Fuck that, a sick wheelie is 100% worth the cost. Whats the use of modern medicine if we don't use it right! We're helping promote internal limits and medicine
@kawakarma3 күн бұрын
@@stuartmcdonald8683 ha, didn’t think of it that way! And quite right- it was worth it!!👊
@gregm96104 күн бұрын
What a beautiful looking EJ, a shame to see it on the back of a tow truck ❤
@RoadsOfOz6 күн бұрын
When I used to play baseball, my favourite position was catcher. My knees could no longer take it. I had a friend tell me, if you want to keep playing, maybe you should play another position. This extended my playing days for a few more seasons. I applied this logic to riding. Had to give up the single trail (trail bikes). Still have bikes, just not the ones that could potentailly shorten my abilty to ride.
@kawakarma6 күн бұрын
Spot on man! A key part of the planning that came out my down time was to transform the KLX and CRF into light ADVs so my son and I could do more exploring rather than belting around thru the scrub. We’re planning some big trips now which is half the fun! Cheers👊
@darrylturner75028 күн бұрын
You're over thinking it. There are two kinds of people in the world, those who ride bikes and those who don't. If you ride shit can happen, you just deal with it and move on. Get well soon and get back on your bike and enjoy yourself.
@kawakarma8 күн бұрын
Ha,yeh, I had the time so thought I’d go ahead and overthink it!😁👊
@thomaskustusch18778 күн бұрын
Complete beauty, bliss, fulfillment, wholeness, delight…. come up sailing,mate…bring some with’ya
@kawakarma8 күн бұрын
I will! We gotta set it up!
@mmotorcycles94978 күн бұрын
lol. You show off you fall off
@Markusklokk9 күн бұрын
Better a broken bone than a broken spirit! Wish you a speedy recovery, mate 👊
@gerhal70769 күн бұрын
Speedy recovery,mate.
@ngwitorpedo82109 күн бұрын
❤nice,likes this model. I got only rr Kawasaki 150, raider Suzuki + Z900! This one so good c/w supercharge
@TheVEUTE9 күн бұрын
Great old car.
@allworldmusic827017 күн бұрын
You really captured the sounds and feel of the bike, the bike has gone but as I have one and put a dynojet kit through it I can tell you it sound like someone has done that as I took the kit off as it always fouled the plugs, the standard jetting never did though.
@allworldmusic827017 күн бұрын
Really good bike
@tedburnard84118 күн бұрын
Riverland SA?
@kawakarma18 күн бұрын
@@tedburnard841 Yep!
@user-ds2ej3wn8p23 күн бұрын
The Hydramatic auto in those things hum like a bee hive😂
@kawakarma22 күн бұрын
Ha, yes, the legendary short changing hydramatic! I had an Aunt that had a hydramatic silver premier/red interior that I desperately wanted to get my hands on but of course it went to one her kids that wasnt interested and just up and sold it without letting me know!😩
@user-ru5yy7bw9k27 күн бұрын
Just awesome enough said 😂😂
@grazianobernardi9491Ай бұрын
verde bianco e rossa xro😂
@grazianobernardi9491Ай бұрын
il mio sogno da bambino di 16 anni❤
@kawakarma29 күн бұрын
Ha, my son is 16 years old and there's no way I'm letting him on this bike!😅
@BlueRageАй бұрын
You know you have a quick shifter with auto blip, right?
@kawakarmaАй бұрын
Ha, yeh, old habits dying real hard! Much more bike than I can ever use but I love it!👊
@BlueRageАй бұрын
@@kawakarma Make sure it's turned on in the menu. The quickshifter is kind of addictive after a while. It ads a whole new perspective to riding. You have to be above 2500 RPM to use it tho...
@peterpryor3217Ай бұрын
Brings back memories and kids today wouldn't have a clue how to drive classics like this , my Dad taught me how to drive the same way in a HR.
@dune7824Ай бұрын
Looks great mate. I think this bike is a bit of a unicorn. It's probably the only bike one can buy new in 2024 which is still carbureted, has a backup kickstart and no electronic assists. It's a bit like the DRZ (which you can still buy a kickstart conversion kit for) but this one has more power in stock trim and is a much lighter bike. Believe it or not quite a few people have put some adventure miles on the KLX450R and it's been touted as having a very reliable engine.
@kawakarmaАй бұрын
@@dune7824 Ha, I’d just resolved to sell the KLX and get a CRF450RL and you send me a message like this! My son and I planning some longer trips and doing some light ADV mods to his CRF450RL, already got the Nomad 20L tank on it and actually think I can get one to work on the KLX and seat concepts on both. I love the KLX but quite a lot of parts for it are tricky to come by now and the CRF is I think maybe the best platform around for this kind of go anywhere conversion. It’s certainly smoother if not a touch heavier than the KLX and the CRF’s 6th gear is a thing. And the fuel injection is actually pretty nice and a bit less temperamental. Well now you make me think twice for sure tho! Cheers 👊
@stephenwalsh8184Ай бұрын
🏍👍👍👍
@kawakarmaАй бұрын
@@stephenwalsh8184 👊👊👊!😁
@dorstefanАй бұрын
The power is really manageable. You wouldn't say you ride a beast.
@kawakarmaАй бұрын
@@dorstefan you’re right, the ZH2 is v smooth and after 6500kms on it I’m used to the way it pulls - and pulls and pulls if you want it to. But when I first rode it the bike was like nothing I’d ridden before and the way it looks ‘beast’ does come to mind - total blast! 👊
@DonotcareabyouropinionАй бұрын
My 238whp zh2 begs to differ 😂😂 that things a monster
@kawakarmaАй бұрын
@@Donotcareabyouropinion Ha yeh. You can keep it tame of course but it’s not what it was built for and the monster is always grumbling and twittering there ready to be released at any moment! 😁🤙
@mndbinaisse8382Ай бұрын
Hi mate , you have done a great job on your DT . Just picked up a 76 model yesterday , it’s a 250 as well . Looking forward to getting into it . All the best with it .Safe biking . Cheers Reece . From Drouin .
@kawakarmaАй бұрын
@@mndbinaisse8382 Awesome! ‘76 was a great year for the bike. Just changing tank shape and paint job really stepped up its enduro appearance. All the best with the restoration. I found it so therapeutic and stuck my mantra of only working on it when I felt like it (which was most of the time anyway!) and just stopped when anything got a bit frustrating! Look forward to seeing how your comes up if you post a vid. Cheers
@2Fast4You-636Ай бұрын
Great beginner Ducati!
@kawakarmaАй бұрын
Great beginner Ducati but not such a great beginner first bike!😁
@2Fast4You-636Ай бұрын
@@kawakarma I concur! But if I had one in my early twenties,I wouldn't mind spending all the time in garage tinkering with it as long as I could ride it on Sunday's mornings without major problems.And the half fairing version is double as sexy in my humble opinion, doesn't hint that SS(supersport) designation so much,as it isn't a supersport in the real sense of the word,again in my humble opinion 🙃
@1zingeroАй бұрын
Im having the same issue with fowling plugs also. Im working to figure out why. Theres something wrong thats causing it. I hope you told the buyer the issue before he gets stranded somewhere!
@kawakarmaАй бұрын
Certainly told him it ran rich but he didn’t care as he was buying it to completely strip and restore the bike as his first motorcycle project after spending years restoring cars! So everyone was happy!
@thetonetosserАй бұрын
600SS was my first bike after passing my test in "96. Cost me £4000 second hand. Got used to the power really quickly. Chopped it in for a 748 a year later. No regrets 😊
@kawakarmaАй бұрын
@@thetonetosser yeh I actually bought it for my daughter’s first bike - you can see that vid - but she never rode it - wife said no way! Even tho it’s not, it looks fast but does have a bit too much Italian character- she bought herself a Kwacha 400 instead! Also, v happy actually, sold her for $1,500 more than I’d paid and only spent about $500 on it while I had it😁👊
@thetonetosserАй бұрын
@@kawakarmaI always wanted a RVF400 back in the day. Finally got one a couple of years back. Lovely bike to ride but I'd forgotten how low powered these bikes are. Had it a couple of years then sold it. Now I want an RC45 but my bank account isn't interested 😊
@woooster17Ай бұрын
Been there, know the feeling.. Lovely bike too, sounds great for a 600! 🔥
@user-dg5dv8cw5wАй бұрын
nice job love it❤
@RoadsOfOzАй бұрын
I was sad when I sold my 600 Supersport. Then 2 days later someone bought my Moto Guzzi Griso. 2 italian princesses gone in 48 hours. I would buy another Supersport without hesitation. Maybe the 900 one day.
@kawakarmaАй бұрын
I enjoyed watching the restoration of your 600. Nicely done! I think if I ever get another Ducati it might be a Sport 1000 although I’d probably need help getting shoehorned into the riding position!😁👊
@mmotorcycles9497Ай бұрын
Sorry to hear that. Man I wish we would have got the 600 in the states I would have gotten one when I was younger for sure.
@tristanhunter5553Ай бұрын
What year ninja 400 is it?
@kawakarma17 күн бұрын
@@tristanhunter5553 2011 😁👊
@gerhal7076Ай бұрын
YES,YES, Welcome to the Green Side.......
@mmotorcycles9497Ай бұрын
That’s the cleanest dealership ever
@kawakarmaАй бұрын
Such a neat little gallery and the staff were of course just so friendly. Showed em a few pics of my ZXR and ZH2 and we were buddies!
@mmotorcycles9497Ай бұрын
@@kawakarmaI’d love just to visit
@markrobinson4981Ай бұрын
I bought a 73 RT 360 that’s having an entire engine rebuild. 12 volt conversion. I live in Blackwood SA so your contacts for painting and shock absorbers would be very helpful. Cheers
@kawakarmaАй бұрын
@@markrobinson4981 Hi Mark, here are the contact details for who I used and would recommend for paint and shocks. Going to make some vids of your restoration? Keen to see how it turns out! Cheers Daniel Stone Auto Paint - did a great job on my tank and oil tank 0405 500 471 41 Chapman Rd, Hackham Hard Chrome Services - straightened and re-hard chromed the front shock inner tubes. 8295 2822 135 Mooringie Ave, Camden Park *I did get rear springs re-chromed somewhere near Daws Rd but can’t find the details - lots of companies around that can do this. Hoey Racing - put the front and rear shocks together 8262 3600 3/111 Research Rd, Pooraka
@markrobinson4981Ай бұрын
@@kawakarma thanks so much for the info. I will take some photos and videos of the process and would like to put it together for a KZbin video or give it to my lad to do. Thanks again
@user-rn4uw6zw4fАй бұрын
Nice original EJ...The radio is worth as much as the car.lol...The brakes might have had too much drag when they fixed them and settled in tight.
@wayno232 ай бұрын
Birds are keeping up with you mate need to go faster 🤣 well explained 👍 💚 my green machine too 💨🚀
@wayno232 ай бұрын
I bought a brand new zx12r in 2000 , I understand your joy & astonishment on how smooth & powerful their top shelf bikes are 💚 i still got mine 👌👍
@alanpratt558023 күн бұрын
Yeh me to I sold mine in 2020 just now I’m trying to find it again cause I miss the whoosh
@wayno2323 күн бұрын
@alanpratt5580 what bike was it ?
@alanpratt558023 күн бұрын
@@wayno23 zx12r a1 bought march 2000 W reg.
@wayno2322 күн бұрын
@alanpratt5580 oh cool yeah i bought mine April 2000 the first green one in Western Australia. Good luck might hope you track it down, what city did you sell it in ?
@alanpratt558022 күн бұрын
@@wayno23 sold it in Glasgow
@dlrmon12 ай бұрын
Nice job...Sadly to many of the DT’s were MX’d (stripped) back in the day. I broke the frame (multiple times) and bent the crankshaft on mine. Fortunately parts bikes were cheap. I would love to come across a good DT250 again with a pile of parts...I’d be a lot nicer to it today.
@richardwoodhouse83972 ай бұрын
Get a ecu flash asap as these h2's shouldn't be runnimg lean on fuel and stick a k&n air filter in while your at it, not that you need the extra bhp😅
@kawakarma2 ай бұрын
Ha, yeh, did do the air filter but not sure it’s worth it for me to mess with the ecu- I generally use less than half the throttle most of the time as it is😁👊 but every now and then it nice know that there isn’t much out there quicker off the lights - you know just getting well out in front of the traffic for safety!
@joebloggs26352 ай бұрын
Suggestion. Maybe a relay in that power circuit that is fed from a power on control wire. It will just drain your battery otherwise.
@GlenB19632 ай бұрын
Nice boat brother.
@mmotorcycles94972 ай бұрын
Nice day beautiful bike what else to ask for
@kawakarma2 ай бұрын
Hey M it’s crazy that we’re having such clear 20 degree days still and it’s almost apparently mid-winter. Go climate change!
@RoadsOfOz2 ай бұрын
Love the ZXR's. First time that I was terrified on a motorcycle was on the back of one of these.
@kawakarma2 ай бұрын
Ha, the ZXR used to still terrify me from time to time too until I bought the ZH2. Now I’m slightly terrified all the time! But I read it’s probably good for maintaining testosterone levels or something!😁👊
@woooster172 ай бұрын
I have an H2, so I’m vicariously riding through you…as it’s raining here in the UK..again. 😏👍🏼
@kawakarma2 ай бұрын
Yeh I’ve seen your H2 - no way I’d be taking that beautiful beast out in the rain!
@gerhal70762 ай бұрын
Brought a smile to the dial.
@gerhal70762 ай бұрын
Allright,Allright,Allright.....
@kawakarma2 ай бұрын
He,he,he!
@gerhal70762 ай бұрын
More ZXR H1 content,kind sir.
@nkd28833 ай бұрын
I do want to hop on that beast after you get her kickstarted…. Wait for her to warm up then take her for a proper rip!🤙
@qtrhors14 ай бұрын
Looks like a 73
@kawakarma4 ай бұрын
Hi, definitely a 74. Got the original owners book!👊