookalike resides in a pic by itself, as seen at Barber a few years ago. It's a runner, but still a work in progress, as it needs a long rear fender (waiting on chrome), seat with pillion strap (searching), and metric speedo (a unicorn in the U.S.). Correct Euro rear shocks sans reflectors are being installed this week.
The family photo:
The '73 Euro lookalike, as seen at Barber Vintage days a few years ago. A basket case we named "The Seven Year _itch" for good reason:
More details on our Z1's in the family photo can be found here:
https://kawasakiz1.com/z1bebe/
Looks like we're bumping into an attachment limit of some kind. We'll follow with a brief item about our ST1300A if the forum platform will allow.
Good Ridin'
slmjim & Z1BEBE
