Black14 - and others...

[black14]

2008 K7 - none of this blue/white rubbish - the black ones are the fastest!!! 185k kms. 
1977 CB400F2 - UK model - unrestored - 39k miles
1978 Z1R - Aus model - rebuild completed Jan 2016 - 71k kms

[VladTepes]

Lovely collection !

I can't remember the last time I saw a Z1R !

Yes black is best, that's a clearly established fact, contested only by "flat earth" types...

[gsxbarmy]

Z1R - I owned one of those from new, only kept it 7 months as in that time it had spent 5 months in the dealership having the crank replaced (twice) because it twisted under "rapid acceleration". Nice bike though, bettter than my previous Z900.

As for black is best......deluded 

[Red Biker]

Lovely bike Black,
A dedicated thread to the "Special Ones"  well overdue 

Black=As god intended bikes to be

Cheers
Red

[Mick_J]

Lovely bike Black,
A dedicated thread to the "Special Ones"  well overdue 

Black=As god intended bikes to be

Cheers
Red

In the 50's and 60's 

[grog]

from a rubbish bike rider, it looks good.

[Kiwifruit]

Nice looking ride......what a great colour   

[Red Biker]

Lovely bike Black,
A dedicated thread to the "Special Ones"  well overdue 

Black=As god intended bikes to be

Cheers
Red

In the 50's and 60's 

To me the 14 in B&W is like Geoff Capes in a Tutu

[Podfather]

The black is nice and fast but I think a touch of red makes it even faster

[Red Biker]

Wise words Pod, I have a few 'accents' in Red and now Red calipers 

Red 

[seth]

Red Ted. 
sorry buddy couldn't resist

they are looking good tho 

[froudy]

WOW!!! What a collection

Nice black GSX14

I love the Z1R..Always did.I'd give my left testicle for that one black14

And the 400/4..I restored a Mk1 blue one years ago, but it's great to see an original one in Canary Yellow

[black14]

Thanks for all the comments guys - appreciated.
Not sure what I'd do with your left one Froudy - answers on a postcard!!! 
That Blue 400/4 looks really good - top job!
Interesting for an early one to have the passenger pegs on the frame rather than the PAS (Passenger Assisted Suspension) that I thought all of the early ones had.
Barmy maybe you got a lemon - twice!! I rode a Z1R back in the day too  - absolutely flogged it and never had a problem. When I had the crank checked out on this one I was told no need for welding if you're going with an essentially stock motor. But I suspect you may know more about this than me - just quietly...

[froudy]

Thanks for all the comments guys - appreciated.
Not sure what I'd do with your left one Froudy - answers on a postcard!!! 
That Blue 400/4 looks really good - top job!
Interesting for an early one to have the passenger pegs on the frame rather than the PAS (Passenger Assisted Suspension) that I thought all of the early ones had.

No..I'm not sure what you'd do with my left one either tbh..BUT it was worth a try

I put a lot of time and ££'s into that 400/4 and enjoyed doing it. I paid £100 for it. I had the original bill of sale, all the MOT's and service history..AND the original tool kit and Owners Handbook!!
It was sold in the end to a Japanese guy and went back home to Japan!
The pillion foot peg thing always remained a mystery to me too.