1973 900 Z1. An Astounding Restoration!

I'm lifting this post straight out of The ADV rider thread I saw it in.  Too good to let it pass.  Thanks 1upand4down.In 1973 my dad bought this 900 Z1 new. I was 16 years old and he would letme ride it. He had other Kaw's he would let me ride like a 69 and 71 500 H1's.But there was nothing like the Super four 900. He sold the Z1 in 1975 to a friend of mine brother-in-law and he sold to his

Reader Ride! GSX 1100 From Croatia!

Ivan from Croatia writes in:Hi,I like to read your blog, it's one of the first things I do each morning. Today I was surprised Icouldn't open it, but later it was accessible. It's great and you have a lot of great pics!I'm sending you a photo of my work, so that you can see what we are doing through the winter, herein Croatia.Thank you Ivan!  Great bike!  I like the all the upgrades.  We're all

Really Nice Honda VF1000R. Also Known As "The Pig".

I've never ridden one but I've read more than once that the weight of this bike earned it the nickname among racers as "the pig". It's no pig on the eyes though.

Reader Ride. 1983 KZ1000 R2.

Chuck Margiott Writes in:Hello, Just sending you a photo of my bike. Just took it out of storage from 13 years ago. It looked like this when I put it away It is a 1983 KZ1000R2www.kz1000r.com for bike of the months photos.You've got a GREAT storage room there Chuck!  Thanks for the pics!

Suzuki GS1100E

Thanks to Steve Ginn.

Reader Ride! A Killer Katana From Iceland!

I'm pretty sure this is our first Icelandic Bike! And what a great way to start! A lot of people didn't/don't like the styling of these bikes. I don't know why exactly. Yes it was very different at the time and there hasn't been much like it since but I personally wish there was more bold design like this from Japan.Anyway, thank Much Duddi!Here is my Katana 19821428cc Wiseco big bore and more

Stunning Kawasaki Z1R

Wow!  speaks for itself really...And thanks again to Danny Clark and his amazing Flickr page.

GS1000

Thanks to Danny Clark and his fantastic Flickr Page.

Beautiful Mike "The Bike" Hailwood Replica.

Reader Ride! A Perfect Pantah!

One sweet Ducati Pantah!Reader Trevor Perry writes in:Love your blog.Here are some photos of my 1981 Ducati 600SL Pantah taken by my friend Richard Glover http://www.richardglover.com/  I have plenty of others if these aren't suitable.I've owned it since 1988 but it was off the road for over a decade until I restored it 2 years ago. Now it back on the road and I'm having fun.RegardsWhat a