This project may be considered by the uninitiated as rather odd and insane. In the spring of 1981 I was involved in a very unpleasant accident with my Rickman Kawasaki and the summer was spent in a wheelchair and later on crutches. In August I was reasonably on my feet and had a great desire to ride a motorcycle again. The Kawasaki Z 650 F2 was available for immediate delivery and so it had to be. The first 1000 kilometers were quickly covered in order to do the then mandatory first service. Despite pain and limited mobility, it went south with then girlfriend on the back seat. It was the French Riviera round trip and with some small exciting events during the trip. After two years it was replaced and other bikes took their place. In the spring of 2022, I track it down and it turns out that for many years it was owned by a man who for several years had an authorised person due to severely failing health. I get some pictures and information and it turns out that many years before the owner attached a sidecar and even more shockingly I learn that it has been stored outside for the last 7-8 years. Damn it, I go up to Dalarna (750 km. to the north) and pick it up and pay basically nothing for it. In the pictures below, it can be viewed as it looked when it “landed” at home. The goal of the project is for it to be restored to perfect new condition and the hunt for parts is in full swing….
