new here....

[garacs]

Hello everyone!
Being a newcomer first of all I would like to present myself: I am 51, living in Berlin, Germany, and recently bought a 1991 Kawasaki Zepyhr 550 to restore. I bought it cheap and worked on it in my spare time.

The bike was not running, it had been stored in a garage for some 5 years (as far as I know, maybe more) and was needing a full rebuild, so that's what I did.

I do have mechanical experience, having owned several bikes and scooters (2T and 4T) in the past, so I am not a complete newbie.
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Working on it: Kawasaki Zephyr 550B 1991

[garacs]

This is my bike, after the restoration
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Working on it: Kawasaki Zephyr 550B 1991

[Polarbear]

Very nice, and welcome.
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Triumph Trophy Launch Edition

[to v or not to v]

welcome aboard.
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current bike Yamaha Thunderace.
Moto Guzzi V7.

[blurredman]

Congrats
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CBT: 12/06/10, Theory: 22/09/10, Module 1: 09/11/10, Module 2: 19/01/11
Past: 1991 Honda CG125BR-J, 1992 (1980) Honda XL125S, 1996 Kawasaki GPZ500S, 1979 MZ TS150.
Current: 1973 MZ ES250/2 - 18k, 1979 Suzuki TS185ER - 10k, 1981 Honda CX500B - 91k, 1987 MZ ETZ250 (295cc) - 40k, 1989 MZ ETZ251 - 50k.

[WD Forte]

[garacs]

[garacs]

Here a small video I did yesterday after I finally got it to run well...

https://youtube.com/shorts/PpDrTn5kTcE

Not perfect but still better than it was before the restoration.
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Working on it: Kawasaki Zephyr 550B 1991

[A100man]

Good.. might be worth checking cam chain tension.
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Now: A100, GT250A, XJ598, FZ750

Then: Fizz, RS200, KL250, XJ550, Laverda Alpina, XJ600, FZS600

[struan80]

Nice looking bike, unusual?

[garacs]