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18 Apr 2008 19:39 #207480 by 2M4Dale

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I honestly didn't build my KZ to show ... I built it to please myself and to ride ... but it came out soooo nice ... that I think I'm gonna enter it in a local bike show this weekend.

I had it 80% cleaned and polished but the past three days have been so nice I've been riding. Saturday it's supposed to rain so I'll get her cleaned back up tommorrow. Sunday is the show.

There are 10 classes ... vintage being one of them ... also a couple different metric classes and the rest are Harley classes. I'll probrably enter in vintage ... we'll see.

So any tips on competing in a motorcycle show ??? I've lots of experience with car shows ! Do they pretty much look for the same things fit-finish-clean-presentation, etc ?

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18 Apr 2008 22:16 #207504 by The Gringo

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Dale I think you should come get one of my bikes tomorrow, take it home with you and then spend the rest of the day cleaning it up so it looks as good as your bike. Then Sunday you can enter it and if it doesn't win you won't be too upset.My first ever motorcycle show this weekend ... any tips ??? (5) Sounds like a good plan to me. Seriously though, good luck. You sure put enough hard work into that bike. Let's hope the judges feel the same way about the bike as I do.

Andy
Akron, Ohio
80 Z-1 Classic-Sold
84 GPZ1100
79 KZ 1000 LTD
78 KZ 1000 A2
77 KZ 1000 LTD-Sold
76 KZ 900 The definition of a barn find
76 KZ 900-Sold gone to Denmark
KZ 750 times 3, KZ 650 times 8 Sold 1 down to 7
KZ 550 times 2 80 440LTD-Sold
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19 Apr 2008 04:28 #207526 by 2M4Dale

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lol ... Thanks Andy .... as for coming after one of your bikes to "clean up" .... I wouldn't mind trying my hand at that '77 1000 LTD you just drug home !!! Might take me more like a year to get her done but ..... well .... I'm gonna PM you about it !

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19 Apr 2008 08:29 #207569 by rdgrnr

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Dale,
Very nice job. I wish you the best of luck tomorrow. You have an excellent example of what hard work and determination looks like.
BTW, it's great to see a face to go along with the name:)

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20 Apr 2008 03:30 #207754 by 2M4Dale

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Thanks Dave ..... here it is 6:24 AM Sunday morning and it's raining My first ever motorcycle show this weekend ... any tips ??? (9) .... My bike is all nice and clean and ready to show, I have no way to get it there other than ride it. jeez

I have till about 10:00 to make up my mind if I'm going or not ... stay tuned My first ever motorcycle show this weekend ... any tips ??? (10)

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20 Apr 2008 05:04 #207763 by Shoe48

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Dale I am coming so I will see you there ,, should I bring an extra chair ?? it will be a long day for sure ,, by the way it is suppose to stop raining with a 30% chance of it till later this afternoon My first ever motorcycle show this weekend ... any tips ??? (12) see ya there , Shoeman

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20 Apr 2008 05:22 #207765 by 2M4Dale

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Shoe, I'm coming to the show even if I have to drive my cage. I really don't want to ride my bike on wet roads after having spent so much time cleaning it up. If the road in front of my house is dry by 9:30 I'll bring the bike .... one way or another I'll see Ya there.

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20 Apr 2008 19:08 #207915 by 2M4Dale

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I rode my bike in the rain to the show anyway !!!! I figured that there would be others there that rode in too so what the hec .... I was right.

I think my bike showed pretty well even though it was dirty from wet roads ... it had a lot of lookers and people saying nice things about it but I didn't win anything ... and that's cool ... I had fun !!!

But Shoe48 did win !!!! 1st place in Metric Bike Class !!!

Here's a couple of pics for Y'all

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21 Apr 2008 01:33 #207949 by Mcdroid

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Congratulations...to both of you! Show for winning and you for entering...My first ever motorcycle show this weekend ... any tips ??? (18)

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21 Apr 2008 05:13 #207958 by bill_wilcox100

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Darn... you guys did a great job on your bikes. Good stuff! My first ever motorcycle show this weekend ... any tips ??? (20)

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- Dyna S Electronic Ignition (DS2-2)
- Dyna 3 Ohm Coils (DC1-1)
- Coil Repowering Mod
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- Saddlemen Seat Cover
- New Metallic Red Re-Paint & Repro Badges.
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21 Apr 2008 07:39 #207980 by The Gringo

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The Kawasaki brand was well represented by you guys. Between you and Shoe you've probably got two of the most labor intensive bikes that I know of. What is it about you Mansfield guys? Must be something in the water.:laugh: Glad to hear you two had a good time.

Andy
Akron, Ohio
80 Z-1 Classic-Sold
84 GPZ1100
79 KZ 1000 LTD
78 KZ 1000 A2
77 KZ 1000 LTD-Sold
76 KZ 900 The definition of a barn find
76 KZ 900-Sold gone to Denmark
KZ 750 times 3, KZ 650 times 8 Sold 1 down to 7
KZ 550 times 2 80 440LTD-Sold
81 CSR 305-Sold 81 Yamaha XS650 Special

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