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wackyrider
30-03-2008, 12:22 PM
Finally after a year and a half I'm back on 2 wheels and it feels awesome. Been travelling for the past year and now trying to settle down in Melbourne (still on a temp Visa). Couldn't wait to get a bike though and bought something cheap and fun.

It's a 1985 Kawasaki GPZ600, not standad.[8D]

You might recognize it as Streets bike. It's got Fireblade running gear, custom rotors, ZX9 race tail piece... Oh yes, and no fairywings :D:D

Need to do a bit of work, but all budget as I'm broke as fuck...

Need to get a tune up as the engine sounding a bit weird after getting soaked in the past few days rain. (Have a thread open on that).

Also want to re-spray the frame and swinger to black. Going to try to do it myself. Shouldn't be too difficult to remove the engine on an old bike I think (Hope!!!!). Then ake the frame and swinger to work to blast it and spray it. Prob check the welds on the frame while I'm at it too.



http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/81486850856195.JPG


http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/81486850860833.JPG
wackyrider
30-03-2008, 12:25 PM
Oh yeah, and a mate from work is going to machine in up a set of 'Oggy knobs' for me, except mine will be made out of Stainless. [:p][:p]
TurboKat
30-03-2008, 02:39 PM
Good stuff Jules, I'm glad that bike went to somebody on here, I reckon you got a real bargain too with all the work that's gone into it. [8D]
AND IT'S A KAWASAKI [^][:p]
So can we put you down for the next ASF Vic group ride?
wackyrider
30-03-2008, 02:50 PM
Hell yeah.

Need to give the bike a good ride. I just need a heads up so I can take a day off work as I work on most Sundays. Saturday would be better for me.

So much so that I took those pics today while I'm at work. Working part-time in a bike shop, selling accesories and stuff. Can give ,all members 10% off. I'll open a thread on that asap.
TurboKat
30-03-2008, 03:19 PM
Which bike shop is open on Sundays?
Gix11
01-04-2008, 03:34 PM
Nice one Jules. I'm glad you got that bike mate as I really like what he did to it and didn't want to see it go unloved or crashed. Good on ya mate.
wackyrider
05-04-2008, 08:42 AM
The bike shop is called Ride 'n Rockets. It's at
473 Lygon Str
Brunswick East 3057

It's next to Bell Str
wackyrider
12-04-2008, 06:02 PM
http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/19371603116770.JPG


http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/1937160356790.JPG


Went out for my 1st decent ride last weekend.

It's bloody great to be back.................
12-04-2008, 06:12 PM
thats the shit
Gix11
13-04-2008, 05:59 PM
Looking good mate. Good on ya Jules.
Jockney Rebel
13-04-2008, 06:57 PM
nice one mate that was a bloody good bulid ive never seen a better one of them in the time
TurboKat
13-04-2008, 11:56 PM
WTF Jules ?? Weren't we good enough to be invited along for your "1st decent ride" [V]
Are you ashamed to introduce us to your mates [?]
Then again... after the Xmas do at Bikecraft, I'd probly be ashamed to introduce "those ASF pissheads" to anybody I know.
;)
wackyrider
15-04-2008, 01:52 PM
It was an 'on the spur of the moment ride' Just went out for a few hours with a mate of mine. :D:D Had a hoot

This sunday i got a day off work if anyone wants a ride. Opening a thread in the Vic section [:p]
wackyrider
10-04-2013, 08:24 AM
Hahaha, oh the memories.

I remember how good it felt to get back on a bike after I was backpacking around the country. Bike was slow as hell, but was still fun to ride :D