+++BACK IN TIME+++

Reorganising my photos I came across some nice shots of my tour through the french and swiss alps during my trip in summer 2014, where I travelled to the french riviera and back home to cologne/germany.
This is the peak station of the #croixdelafer where the Le Tour de France usually passes by before they finally climb up to Alpe d'Huez ! #zephyr750superbike

+++LATE SUMMER+++

I've been a lot on the bike this summer, but the one with no engine! 😀 So in the upcoming autumn 🍂 there'll be hopefully a lot more opportunities to ride through the #eifel, if the weather is fine!

Lately I've done some painting on old tanks and I'll show you the result when everything is ready! CUsoon! 😀 #kawasaki #zephyr750superbike

...cruisin' the late october sun! #z750 #z750r #zr750 #zephyr #zephyr750 #kawasaki #dohc750 #750dohc #4in1 #eifel

New Front Tire

Pics from the workshop: Zephyr is getting a new front tire today! In the back you can see the next project. It also has a green based livery as the one that was for sale before. We need a new stator for it and a new wishbone, so it still takes some time until we have it ready for sale.

New Tire Dimension #bridgestone

Right now I'm testing a new tire dimension for the #zephyr750 and I'm using a 160/70/17 instead of a 160/60/17. Of course this is not the original #zephyr rim but one from the #ZX6R. You can see the conversion in my former posts. 

The new tire has a diameter that is 3cm wider than the one before, so that my rolling circumference is also 10cm longer. But not only the gear-ratio changed by this, but also the character of driving the bike , because it has a rake of 1,5cm in the back now, which gives it a more direct steering!

Testing in the #eifel around #nürburgring follows!

Zephyr750 for sale

 Hy Mates!

another of my Zephyrs is for sale! It comes with new TÜV and +the original mufflers.

http://suchen.mobile.de/fahrzeuge/motorrad-inserat/kawasaki-zephyr-750-4in1-erftstadt/178751599.html?lang=de&ticket=ST-1355556-sdeSWLeiOhYBAFOMlXbp-mycas47-2_c01_4201

After more than a half year of break I'm back on the bike again! In the meantime I struggled with my shoulder-injurie and to be honest I'm not completely recovererd again, but for the next season it'll work out! Skiing was allright and I bought a shoulder protector from #Dainese that is made for downhill biking - that will do on the Zephyr as well!

 On the photo you see last years project bike that I completed with a new set of bodywork. Still have to paint the rims and then it's ready for selling - any offers?? :-)

I love mondays!

 

In former times you could see a lot more cows in the meadow, but as a result of the current 'milk politics' there are only a few left. You can hardly ignore it if you watch carefully.

 

The weather report started badly with pronouncing some rain at the beginning of the week and  because I spent the whole weekend with working in Frankfurt I was very astonished to see so much sun on monday morning!! - So I decided to transfer my office into one of the cafes of the 'Rurstausee' in the #eifel and made some brakes at nice places just to relax a bit!

...first sunshine after rainy days!

....and my first drive lead me to the local #Kawasaki dealer to collect the spare parts for the front brakes that I did order some days ago. After replacing the break pads I realized that the o-rings from the calipers where worn and damaged too. Although the brakes are ok I'm thinking about replacing the whole front system with one (lighter)from the Kawasaki ZRX that I have already at home...let's see! :o)

.... short before dawn!

....the reason why I had to change my brakepads! Of course I knew it before - but you know how it is - you drive and drive and drive and drive and think....next time!! But really it was urgent now, the pads where totally gone. 

I bought a cheap camerafixing tool from #hama that can be mounted anywhere if there is a tube. So I made a test and wondered how good it worked out. I was a bit worried about the vibrations but the bigger problem is the autofocus. Unfortunately it doesn't work so well, but perhaps I can fix it in the menu and choose another preset - or buy another camera uuuuhhh!!

On any Sunday!

Usually it's Sunday or a long weekend when you realize that you urgently have to change brake pads! ...and like always nothing works out fine when you are in a hurry because of sunshine! My calipers are really in a mode that can only be described as used...very used! Refurbishing is the next big thing. :o)

...Crowdy day@Eifel

 

...crowdy day in the Eifel! Everyone seems to have activated his bike. Good to have some places that no one knows!!

Police on every corner around "Ruhrstausee" and certain roads that are blocked at the weekend or bankholiday. Not so much fun and you ask yourself why paying taxes doesn't allow yourself to use all roads at all the time!