Kawasaki

Here is a picture of my 1983 kawasaki KZ1100. I bought it 4 years ago and then it was all shiny black with a lot of chrome. The first day while I was giving it a test run the front breaks jammed and I fell on the concrete. While falling the bike slided along the pavement and spilled fuel, then it imediatly set fire cause the iron on the pavement made sparks. After I put out the fire the bike wasn't shiny black any more but matt black, so I decided to keep it that way. Replaced the burned parts and repaired the brakes. I bought a few can's of matt black heat resistant paint and sprayed it al over the bike. I sawed the saddle in half and made an lugage rack of an old caravanstep, and now I'm maintaining the bike at minimum cost and intend to keep it riding as long as I can. I put a few Bart Simpson caracters on the bike, toar down the Kawasaki Logo on the tank and painted "Bart's Bike" on it. I guess it'll get more rat items in the future. I use my bike daily for travelling to my work and about 6 times a year I make a far trip with it.

Greetz from Bladel, Holland
Bart Hexspoor