Hello,
In the garage section you will find the KZ 900 project pretty well documented.
It is flawless, or in my eyes constantly needing something changed or modified, which is why I am ready to let it go.
PM me if interested. Here are some links to ponder:
http://reno.craigslist.org/mcy/5198865857.html
http://kzrider.com/forum/11-projects/274097-1975-kz-900-zrx-swingarm-89-gsxr-front-end
http://www.sierrasportbike.com/smf/index.php?topic=721.0
All that work and your selling it? It a beautiful looking bike. I didnt make the CJMC this year, they moved it up a couple months and caught me off guard.
Haven't had time to read all your post on SSA but enjoyed what I did read.
Sold.
Its already logged 350 miles in the Sierras today by the new owner.
He loves it.
New bike:
Old project gone.
Time to log 80,000 miles on a Guzzi.
Ohlins suspension front and rear plus Ohlins stabilizer. Rode it over 49 from Auburn yesterday. Pretty good handling touring type bike.
Interesting choice for new bike. You must be a big fan of air cooled motors. Although, it looks like your model comes with a decent sized oil cooler as well. Or am I seeing something that's not really there? That would be something I'd put on it if it didn't already have it. Summer riding is hard enough on our water cooled bikes!
I love Guzzi's. The year I bought the Ducati, I test rode one and almost bought it. It was a Breva, and pretty spendy. This one was very expensive brand new. More than the Breva.
I stuck with the program and bought the Ducati Monster as I had wanted Ducati for 20 years.
The Guzzi does have a substantial sized oil cooler. It handles like a heavy bike with really good suspension, rocks when you blip the throttle, is dead smooth, I love it. Don't try to ride it like a 600 it will get you in trouble, but ride smooth and predictably and it just flows.
Always loved the Guzzi marque, when I was a teenager, an older friend let me ride his 1980 Le Mans, I thought it was the best motorcycle ever!!
https://www.google.com/search?q=1980+guzzi+le,as&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0CB4QsARqFQoTCJHp0Zy_6ccCFUQ4PgodG0oO8g&biw=2800&bih=1528&dpr=0.6#imgrc=9Lecg9-Z4DdWmM%3A (https://www.google.com/search?q=1980+guzzi+le,as&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0CB4QsARqFQoTCJHp0Zy_6ccCFUQ4PgodG0oO8g&biw=2800&bih=1528&dpr=0.6#imgrc=9Lecg9-Z4DdWmM%3A)
Yup !
The same model appealed to me back when i was in my twenties (I am OLD).