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NOTE: SERIOUS KAWASAKI COLLECTORS/BIDDERS ONLY PLEASE....
UP FOR BIDS IS A TOTALLY RESTORED GLEAMING KAWASAKI KZ 440-D L.T.D. (BELT DRIVE) MOTORCYCLE. IT LOOKS LIKE IT JUST ROLLED OFF THE ASSEMBLY LINE. IT IS RESTORED WITH FACTORY NEW PARTS, & SOME NICE ORIGINAL USED PARTS WHEN THE ORIGINALS WERE NOT AVAILABLE ANYMORE. IF YOUR A KAWASAKI ENTHUSIAST THIS IS THE BIKE FOR YOU! YOU WON'T FIND A CLEANER MODEL LIKE THIS ONE! I INVESTED AROUND $2,500 ALONE ON THE ENGINE REBUILD AFTER THE PREVIOUS OWNER WENT BONKERS ON THE COSMETIC REBUILD, & I HAVE RECEIPTS FOR THE REBUILD INCLUDING VARIOUS NEW PARTS I ALSO INSTALLED ON THE BIKE HERE & THERE. THE SPEEDOMETER SHOWS AROUND 2,900 MILES WHICH AIN'T ACTUAL AS THE BIKE IS TOTALLY RESTORED BOTH COSMETIC & MECHANICAL. THE ENGINE NOW HAS LIKE A FEW HUNDRED MILES ON IT AFTER THE REBUILD WHILE THE FRAME HAD UNDER 9,000 MILES BEFORE IT WAS REBUILT. I WILL COOPERATE WITH THE BUYER TO SHIP THE BIKE IF NEEDED, BUT I PREFER A PICKUP IF POSSIBLE TO AVOID BANGING UP THE BIKE. HERE'S A LIST OF THE REPAIRS MADE TO BIKE:
FRAME STRIPPED DOWN TO BARE METAL, GLASS BEADED & REPAINTED
NEW GAS TANK, CAP & FUEL TAP REBUILT (NEW STRIPPING & PAINT ON GAS TNK WITH NEW KAWASAKI EMBLEMS)
NEWER IGNITION COIL
VARIOUS NEW HOSES ON ENGINE
NEWER USED TURN SIGNAL CONTROL BOX (MOUNTED TO BATTERY BOX THAT CONTROLS THE AUTOMATIC TURN SIGNAL CANCEL FEATURE)
NEW BEARINGS IN STEERING COLUMN & NEW BUSHINGS IN REAR SWING ARM
NEW WHEEL BEARINGS FRONT & REAR
ALL NEW CONTROL CABLES INCLUDING SPEEDOMETER CABLE
NEW LEFT HAND TURN SIGNAL SWITCH ASSEMBLY
FRONT FORKS REBUILT, POLISHED & NEW SEALS INSTALLED WITH FRESH OIL. (THEY ARE AIR SHOCKS)
NEW BRAKE SHOES & HARDWARE ON REAR, FRONT BRAKES TOTALLY FLUSHED & REBUILT & CALIPER REPAINTED (PADS ARE GOOD)
NEW HEADLIGHT SEALED BEAM, & CHROME RING WITH NEW HARDWARE
SEAT RECOVERED & NEW FOAM UNDER IT
NEW REAR TURN SIGNALS & STALKS
NEW CHROME FENDERS FRONT & REAR
WHEELS REPAINTED, POLISHED & NEW TIRES & TUBES
MANY NEW OEM FASTENERS & CHROME BOLTS THROUGHOUT BIKE
RE-CHROMED ORIGINAL HANDLEBARS (SOME PICS SHOW THE AFTERMARKET HANDLEBARS INSTALLED ON THE BINE WHEN I BOUGHT IT, I HAD THE ORIGINALS RE-CHROMED & INSTALLED THEY ARE THE HIGHER BARS)
AFTERMARKET CHROME QUARTZ CLOCK & THERMOMETER ON HANDLEBARS (REALLY COOL $120.00 VALUE!)
NEW SCORPION AGM BATTERY STILL UNDER WARRANTY I THINK
NICE USED KAWASAKI FACTORY MIRRORS (BIKE HAD CRUDDY PLASTIC AFTERMARKET THINGS ON IT BEFORE)
NEW TYPE 304 ANTI-MAGNETIC STAINLESS STEEL EXHAUST WITH NEW GASKETS (WOW! AN EXHAUST THAT DOESN'T RUST! A $600.00 ITEM I BOUGHT FROM PREDATOR MOTORSPORTS IN ENGLAND)
NEW FRONT KAWASAKI EMBLEM, & SIDE COVERS WITH NEW 440 EMBLEMS
NEW IGNITION SWITCH
NEW FOOT PEGS INCLUDING THE REAR ONES
REAR LIGHT RE-CHROMED
NEW HAND GRIPS ON HANDLEBARS, & AFTERMARKET CRUISE CONTROL INSTALLED
BIKE HAS FACTORY TOOL KIT (MAYBE SOME EXTRA TOOLS IN IT)
FACTORY OWNER'S MANUAL & FACTORY SERVICE MANUAL INCLUDED WITH BIKE
ENGINE REBUILD:
ENTIRE ENGINE TORN DOWN & THROUGHLY CLEANED
NEW PISTON RINGS & CYLINDERS HONED
NEW VALVES & RE-GROUND VALVE SEATS, & NEW VALVE SEALS
NEW TIMING CHAIN & GUIDES (ENGINE RE-TIMED)
NEW HEAD GASKET & GASKET KIT
SIDE COVERS POLISHED & NEW KAWASAKI EMBLEMS INSTALLED
CARBS TORN DOWN, CLEANED & REBUILT
NEW IGNITION WIRES & PLUGS
NEW AIR CLEANER ELEMENT (THIS ENGINE HAS ELECTRONIC IGNITION (EXCELLENT CONDITION)
NEW ENGINE OIL FILTER
ENGINE BLOCK & CYLINDER HEAD TOTALLY REPAINTED
OTHER PARTS OF ENGINE INSPECTED
TRANSMISSION INSPECTED & LIKE NEW SHIFTS SMOOTHLY (6 SPEED)
RUNS LIKE NEW & NO SMOKE!
BIKE NEEDS NOTHING NOT EVEN AN OIL CHANGE AS ALL FLUIDS WERE CHANGED, JUST PUT IN KEY & GO!
******BEFORE YOU BALK AT THE "HIGH" PRICE OF THIS BIKE CONSIDER THIS: YOU MIGHT PAY AROUND $1,500-$2,000 FOR A DECENT BIKE LIKE THIS & EVEN THEN IT STILL WILL NEED SOME KIND OF WORK. YOU WILL WIND UP PAYING AROUND THE SAME PRICE OF THIS BIKE TO REPAIR THE OTHER BIKE OVER A PERIOD OF TIME WHEN THIS BIKE ALREADY HAS EVERYTHING DONE TO IT, SO YOU AINT REALLY AHEAD BUYING A CHEAPER BIKE THAT NEEDS MUCH WORK.....
I SPEAK FROM EXPERIENCE WITH THIS........
GOOD LUCK BIDDERS!
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