Reviving my Kawasaki: Lets get Youtube to Foot the Bill!

[@thedeadstig123]

And all tens of us are very happy your doing it up 🤣

[@oscarsgarage447]

😂 Thanks!

[@rupertbollywood1190]

Not all

[@thedeadstig123]

@@rupertbollywood1190 well theirs always a grumpy git

[@bobbyse26]

Good luck with the build ❤

[@mikevanblommestein5726]

This is a project most of us can relate to , great synchronicity with all the original & donor bits coming together . Have fun with the build and good luck with the Oscanomics

[@oscarsgarage447]

Thanks, will do!

[@PaulTurner-f9e]

Greetings from Western Australia. Very well done on your great work so far. I restored one of these as part of my C&Gs Motorcycle Mechanics course in Birmingham 25 yrs ago. Looking forward to following the journey.

[@oscarsgarage447]

Many thanks!

[@andypicken7848]

Oscar Im impressed with the speed at which you first put the parts on the bike. For a man of youre age you have fair turn of speed, I could barely keep up with what you were doing. Thanks for posting

[@oscarsgarage447]

LOL... got to get on with it. 😂

[@fizzy49cc]

Had lots of GPZ's in the past (600/900/750) I also have a GPX250 & KLE500 (both in bits). The 305 has had a lot of stick over the years but I always thought it an ideal little bike for work etc & secretly thought it looked quite cool especially in black/orange. I knew a guy with a 250 Scorpion in the 80's & for a 4T (we all had 2T) it went really well. Ignore the BS & enjoy the rebuild I think it's the right thing to do. Looking forward to updates. Always fancied a ZZR250 .

[@garyfoster7992]

Just subscribed Oscar . Fantastic finding the spares bike with the added boxes of spares & a gentleman seller & regarding the original seller you mentioned quite a shabby way to treat you in my opinion. Looking forward to seeing you triumph” sorry could not resist that “ on the rebuild Cheers Garry

[@oscarsgarage447]

Welcome and thanks for the sub!

[@paultierney8867]

So pleased you got so many others pushing you to go with the restoration. Cannot wait for your updates. 2 sets of bodywork is not a bad thing. You never know you may need it. Well done Oscar. 😊

[@oscarsgarage447]

Thank you so much!

[@Roger.Coleman1949]

I totally concur with your mindset Oscar and was thinking the solution through before you mentioned it !. I did the same with a Yamaha XS500 I bought new, rediscovered years later in a perilous state and got for peanuts a ' blown ' donor bike which was just as well as many parts had become extinct .I also agree with trying to maintain as many ' cycle ' parts of ' your ' bike, a lot would not be bothered with this , a first ' big ' bike like my Yamaha you never forget and becomes part of your ' bike life ' just as the first one did !. Great content and good luck.

[@oscarsgarage447]

Thanks!

[@benjy6358]

sorry late to the show,..this is a happy ending to this bike..absolutely love it..yes, 2 sets of bodywork is ok to have !

[@philtowle4683]

Great little project

[@oscarsgarage447]

Thanks

[@carolotsful]

Yes your restoring BRILLIANT

[@RocketJonny69]

Always worth having a spare set of body panels especially if they’re difficult to find.

[@oscarsgarage447]

Good point!

[@wesleypegden1685]

Great to see you making progress so quickly. Looking forward to seeing this getting done 👍

[@oscarsgarage447]

Thanks 👍

[@jondeegan9410]

The seller was nasty selling your bike to you then striping parts and selling separately

[@maxtheSax8]

Yes, pants pulled right down, and then tried skanky ebay listing to boost the price 😢.

[@davidmurray9193]

Looking forward to seeing the progress

[@roywalford1057]

Should be an interesting project Oscar, look forward to seeing the progress!

[@oscarsgarage447]

Thanks!

[@user-io2et5bv2s]

Great to see your progress. Looking forward to the next video.

[@oscarsgarage447]

Thanks

[@Wazer67]

Awesome score will be good to see it going again don’t forget new plastic oil pump gear they like to self detonate n take out the engine special Kawasaki feature n new cam chain n change cam adjuster to manual if not already done

[@oscarsgarage447]

Oddly enough the cam chain tensioner had already been loosened off...

[@LeeOSullivan-zd1hd]

Glad you’re getting your bike all back together. The bike looks great in red… but the black 🤩 If you could make it black but keep all the red parts too 😎.

[@oscarsgarage447]

Hmmm... alternative colour scheme? Maybe. But not year appropriate... the dilemma!

[@m0ogy]

Great news Oscar 🙂

[@danpullin6610]

We came across your channel not so long ago, subscribed ! started watching your videos about the start of this lovely project, that's mad how you found the doner bike! Yes keep a clean set of body work and keep as much as you can parts wise on your original one! 😊

[@oscarsgarage447]

Thanks for subbing!

[@JohnHonda101]

Good to see you're keeping it.

[@oscarsgarage447]

I am!

[@soggybawsmoto]

I've been watching your stuff for ages, can believe I wasn't subbed. Good luck

[@oscarsgarage447]

Thanks for the sub!

[@callumthomas653]

Looking forward to this series

[@deepsea83]

New subscriber here. Looking forward to following this restoration. That was some pathetic behaviour from the seller tho 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@oscarsgarage447]

Welcome aboard!

[@davidbnsmessex.5953]

Absolutely amazing well done ! .

[@oscarsgarage447]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@michaelj3282]

Good for you buddy. Bet you're looking forward to getting your leg over again.

[@oscarsgarage447]

Can't wait!

[@GreboGent]

Defo go with a spare lot of body work, I’m intending to do the same with a superdream, tatty but original bodywork for daily riding and nice panels for shows!

[@flyingeye9133]

I did a similar thing some years ago tracked down my old HONDA CB250 RS which I last saw in 🤔 1999 it was all thare just needed a lot of work so I shal subscribe to help you out and good luck in the restoration 👍

[@oscarsgarage447]

Thanks for the support!

[@ozzyprogdomino8815]

Good luck bringing your bike back to life. Wish I could find my zxr400, but I think it is in the scrap yard in the sky 😞

[@oscarsgarage447]

Mine was close to joining it....

[@Jinxnator]

Wooooow brilliant Just commented on the last video and your keeping it 😂

[@oscarsgarage447]

😁

[@benmasters1980]

Subscribed mate 👍

[@oscarsgarage447]

Welcome aboard!

[@tommoso55]

Well done that man

[@oscarsgarage447]

Thanks!

[@marco-58]

That doner bike is the Perfect find, really happy at your luck on that. Restorations are for love, not money. It's my hobby and i lose an average of £1,000 per bike, (And i don't care one jot),but you should at least break even, and have a nice bike you once owned, it's a win-win.

[@oscarsgarage447]

Well said!

[@Gary-Seven-and-Isis-in-1968]

The only original parts you need is the Number plate and the VIN . So go for the black panels, tank and fairing. It'll save some time.

[@oscarsgarage447]

That would be an easy route, but wouldn't really feel like my bike. The black panels need repainting though.

[@besenzon1]

Amazing result with the donor bike. Obviously meant to be. Good luck with this project. 💪😎👍

[@oscarsgarage447]

Thanks 👍

[@kins749]

What did the other guy say about snowballing - you're going to end up with 2 complete bikes!

[@oscarsgarage447]

Its not my first rodeo in that area...

[@SmashingPistons]

Oh, now then! Bike content! My aim this year is to get more of this on my channel.

[@johngibson3837]

Hey up mate a doner is nearly always the right thing to do and looking like you've scored well with this one

[@oscarsgarage447]

Think I have come up trumps with that one

[@johngibson3837]

@@oscarsgarage447 hey mate yes good work and I like Oscar's accounting style

[@sandwichbar8226]

Absolutely brilliant score! So glad your bike will live again. Why on earth would the seller block you? Some people are so odd 😅

[@oscarsgarage447]

My thoughts exactly

[@davidbnsmessex.5953]

Probably doesn’t want you to be successful ! .

[@peter3234]

Hope it all goes well as will be watching with great interest. 👍👍

[@oscarsgarage447]

I hope so too

[@podpub711]

rivetting TV I’m avidly waiting for the next vids. Cheers Paul

[@oscarsgarage447]

Coming soon!

[@davidsewell3745]

Great stuff oscar mate looking forward to seeing the finished article, good luck with it

[@oscarsgarage447]

Much appreciated

[@malcolmhutchison62]

So pleased your doing it, cost shouldn’t matter when your heart is in it. But with that in mind…..we’ll done with the doner bike, a brilliant find and speeds the process up too 👍

[@oscarsgarage447]

Thanks so much

[@Pauljennings66]

Great video,good luck with the rebuild

[@oscarsgarage447]

Thanks 👍

[@afvasmr8035]

Gotta see you your leather jacket and the bike back on the road

[@oscarsgarage447]

Might need to lose a bit of weight first!

[@Bart-bb6ge]

Please take your time and restore it to A1 condition.don’t worry about donor parts like the tank you could always have a wall in your garage with your beaten up original parts as your memory

[@oscarsgarage447]

Its a dilemma, if I restore it to A1 will I loose its history?

[@Titus_Phook]

So many top end issues with this bike as i remember back in the day, there is a prestine one riding around my local town, they are a nice bike.

[@oscarsgarage447]

If you have watched episode 1 you will see I had my share...

[@waynemorris4823]

Great video mate and what a result finding that bike in such good condition fit spares. You might be able to put what’s left back together and sell it on or box it up and keep the spares for the future

[@oscarsgarage447]

We shall see! Both an option.

[@christophersales9458]

Love your t shirt it’s really tickled me bike looks in bad way

[@nickbitten9910]

Big respect there mate.

[@oscarsgarage447]

Thanks! 👍

[@tichwykes]

Brilliant news that you got yourself a donor bike I'd probably keep it as original to when you owned it as possible I can't remember what your tank was like but if it's bad then maybe get the new one repainted to match unless the other one will clean up ok inside & then you can put a tank repair resin inside it to keep it in good condition. As for the eBay seller it all sounded a bit shady to me I reckon all the parts were there but probably misplaced them when you went to pick it up as it seems weird that some started to appear after you picked the bike up, sounds to me like he were gonna try & rip you off so I think you've done the right thing with the donor bike.

[@Legotruck82]

You'll love it even tho it isn't 100% your old bike. It will transport you back to a time when your life was simpler. You'll probably laugh at how terrible it is to ride, but love it anyway

[@oscarsgarage447]

You are probably right on the ride, but I do remember it as being a nice handling bike.

[@simonevans676]

Nice I had a belt drive 305 and my mate had a Gpz750Ninja

[@darthvirago]

"I love it when a plan comes together" [ Hannibal" Smith ] Every thing is falling into place. This was meant to happen.

[@oscarsgarage447]

Starting to look that way!

[@procta2343]

Id flat pack all the remaining bits from the donor bike, and box them off as spares, same goes with the body work. So you have spares on tap if needed. The frame you could either sell, or hang it, same goes with the rear wheel, either wall mount it or sell it.

[@oscarsgarage447]

Currently have three rear wheels and one front... 😂

[@BillOdyssey]

Nice one!

[@oscarsgarage447]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@imoldgreg13]

😃

[@blairoutproject]

I’m no mechanic but I think you’re going to need another wheel…..

[@oscarsgarage447]

Not much gets by you! Keep watching, I may need your help again!

[@pattiboychannel311]

I would say thats a result.

[@oscarsgarage447]

Agreed

[@austinmatthews347]

In about 1985 i was at buildung colleage my mate graham had passed his test and he bought a brand new 305 the silver one i went pillion a fair few times i am sure you are aware that they are basically a bored out 250 scorpion with a belt drive

[@oscarsgarage447]

Think that is why the 305 is so fragile...

[@austinmatthews347]

@@oscarsgarage447 the scorpion seems alot rarer possibly due to the gpz branding being so pipular hope you get her back to her former glory

[@andygardner3610]

Glad your giving the bike a new life. Are you just cleaning it up or going the full resto route ie strip blast and repaint the frame and all the other stuff involved? I have done a few. The full resto ones are very rewarding BUT they are so nice when done you hardly dare use them. The clean up ones dont look as good but you wont worry if you get caught in the rain. I'm just starting a full resto on a GPz900r thats been in my shed for 25 years. Hope all goes well with your bike.

[@oscarsgarage447]

To start with just want to get it up and running, phase 2 might be a full resto - but then I would lose its patina? Good luck with your resto.

[@andygardner3610]

@@oscarsgarage447 Sounds sensible. Will give you an idea of how healthy the engine gearbox etc is. Maybe then try to get it back to the condition it was in when you had the bike on the road last.

[@spotsterjon74cu]

A bit sh💩tty of the original Ebayer blocking you, pleasedyou got the donor bike, game on👍🏻

[@rhys180606]

Caliper rebuild kit. No problem. Ebc for discs

[@oscarsgarage447]

Agree on both. Prefer original discs as EBC ones are a different design. Calipers look well seized though...

[@rhys180606]

@oscarsgarage447 you can send me the calipers if your stuck.

[@oscarsgarage447]

Thanks!

[@simonchilli2088]

Did you leave a good seller review after getting your parts thru?🙂

[@oscarsgarage447]

No comment...

[@TheGreatestBeyonder]

So glad you’re restoring it! Bast**d Fleabayers will try anything on… although clearly that seller took being a total tw@t to another level! 😠 I would also like to see you restore the donor bike! LOL 😂

[@oscarsgarage447]

Learnt before, best just restoring one and moving on...

[@daveworthing2294]

The rear tyre on that donor bike. Why on earth would someone put that on?

[@davidcannon1148]

Great. Little intro for things to come. Can’t understand the logic for not selling you the bits you wanted.

[@oscarsgarage447]

Me neither...

[@Retrofordguy]

Your bike seller was clearly a buy strip and sell part by part either that or was stolen to make more than the bikes worth sort of person I hate them parting working bikes out all in aid of money.

[@getoffenit7827]

I didnt have a gpz 305 i had an 83 gpz 550,im not sure if the 305 was available in the states? Anyway ive always liked the looks of the mid 80s gpz bikes. Im going to follow along as you ressurect your 305. I found my old 83 about 10yrs ago..alot was missing and by some miracle an act of God or some dirty Ba$turd put the exact parts i needed up for sale..i bought another 550 from somebody else that was beat up and tired but still ran good for a bit more than i would have spend to get the original parts back

[@oscarsgarage447]

Some of your story sounds familar! I think the 305 was sold in the states. I remember that great ad featuring the 305/550/750/1100 - was a great range but bike development left them behind.

[@getoffenit7827]

@@oscarsgarage447 that 550 i had was really quick,The guy i bought it from had modified the cylinder head,cam and carburetors and added a 4 into 1 Kerker. I really liked that bike! I surprisef a few bigger cc bikes i was barely 130bs 5ft6in midget highway racing was a bit hairy,I could get in front of say a 650 Honda or Suzuki but in order to stay in front of them i had to use 'traffic' to wipe them off my back..open road? Forget it i couldnt match their speed.

[@oscarsgarage447]

I'm also a member of the 5ft 6 club...

[@IHZ3185]

Why?

[@petergrinnell2500]

Can't you just find other parts to fit if you can't find them or you trying to try keep it original that's the thing to me it doesn't matter to me at at least the engine and frame he was trying to make more money out of your one he stripped but right bonus buying the other bike bet you well happy 👍

[@meemee8041]

I dont understand why you couldn't buy from the ebay seller... its weird

[@oscarsgarage447]

I know...

[@Unknown24182]

Blocked you because he took some bits to flog on eBay and didn’t want you to know, He ought to be ashamed wow 🤯

[@jtm2003dad]

Jeez - what happened to you since you were 17 ??? !!!!!! !!!!!

[@oscarsgarage447]

Life...

[@rupertbollywood1190]

Part it out unless you're getting KZbin money to cover the rebuild. There's a GPZ305 project bike (complete) in my home town advertised for sale for £400, and I could probably knock him down further. Will I? No. Not being a dick - just saying that money is money.

[@Bart-bb6ge]

Please take your time and restore it to A1 condition.don’t worry about donor parts like the tank you could always have a wall in your garage with your beaten up original parts as your memory

[@oscarsgarage447]

Its a dilemma Bart. If I restore it to A1 do I loose its character?

[@Bart-bb6ge]

The bike must be important to you as you have tracked it down. What ever you do to it I’m sure it will be the right decision for you and good luck really looking forward to see what you decide. just don’t sell it