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78 Kawasaki KZ1000 "KAWASABI" Custom Restoration by Johnny's

Johnnysvintagemotorcycle
2023 ж. 8 Шіл.
15 505 Рет қаралды
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This particular bike was always special to our customer Chip from the time it was new. So when it came up for sale and bought right out from under him we imagine he was pretty disappointed. Soon he had the chance to purchase it and become the third owner in the early 90’s. After doing some riding and some wrenching on it, he put it in storage when his son was born in 98. He now wants to do some riding with his son and have it restored as he always had planned. And he wanted it to be unique. This bike features stock smooth-bore carburetors, Kerker header, Wiseco 1045 Piston Kit, rebuilt master cylinders front and rear, re-covered seat, re-powder coated seat pan, Custom paint to match powder coat “Kaw Green,” various polished aluminum parts, electronic regulator-rectifier from Rick’s Electric, Renthal handlebars, Vapor blasted head, cylinder, oil pan, cases, polished billet half moons for the cylinder head, EBC front and rear brake rotors, and brake pads, EBC clutch, Pingel fuel valve. Seat has been powder coated and re-covered. Once it took shape, it really grew on us. We hope you enjoy this most recent Johnny's build.
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  • I. Had. Kz. 1000 in. The. 80 s. And. The. 650 both. We’re. Awsome. Machines

    @paullavergne2477@paullavergne24777 ай бұрын

  • Like. The. Music. Green. Eyed. Lady. Brings. Me. Back

    @paullavergne2477@paullavergne24773 ай бұрын

  • That was an amazing video! Unbelievable how much work goes into total restoration. Great Work your company is #1!

    @spaceshuttle1@spaceshuttle17 ай бұрын

  • Fire breathing dragon, for sure. "The Green Eyed Lady" perfect name! I could leave 1000 good comments about the BEAUTIFUL BIKES that come out of Johnny's Vintage Motorcycles.

    @zrkn1@zrkn110 ай бұрын

  • Thank you, so beautiful. You talked about Japan, when I lived there in the 70's It was so fun to meet and see the Japanese people. They're legs were so short that when they would race between traffic lights they would lean way over, as the light changed they would straighten the bike up and zoom off to the next light and do it all over again. Great memory's of bike's that hadn't even been seen in the United States until years later.

    @lmfarms4611@lmfarms46119 ай бұрын

  • Man yeah… y’all did a awesome job on that bike… I love it…

    @Wootangtw@Wootangtw5 ай бұрын

  • The Mean Green Machine 😎👍

    @jeffrey3498@jeffrey349810 ай бұрын

  • 45 years riding I have never warmed a bike up by continually throttling a motorcycle like you do. Sorry Johnny, it just drives me nuts. Tell your mechanic he did a great job as usual.

    @mcfuller5020@mcfuller50208 ай бұрын

    • You are absolutely correct. I have always put all my gear on, start the engine and ride off immediately. Same with a car. Of course it goes without saying that the engine should never be worked hard until thoroughly warmed up. Senseless idling wastes fuel and is not bad for the environment.

      @stuartdixon747@stuartdixon7478 ай бұрын

  • Great restore, my buddy scored a 77 KZ1000 for dirt cheap and it is in stock form 50,000km on it and overall very very good shape. Love your restore but painting frame green destroyed it for me, should have been left black

    @kiddcisco@kiddcisco8 ай бұрын

  • I had a 78 kz-1000 ! Had a farring on it & color Red ! Ran great ! Love to have another !

    @winstonlemaster1693@winstonlemaster16938 ай бұрын

  • ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL!

    @BrianLarson1326@BrianLarson132610 ай бұрын

  • Hilo is a badass! Very nice ride.

    @toddgreim9254@toddgreim925410 ай бұрын

  • nice build

    @timlangley8926@timlangley892610 ай бұрын

  • Everything is super nice, if that bike was mine and I am forced to choose a monochromatic theme, it will be black!

    @pablocespedes9585@pablocespedes958510 ай бұрын

  • Very nice! Awesome bike, fantastic sound! Greets from Germany...

    @mcdouglas68@mcdouglas689 ай бұрын

  • Обалденный байк!!!! С детства мечтаю, и наверное она не сбудется. Мне уже 57, но как увидел его в фильме , Каскадеры, так сразу в душу зашел.

    @genafazilov6926@genafazilov692610 ай бұрын

  • Gorgeous build

    @booger65man@booger65man10 ай бұрын

  • minute 24:46 is by far the hardest part of the rebuild

    @dralinrichardson@dralinrichardson3 ай бұрын

  • sweet

    @spookydog6959@spookydog69598 ай бұрын

  • Beautiful work!

    @mikegermain7033@mikegermain70339 ай бұрын

  • crazy nice.....LOVE it!

    @dcwebb1@dcwebb18 ай бұрын

  • Very very nice!!

    @rickdelouise6447@rickdelouise644710 ай бұрын

  • Yet another good one😊😊😊🎉🎉

    @garyleake4616@garyleake461610 ай бұрын

  • Very nice 👍

    @thesighbored@thesighbored10 ай бұрын

  • Lovely apart from the paint job he chose

    @kjrutter17@kjrutter178 ай бұрын

  • Dope

    @AndyPat239@AndyPat23910 ай бұрын

  • Paint it black 💀😎

    @joelikeskawasaki5215@joelikeskawasaki52158 ай бұрын

  • Very nice bike but I wouldn’t have put a green frame on it makes it too green in my opinion too much

    @mikefarge3543@mikefarge35433 ай бұрын

  • Lovely bike Johnny. Could i ask, what colour green is the paintwork and what model are the tank badges from? They set it off a treat. 👍

    @davidcouzens6533@davidcouzens65338 ай бұрын

    • I will have to check his order for the badges. The customer had the body work done himself. I will try to contact him for the info. Please keep in contact with us as we proceed with the info

      @Johnnysvintage@Johnnysvintage8 ай бұрын

    • 👍

      @davidcouzens6533@davidcouzens65338 ай бұрын

  • So very good jobs！ I have 1978 KZ1000A2. Still riding in Japan. Please give me your knowledge, chromed engine covers are genuine parts ?

    @AMUZAK00@AMUZAK007 ай бұрын

    • These are polished aluminum not chrome

      @Johnnysvintage@Johnnysvintage7 ай бұрын

    • @Johnnysvintage Thank you for your quick answer ! I will effort to polish

      @AMUZAK00@AMUZAK007 ай бұрын

  • Toecutter approved.

    @ksavage681@ksavage68110 ай бұрын

  • Are the motor cases polished or painted ?

    @mikegermain7033@mikegermain70339 ай бұрын

    • vapor blasted

      @Johnnysvintage@Johnnysvintage9 ай бұрын

  • What number is the pilot jet?

    @waruneko69@waruneko6910 ай бұрын

  • Nice bike, nice work, nice video. But.. i gotta complain about the removal of sissy bars and the rear rack? These jap bikes don't look right without one. Back in the day, if you saw that tall bar sticking up in the back, you knew it had POWER, it got respect, and just overall good look and feeling. But somewhere in the timeline, people felt embarrassed that it WASNT a Damn Harley, so they took them off. BRING BACK THE SISSY BAR! Bring these bikes back to their glory.

    @extreme978@extreme97810 ай бұрын

    • I think you mean 'Grab Bar'?

      @Jim-MT@Jim-MT10 ай бұрын

    • @@Jim-MT a grab bar is that small bar that go's close to the rear fender. A sissy bar stood up about 18 inches, and had a leather pad on it. Its purpose was to make the passenger feel more comfortable from falling off, coining the phrase "sissy bar"

      @extreme978@extreme9789 ай бұрын

    • @@extreme978 Yep, after owning 32 motorcycles over 60yrs including 3 Harleys I know that. My point was that this bike came with a grab bar that one holds (grabs) onto rather than a sissy bar that one leans back on.

      @Jim-MT@Jim-MT9 ай бұрын

  • Be sure and keep the mask on 😂

    @Buffetgangster@Buffetgangster8 ай бұрын

  • Nicely done. What is the average turnaround time?

    @brianazmy3156@brianazmy315610 ай бұрын

    • It takes about a month, but we are pretty booked up

      @Johnnysvintage@Johnnysvintage10 ай бұрын

  • Does Hilo have a motorcycle and if he could have any classic bike which one would he choose?

    @zrkn1@zrkn110 ай бұрын

    • He has several. He has a custom H2 that is on you tube. Also he has some older harleys

      @Johnnysvintage@Johnnysvintage10 ай бұрын

  • you said your son was born in 1998 and he's 21 now? He should be 21 in 2019.

    @danamuise4117@danamuise41177 ай бұрын

  • 34:28

    @mebeasensei@mebeasensei7 ай бұрын

  • I heard chrome and started to choke back the barf, sorry I'm out, gotta go!

    @jameshisself9324@jameshisself93244 ай бұрын

  • the GREEN MACHINE looks and sounds bad to the bone johnny

    @johnoconnor9331@johnoconnor933110 ай бұрын

  • Nope not for me....

    @redzed40@redzed4010 ай бұрын

    • Yup. For me my 79 kz 1000 gets more use than my Harley. Timeless Beauty

      @uan588@uan58810 ай бұрын

    • @@uan588 was meaning the build mate..i did a factory restore on a 77 Z1000

      @redzed40@redzed4010 ай бұрын

  • Terrible color

    @kevinreichheld236@kevinreichheld2363 ай бұрын
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