Adventures of a KZ305
I bought a 1982 Kawasaki KZ305 CSR from Facebook marketplace. No, I didn't sell my Harley; I just wanted to have something small to goof around on. I shopped around for awhile trying to find something with a clean title and this was in great shape for a 43 year old cycle with less than 6000 miles on it. I spent a few hours the other day just tooling around on this little thing, seeing how tight I could get my circles and figure eights in the parking lot and I couldn't stop smiling the whole time. However, the lack of power got me in the gut and I had to ride it home to trade it out for my Road Glide. I've got to say, if I thought I loved my Harley before, that emotion was increased tenfold after coming off that KZ. The comparison of power, weight and overall feel just hammered it home. Yes, I know, these two bikes are on complete opposite ends of the spectrum and the comparison is not fair in any way shape or form, but really that's the point. This thing was a pellet ...