Repairing the Kawasaki Z750
The crash at Brands Hatch left me with a crumbled tank, bent clutch lever, smashed front cowl and headlight unit. Due to the gravel the engine also suffered some cosmetic damage, but I can’t do much about that.
I almost choked to death when receiving the quote from my Kawasaki dealer in Watford. Are you ready? … £1200 for a tank, headlight unit and cowl. I remember shouting “my bike is only worth £3000!” in disgust over the phone to the poor chap giving me the quote. I asked whether or not the bike’s unique colour of orange had anything to do with the extortionate quote. To my surprise Kawasaki charges the same no matter what the colour.
So this is what I’ve settled on:
Tank - ebay.co.uk bought for £70, however the colour is red
Headlight unit - Kawasaki
Headlight cowl - Kawasaki
Exhaust bracket - Kawasaki
Indicator - Kawasaki
Grand total: ~ £650
