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01-30-2012, 05:01 PM
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| Licensed   Joined: Jan 2012 From: Oregon City I Ride: 1976 KZ400 |  Please Welcome Phlebmaster! :-) Hello, My name is Aaron and I just purchased my first bike. It is a bit of a project but that is nothing new to me, I actually prefer it that way because there is no better way to get to know your vehicle than to get down and dirty with it. I have been around many forums...(just google "phlebmaster" to see) and have always had projects of one type or another. This new project however is something special. I have been looking forward to purchasing a motorcycle for many years, but made the decision to wait for my daughters to graduate high school....well, they finally did.... so I went and took the Team Oregon course and got my endorsement in June. Since then I have repaired an 81 KZ650 CSR for my brother who has agreed to let me ride it from time to time. My first ride was incredible! I was hooked! I always make videos of my projects, if you want to see some of my past projects you can find them on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/phlebmaster1 About the bike; it is a 1976 Kawasaki KZ400 D3 with the engine code of K4E059798. I am not very familiar with bike engine designations or codes, but I know that is important with automotive projects that I have worked on. I got her on a good deal from a friend who did not have the time to ride her so she sat for about a year. She only has about 20,000 miles and is relatively clean. I pulled the tank, carbs, cables, and cleaned them up the best I could. After a new battery and some fresh fuel she started right up as she did before being parked. Oh, and the chain and rear sprocket are shot so that will need done before I ride her. I am also an avid home-brewer and love to make unique beers, ciders, etc... Thank you for taking the time to read this, I hope to contribute as I learn from everyone here. I will post pics as soon as I can. Thank you, Aaron  Last edited by Phlebmaster; 01-30-2012 at 05:13 PM.. |
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01-30-2012, 05:07 PM
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| Novice Racer  | Congrats on the new addiction, and congrats on getting your endorsement through Team Oregon. You're off to a good start! Welcome to the funny farm. |
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01-30-2012, 06:07 PM
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| Chicken Strips  Joined: Jun 2008 From: Kennewick Wa I Ride: Because all the cool kids do! | 
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PS some get grouchy before spring...AJ | |||
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01-30-2012, 07:17 PM
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| Licensed Joined: Jan 2012 From: Oregon City I Ride: 1976 KZ400 | 
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01-30-2012, 07:19 PM
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   Joined: Jul 2005 From: Tri-Cities Blog Entries: 1 I Ride: '05 Busa, '03 KLR 650, '81 Seca 550, '78 Hawk, '71 SL 350, '69 Z50A | Welcome to the nuthouse!! I love Datsun 510's by the way.... 375 hp should have made that sucker fun as hell! Last edited by mjn; 01-30-2012 at 07:24 PM.. |
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01-30-2012, 07:30 PM
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| Licensed Joined: Jan 2012 From: Oregon City I Ride: 1976 KZ400 |
 Now I get requests from people to brew for them which is great because I get to brew for free that way! lol | |||
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02-02-2012, 07:42 PM
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| Licensed Joined: Jan 2012 From: Oregon City I Ride: 1976 KZ400 | Here is a crappy cell picture of my bike.  And a video of her running when I first got it  ... http://youtu.be/cmfuAEg0SlY Last edited by Phlebmaster; 02-03-2012 at 06:20 AM.. Reason: fixy |
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02-03-2012, 07:56 AM
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| Licensed Joined: Jan 2012 From: Oregon City I Ride: 1976 KZ400 |
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02-03-2012, 10:32 AM
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| Newbie  Joined: Dec 2011 From: Des Moines, washington I Ride: 2005 Royal Enfield 500 Continental | Welcome Aaron, I recognized you screen name, I am also on a member of the Ratsun.net forum. I have a 1972 Datsun 510 2 door and live in Seattle! Cool to see someone I recognize on here as I too am pretty new to this forum. Damon |
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02-03-2012, 10:52 AM
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| Licensed Joined: Jan 2012 From: Oregon City I Ride: 1976 KZ400 |
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