Well i posted a pic from a craiglist ad a while back because i couldnt remember what bike i was looking at. i think in a whopping 30 seconds someone posted the answer of Kawasaki KV75. I am a honda NUT and not a kawi fan at all BUT its a mini bike and its japanese so I knew i should go after it. especially after looking at ebay prices!
So the seller had it listed as kids motor cycle. that was it. no brand no info nothing. after i get a hold of the guy and let him know im interested I get out there ASAP before he looked up what it was and changed his mind. I had already talked him down 100 bucks over the phone, so i just needed to get out there and seal the deal
when i pulled up the bike was out. he said he had it fired but wouldnt stay running. i kicked it over and it sprung to life before it died. well i know it runs! sounded good too.
the guy says yeah its got a place for a battery if you take off the seat, seemed to really want to show me that (even thought i already knew it had a battery) and when i popped the seat off, i noticed a tag with a serial number....
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I do my best to keep a straight face and replace the seat without my hands shaking too much. I carefully inquire as to whether he could take any less, because im a cheap bastard... and he mentioned that he had looked it up the night before and seen one for 600. starts to say "well if i had listed it was a kawasaki..."
i quickly put the agreed on amount in his hands before he changed his mind and loaded up the bike. I could barely contain myself but managed not to tell my buddy who was with me what i saw. stopped at a friend's house on the way home and showed him the bike inside my van. he thought it was really cool but thats when i told my riding partner to hop up in there and check out that tag under the seat.
yes folks... that says disney land.
and the tag is legit... wayyy too heavy duty and good looking of a logo to be fake. Also seems to me that the paint job and pin stripes would have been done or paid for by Disney!
there is a LARGE plate in the handlebars that says in BIG stamped letters, PREMIX FUEL ONLY and beneath that stamped amsoil 100:1 and the size of the tag tells me that it was also part of the disney modifications as who would make a tag that big for themselves to remember.... I believe it was some sort of ride!
i cannot imagine kids being set free on minibikes that wasnt on rails, attached to merry go rounds, had some serious training wheels. inspection of the frame and handlebars shows that indeed some welded fitments have removed and smoothed (poorly) over. it looks like a strip of metal has been welded between the handlebars to affix a number plate, and the bike came with no front or rear light. This makes the fold down handlebars un-useable so i may remove that... but otherwise i wish to leave it as original as possible
and thats where i come to you guys.... anyone got ANYTHING on this bike? kv75s being used at disneyland for SOME reason or another? whether ridden by employees or a ride I have to know more about this bike. pictures, old fart personal accounts, anything.
I will take some more pics after i get some of the rust polished and maybe the carb cleaned so i can ride it.
looking forward to this one. i feel like i found a unicorn ahhahaa
So the seller had it listed as kids motor cycle. that was it. no brand no info nothing. after i get a hold of the guy and let him know im interested I get out there ASAP before he looked up what it was and changed his mind. I had already talked him down 100 bucks over the phone, so i just needed to get out there and seal the deal
when i pulled up the bike was out. he said he had it fired but wouldnt stay running. i kicked it over and it sprung to life before it died. well i know it runs! sounded good too.
the guy says yeah its got a place for a battery if you take off the seat, seemed to really want to show me that (even thought i already knew it had a battery) and when i popped the seat off, i noticed a tag with a serial number....
'
I do my best to keep a straight face and replace the seat without my hands shaking too much. I carefully inquire as to whether he could take any less, because im a cheap bastard... and he mentioned that he had looked it up the night before and seen one for 600. starts to say "well if i had listed it was a kawasaki..."
i quickly put the agreed on amount in his hands before he changed his mind and loaded up the bike. I could barely contain myself but managed not to tell my buddy who was with me what i saw. stopped at a friend's house on the way home and showed him the bike inside my van. he thought it was really cool but thats when i told my riding partner to hop up in there and check out that tag under the seat.
yes folks... that says disney land.
and the tag is legit... wayyy too heavy duty and good looking of a logo to be fake. Also seems to me that the paint job and pin stripes would have been done or paid for by Disney!
there is a LARGE plate in the handlebars that says in BIG stamped letters, PREMIX FUEL ONLY and beneath that stamped amsoil 100:1 and the size of the tag tells me that it was also part of the disney modifications as who would make a tag that big for themselves to remember.... I believe it was some sort of ride!
i cannot imagine kids being set free on minibikes that wasnt on rails, attached to merry go rounds, had some serious training wheels. inspection of the frame and handlebars shows that indeed some welded fitments have removed and smoothed (poorly) over. it looks like a strip of metal has been welded between the handlebars to affix a number plate, and the bike came with no front or rear light. This makes the fold down handlebars un-useable so i may remove that... but otherwise i wish to leave it as original as possible
and thats where i come to you guys.... anyone got ANYTHING on this bike? kv75s being used at disneyland for SOME reason or another? whether ridden by employees or a ride I have to know more about this bike. pictures, old fart personal accounts, anything.
I will take some more pics after i get some of the rust polished and maybe the carb cleaned so i can ride it.
looking forward to this one. i feel like i found a unicorn ahhahaa