John Kavanagh KAWASAKI Z650

From utter wreck, with a tank held on by Blu-Tac, to one of the tidiest Z650s around, John’s work included everything except the seat upholstery

John Kavanagh has had a bit of a wait for a Kawasaki Z650. “I was going to buy one 30 years ago,” says the 57-year-old retired print firm director, “But the morning I went out to get it, the snow was coming down so I bought a Reliant Robin instead.” Last October he finally got a Zed. “I paid £1200 for what was a total wreck. The vendor wasn’t very honest with me, saying the bike had been a runner. It can’t have been, the CDI was dead for a start. It was in a right state – the fuel tank was held on with Blu-Tac,” he says. Undeterred, John got to work. Less than six months later, he was done. Not that the path was easy. The motor the…

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Practical Sportsbikes (Digital) - 1 Issue, May 2018

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