Budget Touring!! $250 Kawasaki Concours With Trailer - Will It Run??
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- Опубліковано 1 жов 2024
- I found this deal about 150 miles away from home, my buddy borrowed my trailer and drove up to get it. We have had plans to take a multi day trip for a long time, but it never works out. Maybe if I get this bike going we'll make a trip...on a budget!
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$250? Thats a fuckin steal if i eva seen one
Well, I have got a lot of cheap bikes over the years. By the time you put tires, battery, brakes, etc on them it can turn into a not so great deal. That being said, I have sort of come up with a way to keep the $$$ down on this one. More videos coming soon!
I had one in the 80's the same color, in Australia, it was called the GTR1000. It was a rocket! i loved it.
I just fired the bike up again today, I’m waiting on my friend to go along with me on a multi day trip with this beast. Great bikes still today, especially if you find a deal.
I removed the carbs on my Concours last year as part of the tear-down I did. Sent them to Steve in Sunny Florida to be disassembled and cleaned. I got them back and installed them. Took me a good 40 minutes to get them installed back in there between the block and the air box. But then when I finally got it done, I realized I had put them in upside down. Because I'm a dumbass.
Ahh, yeah it happens! These are a pain to get back in, especially on an older bike that the rubber has hardened up. I installed pod filters on the first one I had, but it didn’t run as good as with the stock air box
The zg1000 is legend. I have ridden thousands upon thousands of miles on several of them, including towing a trailer, moto camping, two-up multi-state touring and extensive 1052 build-ups. You cannot go wrong with this model.
Edit: That is an Eagle trailer and they are very stable. It's easy to refresh the wheel bearings on those and the fiberglass is plenty stiff.
I owned one of these 20 years ago so I’m pretty familiar with them (dang, I just realized that it was that long ago!). Thanks for the info on the trailer, I have zero experience with towing a trailer behind a motorcycle.
That is an "Eagle" trailer. It is the exact same model that I had. With a little weight inside, they tow flat and smooth. I regret getting rid of mine.@@TomsTinkeringandAdventures
@@scottcates perfect. I will try it out after getting new tires. Camping gear will fit nicely, along with a few cold beverages before the last stop of the day.
The original hard saddle bags are probably worth more than $250. You always know what needs to be done to get it running. Engine sounds strong and good to go. :)
Yeah, this was a no brainer. I’m going to do a few videos cleaning it up, doing all the maintenance and preparing it for a trip. Thanks for watching
@@TomsTinkeringandAdventures You make it look easy but I'm sure it's not. Hehehe!
@@i94yeh2p it’s all in the editing. 😂
@@i94yeh2p Concours zg1000 is wery wery easy in service
A gem in the rough.
For sure, a bit of polish and it’s a diamond.
I just fixed up an 86 concours ZG1000 and I LOVE IT
@@timtreadway6820 great bikes
Those trailers were called Eagle and built at Smittys welding in Ames, IA.
Cool, thank you!
Kawasaki Conkours ZG1000 2006 is the best
Very little changed between all the years, whichever one you get to ride is probably pretty good!
Cool stickers ! Love it Tom !The carbs definitely looked like a bit of a pain ! Nice work ! Will the headlight repair kits clean up the windshield?Thanks for the neighborhood tour !
I am making a video about cleaning it up, we will see how it turns out.
The carbs are definitely a bitch. Experience taught me this
I have one of the zg1000 and it’s fighting hard carb side but I do want a sticker please sir
I need to get a new batch of stickers made up
Dang sweet looking get there. All the best, Sir!
Thank you, have acquired a bunch of parts so I can mostly wrap it up soon
Tom, that bike is looking good! Great job! Do you still have some of those stickers?
I have stickers.
Cool ride. Looks like it has some potential!
For the price, great potential!
You might consider adding float bowl overflow tubes next time you have your carbs off. It can prevent hydro-locking your motor, which can bend a con rod. Of course, you should be good unless both your petcock and one of your float bowl values fail at the same time.
Oh, I see where you're rebuilding the petcock. Still, would be good to do the overflow tubes. Really simple to do, as the float bowl castings actually have a place to drill for the tubes.
@@rowdyriemer I had the overflow problem on a previous Concours, so you’re right!
I just got a 1988 KLR250 for 100$. got about 750$ into it now, including title and reg. runs great and maiden voyage into the wilderness last weekend was a success! Love the budget stuff.
Yes, I love deals but it doesn’t take long to spend a bunch. Tires alone will cost more than the purchase price of this one but I am formulating a plan.
What the hell is wrong with the audio! The "clicking" and noice. Geez. So anoying!
Thanks for your input?
Great deal....I remember the early Concours, a little top heavy but great sport tourer of the day. It was the evolution of the GPZ 900 Ninja albeit with a shaft drive. The trailer looks like an early Bushtec. Should be a fun project👍. Did I miss how long the bike sat or how long ago it was last ridden?
I don’t remember what the prior owner said, but it had to have been over five years from the look of things. I will look up info on that trailer brand, I didn’t pay much attention to it yet but want to try traveling with it at least once.
The zg1000 concours is quite literally a gpz900 stroker that out on a few pounds, got a different gear ratio and a shaft drive. Man sat for almost 30 years and the tank was a rust slushie, the carbs were gummed up out the wazoo, the coolant had mostly dried out and various other small things. Took me about $1000 and almost 50 total hours but all that's left on her before she's road ready is to get a few odd bubbles out of the coolant system.
How many miles is on it?
65,000 or something like that. Lots of life remaining.
Great find! Throw a chair and six pack in that trailer and hit the road!
I like that.. I need to see exactly how much beer fits in the trailer!
rad rig tom! that’s a great find…
Thanks, it’s turning out pretty good!
Hay. Am old man (49 year) . Respect! Two numbers girl? Good after news!!!!!
Good motorcycle! Good man!
@@Рус-х7в thank you for watching. The bike is standing by waiting to go on a trip soon, will be the first time I’ve taken a trailer. Hopefully goes well.
I'm see channel! Will be.... Good gobs...
Where bad English, I'm sorry. Good luck
Damn that's an amazing price! I knew these bikes are undervalued, but that trailer makes your deal ridiculous...more like they were paying you to haul it away. I picked up an '03 with less than 5K in cherry condition for $900 and felt that was a steal. I love my Kawasaki, very smooth to ride and I look forward to touring on it now that I'm retired.
An aside, something that's always puzzled me is the difference between these bikes' resale value and that of the Yamaha TW200. Both had relatively long production runs basically unchanged (the TW continues to be produced almost as it was when introduced in 1986), and yet the Concours 10 can be had for real cheap while the TW is seldom seen for under $3,000 even though brand new ones can be had for around $5K. The difference between the two couldn't be more notable on so many levels.
Yeah, the deal was good but the bike needs a few hundred dollars worth of parts and lots of work to get it ready to go…still ok by me. The TW seems to have a cult following, I have tried a few of them and it isn’t a bike for me. Odd how they keep their value. Your 2003 ready to go for $900 was a steal.
Those arai helmets are really nice!
They look ok but are old. The fabric and foam is deteriorated