Thread: Thinking of restoring a Motorbike

If you can find a Z900 it will probably cost a bomb, whatever the condition. But you may get lucky. Parts are around, and ZPower or whatever seems to specialise in older bikes like the Z (if you didn't guess from the name). Oh, and W650's are fairly popular as fixer uppers/mod bikes too for some reason.

My icon says it all.


What do you mean you can't see what it is

Originally Posted by Ivan in Oz

My icon says it all.


What do you mean you can't see what it is

Looks a bit like a cross between a CZ 250 and a Royal Enfield....

This is the Older Brother.
http://au.geocities.com/jimr_52/Lemansdata.htm

I've had both a CZ and RE
neither of them kept for long.
Found something better...W/Working
Oh!! And the Guzzi......I feel GOOD with both

I've got a Rickman CB750 Honda that I must start a restoration on one day.
I bought it originally as a CB750 K1 in 1972 and bought the Rickman frame a few years later.
It hasn't been running in some time and just sits in the garden shed making me feel guilty every time I open the door

It used to look like this (not my bike but same model)
http://www.cybermotorcycle.com/galle...975_orange.htm

Stop pi55ing around - you know you want a 1952 Vincent Black Lightning

I have the Cb 750 manual just waiting to find the right bike

Originally Posted by wheelinround

I have the Cb 750 manual just waiting to find the right bike

I too still have the workshop manual from the one i owned 25 years ago.

Have you seen any at a reasonable price??

The only ones i have seen are on ebay and a z900 that needs all the chrome work done and exhaust rusted out (showing its age) they want $7500 and a honda 750 is over $4000 with bits missing. That is far too expensive when you work out the cost of parts etc that are required.

Originally Posted by Calm

I too still have the workshop manual from the one i owned 25 years ago.

Have you seen any at a reasonable price??

The only ones i have seen are on ebay and a z900 that needs all the chrome work done and exhaust rusted out (showing its age) they want $7500 and a honda 750 is over $4000 with bits missing. That is far too expensive when you work out the cost of parts etc that are required.

Couple of years ago Liverpool Motorcycle wreckers had two but when my son called in to have a look the frames where pitted badly paint was bulging meaning the frames were rusted from the inside.

Next door nieghbour in Tamworth restored a CB750 last of the up right type late 70's early 80's vintage went like a dream.

I gave up looking at overpriced Cb750's and Kawasaki Z900 and bought a ZZR600 yesterday. At $2000 with RWC and 12 months rego it is better that $3000 for an old one that you cant ride until you completely rebuild it.

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Its a 1996 model and the fairing has been plastic welded in a couple of places but not painted.

The wet weather job will be to strip it down, clean it up and repaint original colours with a new sticker kit.

Maybe i can sell it next summer and get a bigger one if i want it.

Would still like to restore an old one but the cost is prohibitive.

ZX-9's are worth a look David.

Bombproof, comfy and fast.

Well done David.
I have been thinking about getting another bike.

I used to have one of these, but I agree, It is better to have a running bike, than muck around rebuilding, if time is limited.
Have fun!

Originally Posted by Fossil

Well done David.
I have been thinking about getting another bike.

I used to have one of these, but I agree, It is better to have a running bike, than muck around rebuilding, if time is limited.
Have fun!

Not only that a CB750 with the 2 outside plugs out(with water inside). Wont turn over and been that way for 5 years made $1500 on UPAY. the exhaust was rusted out and a good condition standard 4 into 4 is only $2,000. If it is just the pistons seized thats ok , what if the water is in the bottom end and the crank is stuffed. Is the fuel tank rusted out as well, how do you repair that?

This restoring is way more expensive that i can afford.

Originally Posted by rsser

ZX-9's are worth a look David.

Bombproof, comfy and fast.

Would've loved a 900 or 1000 but with thicknessers and good lathes around for sale plus the probability that it will only be ridden a dozen times a year this will fill the gap. Maybe i can clean it up get $3,000 next year and buy the one i would really like.