KAWASAKI 650 1969.

[reed]

This is a Kawasaki 650 that came to me in a box of bits.
The engine is a copy of a BSA 650 the problem i have is
Parts are hard to come by so we will make and paint and
Go from there...
Thanks.
Steve.

[william anderson]

   hi  reed  ,   if you look close at some of the engine parts you will see bsa   stamped on them , kawasaki did use some of the bsa parts for this bike ,  these are rare i only saw a coupl come through the shop  ,  william

[steve]

Steve...I love these bikes, I have an early one myself that I did start doing some work on but decided to stop for the time being as I need to finish other things first! As you say, parts are not easy to come by...I consider this a long term project!
Anyway, here's a couple of pictures...

[coxy]

keep a eye on Australian eBay there have been a few for sale recently   

[rocketman]

If you swapped the tank out, it would be hard to differentiate on a quick glance.  Mark.

[paul]

Did these bikes share parts with BSA?

[coxy]

there is one on oz ebay classic,collector item#251052610590 bidding at $635 .twin carb

[Bikenstein]

Love those W2's I built a chopper out of one for my boss at the Kawasaki Shop. It was a beautiful bike with a Harley hardtail and springer fork. Screwed up, but beautiful ,and what he wanted. That was back when we would cut the neck to rake it and mould it in. Classic old school. It took me at least thirty trips to the muffler shop to get the custom crossover pipes bent right.

[scrambler]

Hey Steve,
I know of 2 partial bikes that are for sale if you are in need of some parts.

[reed]

Kevin,
Thanks, i will give you a call...
Steve.

[paul]

So were these made by Kawasaki or BSA? Was this a partnership?

[reed]

Paul,
Kawasaki copied the BSA its in the book called sunrise to z1.
Thanks.
Steve.

[ztnoo]

There's one on eBay right now for sale.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320901774216&viewitem=&sspagename=ADME%3AB%3ASS%3AUS%3A1123
0 bids.
Starting price: $6,500.
Buy It Now:  $8,500.

I have heard finding good original mufflers for these is virtually impossible, and if you do, you'll need a second mortgage to cover the financial damage.