I've got to make space in the garage, and so I think the Z650 has to go. Good points: it's an early Z650, so the best looking, in candy red. It's been professionally resprayed in the right colour (before I got it). The paint is lifting ever so slightly by the filler cap, mind. I reckon a razor blade incision and application of super glue would stick it down again. I've been meaning to do it. It's a US import, not that this matters, because they were all the same anyway, except for the higher US bars, which it still wears. Mileage - dunno. It had an 85mph US speedo when I got it, and that wouldn't have been the speedo it came with. I've since fitted a proper UK-spec 140mph one. It was rebored and the top end rebuilt by a dealer for the previous owner. Seriously, this is a good engine. Very sweet, no rattles, no oil leaks, no smoke. Sounds just like a good Z650 should. It wears a superb condition genuine OE exhaust system, which cost me £300 (and thanks to Champ for collecting it). It also wears an as-new rear mudguard. The front is *just* beginning to rust at the bridge, but it hasn't broken through the chrome yet. The rest of the chrome is superb. The seat was professionally restored and is also superb. It made Chimay and back this summer with no problems. It's got a stainless steel brake hose. I now have all the parts to convert it to twin front disc, including more steel hose, and a ZX9R master cylinder, and I'll obviously throw these in. It has a nice new back tyre. It's got plenty of tax and a month's MoT. On the downside, the head races are shot and will need replacing before the next MoT. That's £30-35 if you DIY, or about £100 if you don't. The rear shocks are the originals and have no discernible damping at all. Oh, and the fuel tap doesn't shut off ;-) The front tyre is legal, but needs replacing. The chain has a bit of life left in it. This is a really, really good Z650, in the sort of nick that's hard to find now. I was going to stick it on Fleabay, but I'm offering it here first at £1350 (which is rather less than it owes me) and no offers. SW London area. Email chateau dot murray at dsl dot pipex dot com Pix taken before the exhaust and rear guard were replaced: [URL]http://www.chateau.murray.dsl.pipex.com/Z650.1.jpg[/URL] [URL]http://www.chateau.murray.dsl.pipex.com/Z650.2.jpg[/URL]
