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#16 PostAuthor: Tonto » Sat Feb 22, 2014 8:05 pm

I've nearly finished my winter project Kettle resto: just a couple of final pieces: clocks are at a Guru's and Tank is with Simon Flying Tiger to work his magic. Then, hopefully come Spring, she will be burbling around the country lanes of deepest Lincolnshire.

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Just got myself a 1979 Z1300 A1 to practise my polishing skills on - that should keep me busy :D :D
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#17 PostAuthor: nw66 » Sat Feb 22, 2014 8:16 pm

Nice Gt Tonto, gave mine a polish the other day :D :D

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#18 PostAuthor: Pigford » Sat Feb 22, 2014 8:56 pm

Oh how I loved my GT750 back in the early 1980's - fitted a set of chrome Allspeeds and it sounded fookin' fantastic :twisted:

Would love another one - some day :wink:
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#19 PostAuthor: Padders » Sat Feb 22, 2014 9:55 pm

Very nice Tim
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#20 PostAuthor: Tonto » Thu Apr 17, 2014 2:49 pm

Just finished my Kettle resto, now nice and shiny: on her maiden voyage the RH indicators packed up - but I guess it could have been a lot worse :lol: :lol:

Here she is minus the one dead indicator
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Hopefuly put some miles on her this Summer (assuming we get a summer this year)

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#21 PostAuthor: ZedHead » Thu Apr 17, 2014 4:20 pm

Love Kettles are they easy to get bits for them? Where do you go?
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#22 PostAuthor: Tonto » Thu Apr 17, 2014 6:52 pm

ZedHead: re Kettles, spares are not too bad to get hold of, there are a couple of long standing Suzuki dealers with a big range of Classic Parts, and its helped that Suzuki Japan saw the interest in classics with a potential revenue stream, and started re-producing 1500 Vintage Parts mainly for Kettles and RGV250's. Not sure why Kwak dont do the same ??

There are also some good established merchants about with loads of NOS & pattern stuff.

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#23 PostAuthor: Padders » Thu Apr 17, 2014 7:55 pm

She looks great Tim nice work
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#24 PostAuthor: Richard Q » Thu Apr 17, 2014 9:23 pm

I love the contrast with those black side panels on the kettle, reminds me of my youth and my GT380.

The Zed engine though, :shock: :mi Come winter, I am going to have to get mine looking like that.

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#25 PostAuthor: Tonto » Sun Aug 17, 2014 4:34 pm

After a wee mishap, I decided to bling up my Kettle resto: treated her to a new Flake Orange paint job: looks really nice in the flesh !

When I collected my paint work, there was a Z1 paint set awaiting collection: it was Black Metalic and Lime Green: looked stunning :shock: - wondered if it was it anyione from on here ??

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