Low Budget Cafe Project - Kawasaki Z650

[Myself]

Hellooo...

I wanna show you my little (already finnished) cafe project of a Kawasaki Z650 Year 1979.
The bike leaned about 12 years in a garage before i paid EUR 800,- for it in the early february.
(I had this bike at my work, so i only have pictures made with a handycam while 'resto')




I first wanted to know if the engine is running, so i tried a new oil, new fuel, connected a battery and pressed the start button... i only heard a 'klacklacklacklacklack...'
Ok, i thought the starter motor wasnt fit into the sprocket - so i kicked a few times but nothing happend. I unscrewed the spark plugs and they were totally wet - no spark...
After a short search i cleaned the contact braker and tried it again. Kick down and the engine runs

So i began to dissamble the bike to repair the freewheel-clutch of the starting motor and to prepare the conversion










I repaired the sprocket for the freewheel clutch, put in a new repair kit for it and formed the damper rubbers for it. Now the Starting motor works again!



I gave a new repair kit into the brake master cylinder and the caliper.





Then i polished the switches and fittings for the handlebar, the rims, the engine covers, muffler...
I also overworked the front forks with new seals and oil, put new tires on and got some used footrests and handlebars.





Then i cutted some things at the rear end from the bike to fit the tail, made a groundplate for the electrics...



First check if the tail fits
After that i dissambled and cleaned the carburetor to install it back on the bike.



At installing the Battery and Electrics



Making a groundplate for the seat



Covering the tank for painting 'Marakesh Brown(BMW)' Stripes into it







Then i made a Aluplate to integrate the tachometer and cover the lower original handlebar bracket.




And thats what i looks like after a few hours of work...












And because i am so happy with it i made a little movie of my Cafesaki
1979 Kawasaki Z650 Cafe Racer (FullHD) - YouTube

[BlackFZR]

Very nice, great job on the paint and polishing.

[N8.]

Looks awesome. From the first picture to the last wow,great work!

[Captain Starfish]

"a few hours work"

Classic understatement, beautiful job.

[CBT]

What a fantastic result - achieved with a bit of overworking, some giving of repair kits, and some great design touches too. You have some great talent and an eye for detail.

[Sprint]

Classic lines - simple and uncluttered equates to an elegant CR.
You've done extremely well and breathed new life into an old bunky... thanks for sharing!

S.

[valvolux]

awesome, great work

[Bealz]

When I saw the first pic, I thought "how can you molest a classic little bike, what a waste"
Then I saw the vid/pics.
Now I understand...
The force runith strong in this one.

[RRossi]

very nice, and oh what a transformation!


Must have been a real pleasure to work on and see the rewards for all your hard work!!


RR

[51 New West]

Superb, but you know that already Well done

[Dirty32]

What a lovely lookin little bike... Fantastic work on the resto!

When you say low budget, what does that mean?
Roughly how much you think the build set you back?

It would appear that you have some skills and done a lot of the work yourself, that correct?
Anyways - awesome bike!

[Myself]

Thanks for the positive feedback!

...
When you say low budget, what does that mean?
Roughly how much you think the build set you back?
...

With the bike about EUR 1400,- must be about 1800,- Australian Dollar

It would appear that you have some skills and done a lot of the work yourself, that correct?

Yes, i made all myself except doing the paint on the bike.



cheers, Chris...

[ApatheticEnd]

Outstanding job Chris.

[Rooboy]

It's a great credit to you Chris.
I've just aquired a z250 for a future project.

[Maxo]

Damn...

[51 New West]

Rooboy - nice ninja edit

[perdition]

very tidy indeedy