My "motorcycle" that will stay with my RV

[RTD]

Here's a picture of the mini bike I usually keep in my RV, it's light enough to load and unload by myself. This one is a 1970 Honda Z50, I rebuilt it a few years ago and it's been a pit bike and errand runner since then, it gets more attention than any other bike I've ever owed, I thought some of you might like to see a pic, it seems everyone had or knows someone who had one way back when.

[Cajun Po-Boy]

Super nice...

[diverdon]

I remember those bikes. Always wanted one, but never found one in decent enough shape to restore. Instead I found another one that almost everybody remembers, although it's not near as stowable as yours:

[wmtire]

I remember the Honda monkey.

My first hand-me-down bike was a Benelli minibike. It was a 60's something model. I remember when I was upgraded to a Honda XL-75. Mom still has pics of me in my Evil Knievel jumpsuit that I got for a Christmas present in the 70's. (Yes, I had the Evil Knievel toys to match)

To tell you how spoiled I have become, I can't imagine ever owning a bike again that I have to kickstart. LOL

Of course that may have to do with with some childhood trauma and my neighbors Indian 100 dirtbike. That thing was the hardest bike ever to kickstart and wore out all of us neighborhood kids legs, trying to get it cranked.

[RTD]

Originally Posted by diverdon

I remember those bikes. Always wanted one, but never found one in decent enough shape to restore. Instead I found another one that almost everybody remembers, although it's not near as stowable as yours:

KZ 1000 right?

As far as Z50 condition is concerned, I don't feel condition is all that important for a restoration project, in fact a rougher one might even be easier as there are less decisions to make as far as what to re-use. I've got a couple of these, I'm slowly building another as a "perfect" restoration, the one pictured is more of a rider. You might be surprised as to what is still available from Honda and the aftermarket. The one pictured has an aftermarket tank, and exhaust, in the photo it has a knockoff 70cc motor but I recently rebuilt the original an it is now back in place.

[RTD]

Originally Posted by wmtire

I remember the Honda monkey.

My first hand-me-down bike was a Benelli minibike. It was a 60's something model. I remember when I was upgraded to a Honda XL-75. Mom still has pics of me in my Evil Knievel jumpsuit that I got for a Christmas present in the 70's. (Yes, I had the Evil Knievel toys to match)

To tell you how spoiled I have become, I can't imagine ever owning a bike again that I have to kickstart. LOL

Of course that may have to do with with some childhood trauma and my neighbors Indian 100 dirtbike. That thing was the hardest bike ever to kickstart and wore out all of us neighborhood kids legs, trying to get it cranked.

Funny you mention the kickstart, it never really crossed my mind but now that I think about it, of the 10 or so bikes I currently own, only one of them has electric start, it never really bothered me.

[diverdon]

Originally Posted by RTD

KZ 1000 right?

As far as Z50 condition is concerned, I don't feel condition is all that important for a restoration project, in fact a rougher one might even be easier as there are less decisions to make as far as what to re-use. I've got a couple of these, I'm slowly building another as a "perfect" restoration, the one pictured is more of a rider. You might be surprised as to what is still available from Honda and the aftermarket. The one pictured has an aftermarket tank, and exhaust, in the photo it has a knockoff 70cc motor but I recently rebuilt the original an it is now back in place.

Yep KZ1000 1980LTD. A couple years ago my wife suggested that we should buy us s Harley. And out the door I went. I looked and looked but soon discovered that Harleys were just too expensive for what you get. Then this raggety old KZ showed up on Craigslist. Always wanted one of them too so I went for a look see. 500 bucks later I was haul in her home. Another thousand bucks later I had me a brand new old bike. 140mph for 1500 bucks? Oh yeah, happy camper here.

[Oaklevel]

Nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!