Kawasaki-club has been run in Finland over ten
years by Kawasakienthusiasts. First there was a club for
Z1-Owners and it expanded to CKCF. There are similar clubs
abroad so the need for similar club in Finland was clear. It
was realised that all who were interested in older Kawasakis could well
belong to same club so Classic Kawasaki Club Finland was born.
It's not easy to develop activities and functions for the club due
to the lack of time, money and geographics. Dispite of the
previous obstacles many good things have been accomplished.
The club has it's own logo, domain, shoulder badge and the
latest and greatest is the big back badge. Over the years the
stack of KAWAZINE-magazines that came out has grown tall. The club has
been noted in both Moto and Mobilisti magazines (Finnish magazines
specialized
on classic bikes and cars). Some club members have been contributing
to making of Mobilisti magazine's articles and their bikes have been
on display in various Motorcycle shows.
Spare parts and especially their availability interest and concern
every Kawasaki enthusiast (like all the others who deal with
classic bikes). Over the years the best sources, along with
prices and availability, have become well known. Sometimes
it's easier and cheaper to get the parts nearer than far.
CKCF has good connections with Finnish Kawasaki importer Sumeko Oy (
www.sumeko.fi). The club has held
several meetings of its own (called Classic bike Weekend) and
worked together with another finnish club specialised in
classic japanese motorcycles called
Japsistarat.
The Future of CKCF
Activities continue. Publishing of the club magazine Kawazine has
been put on hold for the time being, but the possibility to
publish it over the internet is under discussion. Main reason
for putting the magazine on hold is the lack of time and
resources. Main means of communication between club members
is the
discussion
forum on the club's website right here.
For now there is no annual fee for the CKCF members. New members
pay a fee of 10€ which includes
shoulder
badge and, if the
member so wishes, re-directing of e-mail via
@kawazi.net -address. For members the shoulder badge costs 5€
and the
back badge 23€. In Metro-Helsinki
area the members gather
to
Haltialan Tila every wednesday
during on-season, all Kawasaki-enthusiasts
are warmly welcome. If you want to join, please contact
staff@kawazi.net.