PICKING UP THE 1974 KAWASAKI Z1 900 WE BOUGHT FROM JIM

[@johnjwedrall4290]

I'm loving Jimbo and his always talking his funny personality and words of wit and wonderful stories 😊

[@danielscarbrough4363]

Back in the day I was selling Kawasaki bikes when the all new Kawasaki Z1 900 was introduced. What a cool find, I remember those bikes very well, at that time the Z1 was the MOST POWERFUL bike I had ever ridden...and it wanted to KILL ME! The Z1 had a fairly flat straight and very slick vinyl seat cover that wanted to shoot ya right off the back, so if one were to crack that throttle wide open you best be prepared and hang on. The first time I rode one I opened the throttle at about 50 mph in 4th gear and it dang near left me behind when that beast freaking came alive....that's when I realized the need for a better seat design with more grip and better profile! The Z1 900 was a genuine game changer, the latest and greatest Japanese built bike of that time! These days I ride a Harley Super Glide with nearly twice the CC's and half the speed of the Z1, the first bike that wanted to kill me ;-)

[@13coyote13]

Jim was right, you have to compress the front forks, one good bump and off your straps go.

[@chrisl.johnston6622]

And tie off front brake and put in 1 st. Gear etc..we strapped j block kaw pro stock dragbikes for years .toss out the old worn straps. Lol

[@19c1071]

Nothing like good friends , motorcycles , cool cars and trucks , makes for good times ! you guys have a great weekend ! Thanks for the videos !!

[@gerard394]

Great see them all going for lunch delighted for Jim such a Genuine guy

[@khupukanimokgethi1038]

Chad you are blessed to have this elderly men as friends

[@davidwright8938]

A video of all you sitting around having lunch and shooting the shit would be awesome. Please keep Jim and Doug in our future.

[@shawns57garage]

3rd !! This Jim is such a knowledgeable and honest guy ... I just like hearing what he has to say about stuff.

[@Degman17]

Chad's channel is turning into an unscripted TV show that has been naturally accumulating an interesting cast of characters from the best part of the world.

[@jimpatterson2826]

I don't have much of a social life. It's getting alittle better now through

[@shawns57garage]

Well I can tell ya that we love to see and hear from you Jim! Your a kind, knowledgeable and honest man👍 We enjoy seeing and hearing from you.

[@rickdarr5323]

Tell chad to check his messenger on Facebook... I wanna come up and buy a shirt and maybe look at that chev truck you have outside.

[@ellohyou1859]

Jim, I gotta tell you, I personally find you extremely refreshing and encouraging. You seem to be an overly honest, naturally nice person. (Possibly to a fault) I for one hope you never change. I think you could've got a little more money for the Hudson and could have easily asked an additional 500 to a 1000 for all the spare parts. I'm glad no one tried to haggle with you and you got your asking prices. You know, It's nice to know that people like you still exist. Hope to see more of you. Good luck to you and your feline family. Take care and Be well....

[@chrisinfidel]

Jim = decent honest man. Wish I lived in Canada

[@familyfirstgiverespectreci9505]

UK WE LOVE DOWN TO EARTH PETROL HEADS NOTHING BETTER THAN A GOOD OLD FASHIONED CHAT AND CUPPA TEA

[@christianmccollum1028]

Howdy from across the drink! -a fellow petrol head from Texas

[@JustinPaul1st]

Comradre hospitality and good friendship....priceless hard to comeby these days👌👌👌👏👏👏

[@dallasblair5939]

Jim you are a happy guy,,,,I hope you have enjoyed your life,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,your a nice man,,,,good mind, very very bright...

[@blueovallife6868]

Nice Bike Chad!! You are a lucky and deserving man to have all of these amazing people in your life! Doug and Jim have made my hero list!

[@lloydosmondjr1]

I always stick the front tire over in the left corner of the trailer so the steering doesn't turn, I also stand it up straight and not on the kick stand, had a bike go through the wooden floor of a trailer one time because of the kickstand. Just some food for thought Chad. Nice bike, I like them old inline four cylinders. Go like the Nor'west wind on them.

[@greggwalker9375]

Thanx for bringing so many colourful people to us...they do make the world go round!

[@josephsperrazza3082]

My Ltd 1000 , Became non serviceable it was Parked at a gas station And left with the keys in it , now the year 2000 seems like a long time ago , but in 1970 the year 2000 seemed way in the future , now in the the year 2021 the year 2000 was long ago. A parable.

[@dirkg7062]

Great video guys and gal! Jim and Doug are great people. Jim is very knowledgeable and funny.

[@briankinnear7461]

Friend of mine from high school still has his CB750. It was the 3rd CB750 sold in Canada. That was a great bike. It's a sunny and dry day driver these days. Regular maintenance and an engine rebuild about 5 years ago. Pretty much it. Crude bike by today's standard but it's really cool. Hope you can make the Z1 the bike you want it to be. Whatever that is.

[@dallasblair5939]

Thanks for your attitude about things and your life,,,,,,,and the world

[@harveypyke4897]

Great scoop, Jim’s a great fellow.

[@kimkramer5773]

I like and enjoy Joleen's giggle.

[@jz9985]

Chad I can see how happy you are about your new acquisition which makes me happy for you. I also could not afford the things I liked when I was young so its good to see that you are now happy to have something like this to make you happy. Your honesty comes through and this is your reward, Joe

[@fisher7840]

Take care of that, its a legend i have a z1000 when i was young and go from Sweden to spain and back 7000km no problem, thats a Beauty

[@ThePaintwurks]

Doug is as solid as they come ,,,,Jim wears his heart on his sleeve ,,,,chad is the glue and jolene is the face

[@joelav7222]

Jim is so much fun ,he has a lot of interesting stuff and these guys are buying a lot of it . More projects for us to watch..love it man.😎 keep up the great videos Jolene 😊

[@johnpassmore8176]

Great times we all need this friendship right now. Keep on keeping on

[@robertstevison1448]

Always a hoot to see how well all of you get along true genuine friendship

[@JoseyWalesss]

BAD CHAD the best thing for that bike is to use it to make a custom slingshot ( 3 wheel car)that would be sweet and you can do it....

[@adventure002006]

I am going miss your visits to Jims, great guy, love his personality and stories.

[@fifocrew3040]

If you're into these bikes. There are two movies that are a MUST watch. Mad Mad 1 and Stone. Both Australian movies. These bike are very prominent in both movies. I had a 1976 Z1000. Best bike I have ever owned. Love them.

[@SpeedKing49]

Another great video Jolene and Chad. Keep up the great work! Love seeing all the treasures in the old barn.

[@pawpawdiablo313]

Knowing from personal experience definitely Fab up a fork brace....cheerz

[@gkountry664]

Great Group of Friends Having Fun During these times we live in, Great Video !!!!!

[@peterhoulis1184]

Awesome buy theyre a great bike to ride ive owned 7 of them , ditch the race bars and get standard bars as you will enjoy the ride a lot better and its better on your wrists

[@pablorivera6879]

I love to hear laughter, it makes the heart happy

[@ChainsawChuckSmallwood]

I love it when you visit Jim. He needs to make more appearances! Hey JIM! If you read this your the man! We need a few episodes with you telling stories and just talking about ....well, anything lol! Love the enthusiasm about all your things and builds! Thank you chad for bringing this gem too light and being an awesome person yourself!:)

[@jamesglenn2006]

Straight outta Mad Max with that fairing, classic bike👌

[@100Jeanluc]

Love the Z,s, I had a Z1000 back in 82 that I had a bad accident on, nearly died but still love em. Now you take care of that bike, hear. LOL.

[@mikem5509]

What a great friday. Cant wait to see that faring on the bike

[@RamblinAround]

I hope I'm as fit and strong as Doug when I get to be his age.

[@daxtonjabari3088]

You probably dont care at all but does anyone know a method to log back into an Instagram account?? I stupidly forgot the login password. I love any tricks you can give me

[@nikolaiaarav3032]

@Daxton Jabari Instablaster =)

[@TheNKS777]

Chad you have got to get the Z1 sorted on the road

[@rzmod4766]

Oh man these bikes terrorized the streets when i was a kid. Good score chad! And thanks again to jim for letting us in his place again.

[@truetech4158]

There once was a motorcycle who belonged to Jim, who sold it to Chad on a whim, and then they went had lunch, though they showed up early so the bunch went on a hunch for a brunch. Reggie's got the rig. Reggie has got the rig. Margo has got the cargo as you know and Reggie's got the rig.

[@leesmith2162]

Chad got the cargo and doug got the rig

[@veetwin75]

shout out to Jolene for the best cam control, smooth operator!! another great video, thank you

[@jeffcoakley5675]

3 smart guys that all do it all ways they know but do it together Just being Atlantic born dudes Proud to be born here and get along with our our pals we just met and get it done Cheers

[@tracychaffin4410]

Gonna be a nice looking bike. I understand Jim when he says you can get overwhelmed and loose the romance of the project..

[@michaelbristol6467]

Bad Chad helping a brother out in hard times. I commend you for that bro. World needs more people like you. 😉

[@kevinmcleod3741]

I wasn't sure but hard times for everyone. The virus has been hard on us all . Be safe always and you aand everyone else have a great weekend!

[@dalebruce8253]

Listen to Jim he is correct on strapping that thing

[@RubinsRacing350]

👀doug

[@steveconway1875]

Lovely guy Jim. Chad keep the 4in to 1 mate

[@justcarverob9389]

Jim's awesome Chad's great cut chop rebuild boys stay safe stay awesome

[@morgangrenander5941]

Thanx for let us know that real friendship still exists Bless u all Getting s from sweden Chad thats A really Cool Bike 👌

[@laverdad3091]

Chad you're new journey has taken you to meet some of the smartest people in your town, life has bless you and your love one..

[@fantared5263]

An original Z900… I am so jealous. I have trouble handling a soldering iron and suffer enough enviously watching Bad Chad treat metal like he’s making origami. And now he has a Zed… It just ain’t fair :-)

[@joemacdonald2687]

That was another great video.Can't wait till tomorrow.Let's go back to Jim;s and see what else he wants to sell. Ya he's got a great spot there.

[@tfjack97]

Nice find Chad, lot of work ahead. Keep us posted.

[@mycomment474]

Sweet deal, what I see online is that bike as is could sell for as much as $6,400.

[@michaelbristol6467]

Oh yeah you can't find them anymore, there's a few out there, restored your talking 25k.

[@michaelbristol6467]

I seen the tins on Ebay for 5k, tank, fender, and side covers. 😉

[@westonward735]

I don't know how much the Rickman Fairing could go for but I know it's a lot.

[@norton750commando]

@@westonward735 I know right. As soon as I saw that piece of yellow fibreglass come out, I thought, Holy Shit a Rickman Fairing. Haven't seen one of those for 40 years.

[@Logjam5]

You're cleaning Jim out!

[@ejharrop1416]

What a beautiful video and life is good. Jim is very cool and low stress.... great to see in this time of lock downs. Keep on rockin'

[@faerieSAALE]

GOOD GRIEF CHARLY BROWN - missed it by 11 - you know what that means!!!! Yes, a rubber chicken squeaker toy!

[@wildcycles1]

Loved it when Chad asks Jim what book he had and he answers "I haven't read it yet, so I can't tell ya"

[@antoniocovarrubias7831]

Jim I have a photo album like yours, and also keep my memories from the 70s my High school days! Most of my photos are from a Polaroid SX70 I think the battery included and roll were more expensive than the camera it self.

[@damageincorporatedmetal43v73]

You've got one hell of a bike. You did well with the pricing. But even if you didn't restore it & just cleaned it up and gave some shine. You're still looking @ a good return on your investment.

[@justlooking772]

a veryyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy valuable bike when restored ...

[@christianmccollum1028]

Put a girder frontend on her and make a bobber. I don't know much about metric bikes but I know that a chromed girder or springer front end make anything look cooler! 😎✌

[@donaldscheer5206]

You Have A Great Friend In That Jim! Very Interesting Guy For Sure!!

[@bannedlist3451]

Jim is such a cool interesting dude. God bless you Jim

[@rlp2806]

Cheers Jim !!

[@country4lyfe365]

Love the jim episodes. Great guy.

[@AndreHair37]

You bought the bike to fit the seat, I love it, cus I get it! That's a good community you live in Chad and Jolie.

[@72monte61]

Another fun video, I think Jolene enjoys Jim’s wit & wisdom, as we all do !! 😁😁

[@bruceaskin9645]

I very much hope to hear this bike running and Chad taking it for a run back to show Jim.

[@stripfix1979]

What a lovely chap..and a cracking bike.. Roll on the videos

[@chrisinfidel]

Chad, so now you are going to become the "Toecutter" original Mad Max movie. Check out the Z1's in that movie That is what they rode. Best wishes from the UK Don't be nervous Jolene, that is a good price, very desirable Cycle :-)

[@rzmod4766]

Epic

[@chrismcdonald4748]

Green grass still chad. I am in Cape Breton and grass is hiding under the snow all of a sudden 🤣

[@markz7383]

Jim is right. Kaw 900’s sound awesome with a Kerker header.

[@craigmonteforte1478]

Those old KZ bikes were great Kawasaki had the best weight to power ratio during that era ! It wasn’t any surprise to me that they wound up producing the fastest production bike right after. Those of course the Ninja I used to ride a KZ 1000 that was awfully fast but still felt right at high speeds as far as weight on both tires and overall balance on the bike it wasn’t bad on fuel mileage as well in those times I lived in South Florida and rode with a group of guys that we would ride “ Balls Out “ up to Lake Okacobee around the Lake and back home Via Turnpike in those days the traffic was at a minimum and the Police left us alone providing we signaled and acted responsibly in traffic

[@henryescat1104]

Love Jim's place! & Jim seems awesome!

[@Oh-Jay52]

That's going to be " Rapunzel " he's read then !! Bad Chad !

[@jamesmatheson5115]

Cool winter project, would love to own a original Z900.

[@trikerflash]

Can't wait to see what you do with the bike.

[@diy7594]

Love Jim's take on stuff and sorry chad but I love Jolenes little giggles when jim says his bits

[@robertburton9725]

I have seen some of those kz bikes all restored and hopped up. Bad ass bike right there.

[@donaldshortreed3011]

Hi Chad, are you still interested in the Olds? You could do wonders with it, I am sure.

[@mikeinnes6929]

Jim’s 15k up on the week

[@newdogatplay]

The fill plug is the drain as u add new gear oil to it the old stuff comes out ,u kkno its changed wen the new oil starts to come out after the old is out

[@offensive164]

Chad I have a early 1973 kawasaki z1 my favorite bike ever built. Watch the original mad max its full of old kz 1000s good luck with that kawasaki ,I know you'll enjoy the heck out of it

[@Bikeops2021]

Hope you put it back to original, get rid of the drop bars & the fairing, the original exhaust looked awesome!

[@duff558]

If it is the bike Jim shows in the photo album it is a 1975 Z1B. Engine and frame numbers are the key

[@leesmith2162]

That front end squat down and strapped it wouldn’t move , that’s how we transport dirt bikes all the time and there’s never a issue

[@dewalt17rules]

My brother had the same bike 900 Z1 He still misses it.Never had issues with it.

[@vwcoco]

Love the bike , good deal for both so happy days !! Hope much was good 👍

[@daveyelmer3222]

Looks like a great project going to a good home. Gonna be NICE !

[@daveyelmer3222]

Hire Jim to do the engine work - he actually knows what to do !

[@txturbo2010]

Great bike! I use to be a mechanic at the Kawasaki dealership in the early 80s. Worked on a bunch of these.

[@edreeder9853]

Had one, killer bike, fast as hell.

[@anthonynapier4668]

It's a Doug powered Kawasaki cool. 👍

[@gmcnelly2468]

Love Jim's pants (they look like some of mine)!. Best be careful, this will start a trend Jim.

[@jons7771]

That bike is holy grail money!! Great score.

[@OZBIE]

You could part it out and be well ahead.