Hey all,
I was wondering how hard and/or expensive is it to find replacement parts for "vintage" Kawas? I'm new to motorcycles, but I would like a project to work on this summer. I was thinking of searching the salvage yards for a mid-80's to 90's ninja 600.
I'm fairly mechanically inclined and I have a lot of friends more talented than me, and i'm more than willing to learn; so an engine rebuild is not out of the question.
I'm your typical poor college student, so I just want to make sure that I"m not getting in over my head money-wise. Time and labor is not really an issue.
I guess if I had to break it down, i'd have $500 for the motorcycle and maybe $1500 for parts.
Any information, maybe tips to look for when I'm at the salvage-yard, or a more common model (in the 600cc range) and especially links to companies that sell aftermarket parts, would be great!
I hope to learn a lot from this rebuild and in-turn be able to help out others on the board... just like you guys do!
Thanks,
jomiz
I was wondering how hard and/or expensive is it to find replacement parts for "vintage" Kawas? I'm new to motorcycles, but I would like a project to work on this summer. I was thinking of searching the salvage yards for a mid-80's to 90's ninja 600.
I'm fairly mechanically inclined and I have a lot of friends more talented than me, and i'm more than willing to learn; so an engine rebuild is not out of the question.
I'm your typical poor college student, so I just want to make sure that I"m not getting in over my head money-wise. Time and labor is not really an issue.
I guess if I had to break it down, i'd have $500 for the motorcycle and maybe $1500 for parts.
Any information, maybe tips to look for when I'm at the salvage-yard, or a more common model (in the 600cc range) and especially links to companies that sell aftermarket parts, would be great!
I hope to learn a lot from this rebuild and in-turn be able to help out others on the board... just like you guys do!
Thanks,
jomiz