Hello from Iowa!


John Jennings

Grasshopper
I am new to the forum but have been a vetter owner for awhile. Red, my 1977 Kawasaki 650 B1 full dresser:



I have taken on a new project in the way of Old Blue, a 1978 Kawasaki 650 C3 with Kawasaki by Vetter fairing:



Looking forward to chatting with all of you during my restoration process!

John
 

John Jennings

Grasshopper
Thank you Brian! I have a lot of work to do on Old Blue if I want her to be as nice as Red! I'm gathering up NOS parts, but I have a long way to go on the bike itself before I install them. Got to get the fairing up to snuff. That's how I found this forum was looking for parts!

John
 

John Jennings

Grasshopper
Red on the other hand was purchased from a man in Colorado. It had been originally bought in Alaska of all places! The original owner brought it to Colorado in 1979 and sold it to the person I bought it from. He had maintained it in this condition since 1979! My hat is off to him! I only hope I will prove to be worthy!

John
 

MN80CX500

Learning the Ropes
Welcome! I had a 1978 KZ650 once with just a fairing. Had to let it go to make bills? Now I have a 1980 Honda CX500 with all the Vetter stuff. This forum is VERY addicting. [emoji2]


1980 Honda CX500 Deluxe
Vetter V fairing with trunk and luggage.
 

Kynan C.

Admin
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Very very cool! It's nice to see a Kawasaki fellow on here. Those are two stunning bikes John! I really like the blue one. When you get some time take a slew of detailed images and post them to the Vetter Showcase, would love to see more.

Welcome to the forum! NOS is good stuff.
 

Len Lutz

Grasshopper
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Thank you Brian! I have a lot of work to do on Old Blue if I want her to be as nice as Red! I'm gathering up NOS parts, but I have a long way to go on the bike itself before I install them. Got to get the fairing up to snuff. That's how I found this forum was looking for parts!

John

Did you find the fairing parts you were looking for? Are you aware that the original designer of our fairings, Craig Vetter, has a site where many parts are available ( http://www.craigvetter.com/pages/Online_Store/Replacement_Parts/Replacement_Parts.html ).

BTW, nice bikes! My previous bike was a 77 KZ1000LTD, fully dressed with Vetter Fairing with Cycle-Sound, Saddle Bags, and Trunk. I sold that in 82 and bought my current bike, a 1980 KZ1300-A2, dressed out the same way. 32 years and she still turns heads.

Len
 

Alan 63

Learning the Ropes
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Welcome! I had a 1978 KZ650 once with just a fairing. Had to let it go to make bills? Now I have a 1980 Honda CX500 with all the Vetter stuff. This forum is VERY addicting. [emoji2]


1980 Honda CX500 Deluxe
Vetter V fairing with trunk and luggage.
any pics to share?
 
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