I had to stop watching ,wife had me bring recycling out to the garage. Had to look at my 81 KZ750 LTD . Still glad I have not sold it. Got it new in 81 ,at 18 ,It would be like selling almost the last of my teen years It’s a keeper for life !
sa fait vraiment plaisir de voir que il y à encore de très bon mécanicien qui remet les anciennes Moto Kawasaki Magnifique je suis Belge et j habite le ville de liège je regarde vos vidéo sa fait plaisir dans les années 80 j'avais une Kawasaki KH 250CC Et Mon cousin avait une KH 400CC Couleur Verte les 2 motos Merci jean-marie de Belgique.
Holy Shite, in 1980 my father owned North Valley Kawasaki in Denver, CO, I had this EXACT bike in 1980, same color, Kerker 4 into 1, K&N air filters, the two-tier saddle seat, dual front disc, rear disc, one of the sweetest bikes i ever had! Nothing sounded like it, and the power was awesome. At one point, we had put so many Kerker pipes on that engine, my garage at home must have had 200 stock-single pipes just hanging around. They would have been worth a fortune today!
Johnny sir, please wear a helmet when testing your bikes; accidents do happen, especially when we are not sure of the temperament of the overhauled bike. You are doing an amazing job; love watching your labour of love. You have a great great team.
I hope this clown takes better care of your restoration than he did of his original purchase. I have a '79 LTD 1000 that I bought new and it still looks new!
The numerous video updates, all the time, care and attention to all & every detail on every bike rebuild/restore is so impressive and the results are so fantastic. Every one of them is a masterpiece of the arts & trades.
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I had bought a brand new 1980 LTD 1000 off the floor ,paid $3295.00 out the door. this bike here look's just like the one I had except for I had bought the high rise sissy bar with an Gold Eagle in the center it was Beautiful , really mss that bike.
I have those same carburetors on my 78 KZ 1000 the stock carburetors are 26 mm and the ones on that bike I believe or 29 mm Mikuni‘s smoothbore’s...along with the 4 into 1 Kirker header work great, awesome job on the bike looks incredible you guys do a nice work.
At first LTD looks rough. The end product is beautiful. Sadly I am giving up on my 1982 Kawasaki KZ 1000 LTD. Could not find a way to get it to you, and my health declines now. Please take care, and I will continue to enjoy your videos!
This is my bike I bought it new from Honda???? But anyway now here it is.... trashed.. what a great story, makes you feel like you were there every step of the way...
I'd vapor blast everything and powder coat anything thats possible. I wouldn't replace any of the engine covers. Vapor blasting will make everything look brand new. Nice work.
Lovely...and that sound is soooo nice. Personally, not such a fan of the LTD small fat rear wheel and seat but it looks damn fine and what a bike. As usual your resto and explanation is sooo good. I watch and listen to your vids when I have to settle down, clean up, and get my head straight. Love it. Keep 'em coming.
Carbs are 29 MM, i had them on my Z-1, made some improvement Hey Johnny, did you ever hear of BROWNS plating in Kentucky? They were the place to send for chroming back in the 70's and 80's, they did AMAZING WORK
Hi Johnny, happy holidays, another great Kawasaki video, timelapse was a bonus edition, alot of work to restore a motorbike properly. Keep them comming, I saw you had a SR650 in background, good bike.
I bought the last 80 in the showroom,paid 3000$$ for it .identical to this w/chrome kerker & engine side casing,carb tops & bottoms but my fins were black.loved it .got stolen ,couldn't find another so got a 1100 Honda ss.nice bike too but miss my LTD.
"the second gear was damaged..I think its been run hard at some stage''-I think the over-bore+nitrous gave that away!!..beautiful resto-amazing attention to detail.--I don't mind the goldy-blue discoloration on headers-I like the look and at least it shows the bike is being used and is not a show pony. Great job.
Those WERE new tires😂😂😂 . He should have gotten 2 of each. 1 for the drveway and one for when he gives it to you, with no flat spots. NOW it is a beautiful bike. THAT IS WHAT A MOTORCYCLE SHOULD LOOK LIKE.
Beautiful! First time I've seen issues with any gears, unlike on the Hondas. But as you said, this thing was probably abused in racing or dragging. IMO, the black and straw colorization on the headers is a feature, not a bug.
Wow I have a 1980 ltd. I only wish I could afford to have it done like this! I love my bike but it hasn't ran in over 15 years! I really neglected my bike. I has been inside the last 8 years or so. Maybe one day I will be fortunate to have it restored!
@@Johnnysvintage I have 3 kz, 1 is a 79 Ltd gas a new motor and its a total basket case! I have my 80 Ltd 1000 its a complete and in beautiful condition with exception of a custom repair that was done 25 years ago! I have a 1975 Z1 spoke wheel bike all free just been neglected for many many years!
I wish I still had all the old kz's I have owned. Sold my last one about 8 years ago. Now I can't afford to buy another. Lol Total rebuild in my dining room. Lol
Manfred009 was it a 81 or 82 . I still have my 81 kz750 LTD 23,000 miles on it. The carbs are plugged up and need work . I still cannot sell it . Got it when I was 18 , I and going to replace the carbs in order to ride it again.
That's good I'm glad you did. I used to race and ride a lot of kz's back in the old days and several of my bikes that I had , had the high-speed death wobble it was really scary. Sometimes it was from other things sometimes it was from the bushings. I think they wear out around 20 or 30,000 miles something like that. You could accelerate through it and it would go away but as soon as you slide back down to the same speed that it started you would have to ride it out as you slow down. Scary stuff
@@CB.5 I can tell that you never rode one of those at triple-digit speeds or else you would know what I was talking about. They weren't all about handling back in them days
I have that same bike right now, how do I get this restoration done? I have had it since 1990, it was turned into a street/drag bike. I want it back to stock. That restoration is awesome!
To watch your master mechanic at work is just a gem!!This man is a genius.I have the up most respect for his
craftsmanship
!!
I bought this same bike in '80, wish I still had today...
I had to stop watching ,wife had me bring recycling out to the garage. Had to look at my 81 KZ750 LTD . Still glad I have not sold it. Got it new in 81 ,at 18 ,It would be like selling almost the last of my teen years It’s a keeper for life !
sa fait vraiment plaisir de voir que il y à encore de très bon mécanicien qui remet les anciennes Moto Kawasaki Magnifique je suis Belge et j habite le ville de liège je regarde vos vidéo sa fait plaisir dans les années 80 j'avais une Kawasaki KH 250CC Et Mon cousin avait une KH 400CC Couleur Verte les 2 motos Merci jean-marie de Belgique.
My Dad gave me an old KZ 1000 . Fast big bulletproof bike ... Started a motorcycle fascination with me that’s never ceased . Thanks Dad
Holy Shite, in 1980 my father owned North Valley Kawasaki in Denver, CO, I had this EXACT bike in 1980, same color, Kerker 4 into 1, K&N air filters, the two-tier saddle seat, dual front disc, rear disc, one of the sweetest bikes i ever had! Nothing sounded like it, and the power was awesome. At one point, we had put so many Kerker pipes on that engine, my garage at home must have had 200 stock-single pipes just hanging around. They would have been worth a fortune today!
Wow, I love building bikes, but this is another level. So much inspiration and thank you for sharing.
She's a beauty! Love that Kerker pipe!
It's been many years since I had my KZ900, but I can still hear the engine howling in my head... lol
The proportions were perfect they still look good to this day. Timeless.
Man I love seeing the resurrection of these bikes.
Awesome Johnny. Absolutely stunning. Watching Helo's head work amazing. Hope this bike make your front page with a couple of calendar girls.
Johnny sir, please wear a helmet when testing your bikes; accidents do happen, especially when we are not sure of the temperament of the overhauled bike.
You are doing an amazing job; love watching your labour of love. You have a great great team.
Excuse me? Did I hear you right? "I think this is clean." Is that what you said? As far as I'm concerned it's IMMACULATE! Wow!
Honestly, I love pipes that have turned blue and gold. I think they look beautiful.
I am younger and own a new z900rs, id love to own one of these one day. Just amazing machines for the time they came out
I OWNED THE EXACT SAME BIKE WITH THE KERKER HEADER THATS A GREAT BIKE FASTEST BIKE I EVER HAD N I HAD QUITE A FEW ONE GREAT MACHINE
Beautiful work you’ve almost inspired me to skip my other projects and do my 78 LTD
The only thing correct that the Owner did was to bring that bike to you. He brought it to the Right Place.
Beautiful craftsmanship. 👍🏻
I hope this clown takes better care of your restoration than he did of his original purchase. I have a '79 LTD 1000 that I bought new and it still looks new!
The numerous video updates, all the time, care and attention to all & every detail on every bike rebuild/restore is so impressive and the results are so fantastic. Every one of them is a masterpiece of the arts & trades.
I had bought a brand new 1980 LTD 1000 off the floor ,paid $3295.00 out the door. this bike here look's just like the one I had except for I had bought the high rise sissy bar with an Gold Eagle in the center it was Beautiful , really mss that bike.
The engine works like a clock. great stuff.
I have those same carburetors on my 78 KZ 1000 the stock carburetors are 26 mm and the ones on that bike I believe or 29 mm Mikuni‘s smoothbore’s...along with the 4 into 1 Kirker header work great, awesome job on the bike looks incredible you guys do a nice work.
I bought 1 just like it in 1980.put a lot of$$ into it & it got stolen I never recovered fully.40 yrs later I still love that bike.
a beast in there day, excellent job on rebuild, pass as brand new, you fellas are obviously the best of the best
Nice bike ....Have a nice christmas you guys
Absolutely beautiful. Personally I think the coloring on the headers due to heat looks cool.
Fantastic re birthing! The end result justifies whatever the cost was ! Great work & a bike better than new !
I was the one who painted it blue in 2007 my first major paint job! I saw it when they had it finished it looks amazing you guys did an awesome job!
I am glad you like it. That was a big job
Love the way you name the bikes. My KZ550ltd's name is Pancho
Great job, thanks for posting! Merry Christmas 2019!
At first LTD looks rough. The end product is beautiful. Sadly I am giving up on my 1982 Kawasaki KZ 1000 LTD. Could not find a way to get it to you, and my health declines now. Please take care, and I will continue to enjoy your videos!
Fantastic meticulous work!Excellent
My 81 KZ750 LTD HAD ITS SPEEDOMETER PIN FALL OFF, HOLY CRAP YOUR CLEAN UP LOOKS GREAT
Looks HOTTTTT, nice paint job, i think a nice gold RK gold chain would have been a better choice but yeah its nice
This is my bike I bought it new from Honda???? But anyway now here it is.... trashed.. what a great story, makes you feel like you were there every step of the way...
Preciosa la moto, muy bonita y gran trabajo 👏👏
Amazing! my favourite TH-cam channel.
I'd vapor blast everything and powder coat anything thats possible. I wouldn't replace any of the engine covers. Vapor blasting will make everything look brand new. Nice work.
Lovely...and that sound is soooo nice. Personally, not such a fan of the LTD small fat rear wheel and seat but it looks damn fine and what a bike. As usual your resto and explanation is sooo good. I watch and listen to your vids when I have to settle down, clean up, and get my head straight. Love it. Keep 'em coming.
Carbs are 29 MM, i had them on my Z-1, made some improvement
Hey Johnny, did you ever hear of BROWNS plating in Kentucky? They were the place to send for chroming back in the 70's and 80's, they did AMAZING WORK
wonderful transformation
Hi Johnny, happy holidays, another great Kawasaki video, timelapse was a bonus edition, alot of work to restore a motorbike properly. Keep them comming, I saw you had a SR650 in background, good bike.
I bought the last 80 in the showroom,paid 3000$$ for it .identical to this w/chrome kerker & engine side casing,carb tops & bottoms but my fins were black.loved it .got stolen ,couldn't find another so got a 1100 Honda ss.nice bike too but miss my LTD.
"the second gear was damaged..I think its been run hard at some stage''-I think the over-bore+nitrous gave that away!!..beautiful resto-amazing attention to detail.--I don't mind the goldy-blue discoloration on headers-I like the look and at least it shows the bike is being used and is not a show pony. Great job.
Nice job! It was a Police bike in the eighties. It was worth restoring.
Those WERE new tires😂😂😂 . He should have gotten 2 of each.
1 for the drveway and one for when he gives it to you, with no flat spots.
NOW it is a beautiful bike. THAT IS WHAT A MOTORCYCLE SHOULD LOOK LIKE.
You are the man beautiful you do them bikes up right
A work of art .
Beautiful!
First time I've seen issues with any gears, unlike on the Hondas. But as you said, this thing was probably abused in racing or dragging.
IMO, the black and straw colorization on the headers is a feature, not a bug.
nice build. like the color too..
pops..u handle that bike pretty good !!!!!.......just kidding....luv ur vidz & work...old kawys rule . !!!
Thanks for sharing. Very nice, as always!
Beautiful bike and I almost went with its big brother the KZ1100 LTD but choose the KZ1300 instead back in the day.
You outdid yourself on this one....awesome job
Wow I have a 1980 ltd. I only wish I could afford to have it done like this! I love my bike but it hasn't ran in over 15 years! I really neglected my bike. I has been inside the last 8 years or so. Maybe one day I will be fortunate to have it restored!
If it becomes a dead end project, let us know. We are always looking for bikes to do
@@Johnnysvintage I have 3 kz, 1 is a 79 Ltd gas a new motor and its a total basket case! I have my 80 Ltd 1000 its a complete and in beautiful condition with exception of a custom repair that was done 25 years ago! I have a 1975 Z1 spoke wheel bike all free just been neglected for many many years!
Those sound like great riders and projects. If you decide to fix up or sell them,
please let us know
@@Johnnysvintage
Chris Riddiford
Great video, beautiful bike, top beard!
I want one now!
I wish I still had all the old kz's I have owned. Sold my last one about 8 years ago. Now I can't afford to buy another. Lol Total rebuild in my dining room. Lol
Great work guys🇮🇪
Was never a fan of the LTD until the Eliminator came out.
Love the music during time lapse. What is it? I think that is one of the best bikes you’ve done to date imo.
P099
Stunning 😍
Had 1 just like it. Great bike
That pulls hard for a 40 year old bike!
Beautiful, love the colors!👍👍😀😀
What a Christmas present from Johnny😎
Man you do awesome work buddy...
Don did my gauges, turned out beautiful.
Looks like cbx turn signals, send em over!
Absolutely beautiful! Nice work!
Beautiful job
Nicely job.
GORGEOUS!
The 1000 just never had the patina of the 9s
My markers turned blue & good at the top but didn't bother me.a trip down memory lane .
Wow. So amazing.
DAMN! Hilo is FAST!! ⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️
😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳
Front turn signals are wrong. Should be handle bar mounted. Beautiful bike.
Nice job
I had one of those back in the day
Amazing
nice job!
I had a 1974 Kawasaki Z-1, and a 1980 KZ-1000 that looked identical to this motorcycle.
How do you get those wheels to look that good? Never had any luck polishing the aluminum shiny parts to that degree of shine.
Nice ✅ Work
Stunning.
My first Motobike was a Kawasaki 440 LTD with 27 hp :-)
Manfred009 was it a 81 or 82 . I still have my 81 kz750 LTD 23,000 miles on it. The carbs are plugged up and need work . I still cannot sell it . Got it when I was 18 , I and going to replace the carbs in order to ride it again.
Stunning!
W😎 W I'm really enjoying the footage 🎥🎬🎞️ , I Owned one like that, 👍👍👍‼️ Diamond Dave ♦️♦️♦️‼️
F*ckin love that kz1000 sound ♥️
Merry Xmas
It looks awesome except for one thing did y'all check the swing arm bushings to make sure they were still in good shape?
yes we did
That's good I'm glad you did. I used to race and ride a lot of kz's back in the old days and several of my bikes that I had , had the high-speed death wobble it was really scary. Sometimes it was from other things sometimes it was from the bushings. I think they wear out around 20 or 30,000 miles something like that. You could accelerate through it and it would go away but as soon as you slide back down to the same speed that it started you would have to ride it out as you slow down. Scary stuff
@@kinnybingman8666 For some reason I think you have no clue what you're talking about or you didn't even watch the video.
@@CB.5 I can tell that you never rode one of those at triple-digit speeds or else you would know what I was talking about. They weren't all about handling back in them days
I have that same bike right now, how do I get this restoration done? I have had it since 1990, it was turned into a street/drag bike. I want it back to stock. That restoration is awesome!
We are kind of jammed up at this time. You can give us a call after the virus mess is over
Interesting video as always. Beautifulrestoration. Is the engine just vapor blasted ? No coating afterwards?
yes vapor blasting. Polished aluminum covers
very nice!
Where did you find the rear master cylinder for the bike? Can't find a rebuild for this model year
Kawikazi !!
2 -G's for one of those back then you were in the Crotch Rocket club.
I wonder how many $$$$ you have to charge,its very nice.