I just scored a Z200

[lb99]

I found it behind a shed
Isnt she a beauty?
a bit of petrol and jumper battery AND IT GOES cool:

who knows about these?

[Oakie]

I had it's bigger brother ... a Z250C for a while in the early 80s. Nice bike.

[Clivoris]

What a classic. My old man has an XL 250 Motorsport in similar nick that I'm allowed to score. I feel a project coming on.

[lb99]

was that a single too? that would have been cool.

I like old Kawasakis, they're very industrial, like a locomotive

with a new battery, a seat cover, new tyres, and a bit of a polish it should sail though a vin.

Does anyone have any old kawasaki keys, I dont want to use a Honda one forever.

[paturoa]

beauty is in the eye of the beholder....

now if you'd said it wa a classic, I'd agree.

[James Deuce]

Lovely bikes those. Had a CSR250 (the "cruiser" version of the Z250) as my first road bike. Only dodgy thing about it was the drum front brake, but then brakes that work only slow you down.

http://www.umgweb.com/89umg06x.htm

http://hometown.aol.de/z200ig/index.html

Lots of people are very fond of these bikes. Perfect commuter/beginner's bike I reckon.

[The Pastor]

Nice bike mate!

[lb99]

but who else would agree?
its a late 70's 200 single, but it does have electric start, which is neat, and the write up I found on google said 18hp and 138kph, thats not bad for a 200, So I am looking forward to a ride, I'd like to get hold of a late 60's Kawasaki twin, they were supposed to be grunters, I like old jappas, they were so out there at the time, and they are usually soooo cheap, sometimes people just give them away!

[Bonez]

I like old jappas, they were so out there at the time, and they are usually soooo cheap, sometimes people just give them away!

Welcome to my world

[T.W.R]

Good old workhorse mates had them as learner bikes, christ they took some abuse but just kept on going.

These might help you

[nudemetalz]

Trust Bill to have info on one of these !!!

[T.W.R]

Trust Bill to have info on one of these !!!

Oi! you'd be supprised what gems i have stashed

[paturoa]

Oi! you'd be supprised what gems i have stashed

can u beat 700000 beer cans?

[lb99]

Good old workhorse mates had them as learner bikes, christ they took some abuse but just kept on going.

These might help you

cheers dude, I've spent time trawling the net for those pages

I got brave enough to take it for a spin, and it goes suprisingly well, it even idles ok, all it needed was a good battery and it was sweet, now I only need to do tyres, brakes, paint,and a seat cover, then I can vin it

so whats the right tyres to put on this?

[T.W.R]

cheers dude, I've spent time trawling the net for those pages

I got brave enough to take it for a spin, and it goes suprisingly well, it even idles ok, all it needed was a good battery and it was sweet, now I only need to do tyres, brakes, paint,and a seat cover, then I can vin it

so whats the right tyres to put on this?

No worries when i saw the thread I remembered I had that info in a mag (Motorcycle mechanics UK, got a pretty good collection of the old stuff )
You'd probably be hard-pressed to find anything on the web.

This doco (Daily Mail 1980 motorcycle review) says the tyres are 2.75x18 front & 3.25x17 rear so I suppose thats 90/90x18 front & 110/90x17 rear ?

Ha Paturoa