WOW!! Very nice!! How did it survive....do tell!! :thumbsup:
I bought it from a retired police officer in Springfield, IL. He said he got it from an elderly gentleman with a motorhome who bought it new and never rode it. When I got it, it ran but had a bunch of varnish and shellac in the gas tank. The carb was clean though. It had just been sitting in a garage for 30 years.
The entire bike is immaculate. I cleaned the shellac out of the tank and it's as clean as a whistle inside now. When I got the bike it still had the protective film on the magneto cover and the chrome trim around the seat. The tires are like new with zero wear but there is some signs of dry rot cracking in the sidewalls. But you can't see it unless you really scrutinize them up close.
You have a treasure there for sure. I've had a few of them, two were Parnelli Jones editions and one brought a real premium because like yours it was nearly new with 350 easy ridden miles. A buddy just sold the other one he traded me out of and got $900, it ran like a new one but the tank needed some help, they are sought after more and more.:thumbsup:
I have four of these Kawasakis.
Another 1976 KV75 just like this one but not quite as nice (it's my rider) and a 1973 MT1:
I also have a 1971 MT1 "Parnelli Jones" project bike that I'm doing a complete restoration to right now:
It's going to be another show bike when done. Saved and collected lots of HTF NOS parts for it.
When I was a kid, I had a 1971 Parnelli Jones DynaMite just like it (except it wasn't nearly as nice as this one will be).