So it’s another Bank Holiday (August 2013) and the z500 is complete apart from the clocks, which are painted and just need a slight rub down and final coat of paint. The DT175 is still waiting for the engine to come back…..so what do you do… I know lets start on the KH400 restoration…or so I thought…..<\/p>\n
After learning some valuable lessons from the z500 and DT175 build, I decided to research the bike and make sure I understood the details of the bike and make sure when I search for parts I am looking for the right stuff.<\/p>\n
So it turns out that I have a Kawasaki 400 S3A\u2026the final bike before the launch of the KH400!<\/p>\n
I have researched the colours and matched them against frame and engine numbers and I can go for a Candy Super Red or Candy Green.<\/p>\n
http:\/\/3cyl.com\/mraxl\/paint\/triple_colors\/ws_mod19e.html<\/a><\/p>\n I think green it will have to be\u2026..<\/p>\n So with the help of my daughter Amy and some of the young neighbours I stripped the 400 and sorted into boxes.. see the stripdown page for details and photo\u2019s.<\/p>\n More to follow\u2026\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" So it’s another Bank Holiday (August 2013) and the z500 is complete apart from the clocks, which are painted and just need a slight rub down and final coat of paint. The DT175 is still waiting for the engine to … Continue reading