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#1 Post by blinkey501 » Sun Jun 02, 2013 6:41 pm

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Tim dropped the bike off today. Thanks.
Exhausts, side panels, chain, sprocket cover and generator cover and crash bars removed.
Perhaps I will ride it down to marches meet 2014? :smt112
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#2 Post by Kwackerz » Sun Jun 02, 2013 6:45 pm

:smt003 Glad you like it. I reckon it'll be running before then.. just needs the tyres pumped up and the carbs cleaned.... :smt002 :smt005 :smt005

Looks alright with the dust and cobwebs off it
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#3 Post by D-Rider » Sun Jun 02, 2013 9:47 pm

Thanks for posting the pics Jay ..... my 400/4 looks a bit better now!

Bet you get that sorted before I get mine done though.
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#4 Post by MartDude » Sun Jun 02, 2013 10:12 pm

And I thought my K100RT was rough . . .
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#5 Post by STiGLiTZ » Thu Jun 06, 2013 7:52 pm

Bloody ell ! Have got some cream for that :smt003 loving those indicators..somewhere an airport is missing its landing lights
....just kidding, I like it mate.
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#6 Post by blinkey501 » Fri Jun 07, 2013 12:26 am

STiGLiTZ wrote:Bloody ell ! Have got some cream for that :smt003 loving those indicators..somewhere an airport is missing its landing lights
....just kidding, I like it mate.
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#7 Post by flatlander » Fri Jun 07, 2013 7:27 pm

MartDude wrote:And I thought my K100RT was rough . . .
I hate to be the one to break this to you Mart ... but it is :smt002

Although I am not sure which of the two would win the FUgly cup :smt017
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#8 Post by HisNibbs » Fri Jun 07, 2013 10:14 pm

That'll come up loverly with a little polish.
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#9 Post by kff30 » Sat Jun 08, 2013 9:06 am

nice bike blinkey i am currently rebuilding two Z440's 1 i am rebuilding almost original its a 1980 C1 which IMHO was the best looking of all the variants the second one is a LTD which i am converting in to a cafe racer

might be able to help you out if you need any bits as i have a load of spares i will be putting up on E bay i have a seat which i think would fit your model that is in really good nick
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#10 Post by blinkey501 » Sat Jun 08, 2013 9:33 pm

kff30 wrote:nice bike blinkey i am currently rebuilding two Z440's 1 i am rebuilding almost original its a 1980 C1 which IMHO was the best looking of all the variants the second one is a LTD which i am converting in to a cafe racer

might be able to help you out if you need any bits as i have a load of spares i will be putting up on E bay i have a seat which i think would fit your model that is in really good nick
I will bear this in mind fella. Thanks for letting me know :smt002
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