this is the new machine before my off .....

Nice.... so whats the damage?

Nice Johnny, bit different to the Kwack isn't it?

Kaos

Nice looking bike there Johnny!

Bah.... bit of tidying up to do on it now though I suppose??

Fantastic looking machine., you've done a great job on it. Pity you dinged it but I suppose you'd be bored without something to work on.

Any judgement on what caused the crash?

Dermot, on Oct 19 2007, 03:15 PM, said:

Aliens!!

Johnny it looks pretty damn good. I like the minimalist look.

Hope she ain't too badly damaged!

Now thats a nice lookin Bike (Green with Envy)

nice 1 johnny
what does it look like after you customised it hahahahaha
had a 78 z650 slightly streetfighter job was going well till a car pulled across me
hope the damage is not 2 bad

The Mex, on Oct 19 2007, 03:32 PM, said:

I see.....but if this is the case then I don't think it was the aliens

The Mex, on Oct 19 2007, 11:28 PM, said:

yeah... hopefully wont be too bad. my leg wont let me kick it over to see if it runs , im presuming it should no petrol,oil or any other fluids bleeding from it. one of the front forks is like a banana so they will have to be replaced.. that to my untrained eye is the only major bit of work that ill need help with.. other than that footpeg,rear brake pedal to be replaced/reattached.. petrol tank to be filled and painted.. a good few scuffs to dremel..
and last but not least the reason behind the goddamn incident in the first place.. my shoulder is still pretty tender as is my back,i put at least some of that down to picking the bike up and hauling it to the side of the road cosidering the bike was in gear and front wheel was jammed..the bike is smallish but theres nothing light about the frame/engine.. i can't go at the thing id say until at least next week..
its funny how you dont realise how often your "just about to walk" 11 month old climbs up your leg until it has a nice slice of skin peeled off it (the leg that is!!)...

jimbob, on Oct 20 2007, 06:13 AM, said:

theres a nice z650 on donedeal.ie for handy money.. ill try and post a pic if your interested

Front forks look standard Z750 equip there J, Stanchion won't cost a fortune to replace. I'll rebuild them for you if you like.

TweePaddy, on Oct 20 2007, 05:40 PM, said:

jaysus..fair play to you.. ill suss everything out and give you a bell.. i havnt the first clue about forkery so ill have to get some help with the diagnosis.. there might be someone with a lot more knowledge than me coming to have a look next weekend.. hopefully anyway.. thanks for the offer dude.. really appreciate it!!!!!

CLASS MACHINE

johnny, on Oct 20 2007, 11:03 AM, said:

...some hairy fupper I suppose??

John Shanahan told me he had the machinery for straigtening forks. However I haven't tested him on it so I don't know how good bad or indifferent the job would be.

Dermot, on Oct 20 2007, 01:13 PM, said:

Methinking "banana" shaped forks are beyond salvage.... I've a plan though!!

Dermot, on Oct 20 2007, 10:13 PM, said:

i would say bad and indifferent.....

The Mex, on Oct 20 2007, 10:20 PM, said:

it dosnt have anything to do with a 750/4 doner bike does it or a zkwack that has been errrm unattended for some time in someones backyard!?!

jimbob, on Oct 20 2007, 06:13 AM, said:

1300 euro... nice price ..description sounds cool... type kawasaki into donedeal....id be tempted but id be strung up (id probably go for the 5oo/4 first anyway!!)

johnny, on Oct 20 2007, 09:08 PM, said:

johnny, on Oct 20 2007, 09:08 PM, said:

God No!!

johnny, on Oct 20 2007, 09:08 PM, said:

That is an engine, frame and a few bits....
Someday though!!

johnny, on Oct 20 2007, 09:22 PM, said:

when i seen the last reply i went and had a look
im in the same situation i be shot if i turn up with another bike
i still have the zzr 1100 sitting at the side of the house
i remember the unlce talking about his 400/4
he still has a ltd 750 just sitting there

[quote name='johnny' date='Oct 20 2007, 09:08 PM' post='136669']
i would say bad and indifferent.....

Ah, your beginning to sound like one of his customers johnny, heard he comes highly recommended as a vendor of bike batteries that are suitable as door stops............lol

I love the bike!
I realise this is an old post - but when I saw the pics I had to comment!

Hope you managed to get everything fixed ok.

Jarv, on Jan 31 2008, 02:54 PM, said:

If you're down in Kerry sometime, We can give a run out that way....

Nice bike, and Johnny is a great character too!!

Not fixed yet as far as I know!!

Super looking machine. I too love the clean look to it too. It's just very classy. Hope you get it going soon. I hope to get to see it for real when you have it back on the road.

homerbiker, on Jun 5 2008, 02:38 PM, said:

He's going to love seeing this thread resurected!!

(I think it's the CB that's top of the TLC list at the moment)

That's a lovely bike all right. Hope you can restore it to its former glory.

Just noticed this fella on my (several times) daily check on donedeal & thought it may be of interest to some peeps on here:

750 custom cruiser

Looks like the kz750 at the top of this post (I thought anyway!)

thanks folks.. twas a nice looking machine alright! the story is... 1975 cb750/4 with john o grady at the moment to finish off restoration, sell same when complete and use proceeds to replace front end of the kz and then vroom vroom again!