Still desperately seeking ( not Susan ) but a set of correct fork/headlight ears for a 1984 Z1100R ?
I know these parts are as rare as hens teeth/unicorn tears etc, but thought I would ask on here.
TIA.

Mike P, the fuse box lid hasn't arrived yet ?
clocks- mine has the one piece binnacle with cable speedo, electronic tacho

Hi all, I'm looking for advice from any of you Z1100R gurus out there. I have a few questions? firstly, mine is missing the headlamp ears, and I've found some on the bay off a Gpz750 apparently they do look similar when comparing them to images from CMSNL ? Missing rear indicators, and rear mudguard...

any of these fusebox lids left ? I would like to buy one please

This was taken at the previous owners garage prior to my collection, lots of juicy Kwaks

Hi all, long time since I last posted, but managed to buy a bike I've always hankered after. Genuine Z1100 R1, ( frame number 000236 ) will undergo a restoration over the next 12 months or so, unsure how far to go due to unobtanium parts, but we will see. Bikes come back to Cornwall where it was ori...

hi thanks for the suggestions, that fuel level tool is the one I have, i will take off the tank and see if the tap leaks ,i may buy one of the replacements anyway as mine is really stiff to turn off and on , (just love that ethanol) i will pull the carbs, and re-set the levels lower and see what i g...

so this morning i tried to run the bike with the fuel off to no avail, it did start and run for a bit with the usual plumes of fuel rich smoke from all 4 pipes, it then started to bog down and eventually stalled and wouldnt run at all. i pulled the plugs (which are brand new, only run for 10 mins) a...

all the jets /carb internals are standard. i will try the fuel tap test and also set the float heights lower I have a standard fuel tap fitted but it has gone very stiff with the ethanol, I did buy a replacement from z power last year but the quality was crap and it just leaked everywhere! at least ...

i will try the running with the fuel tap off and see what i get, the valve stem seals were viton ones bought from debben performance so not the cheap ones! re- the choke rubbers,they are 41 years old so could be passing fuel with the choke on the revs go right up to 4k but i thought that was common ...

yes i always shut off the petcock when the bike is parked up, I have got a gunsuns colourtune this would show me how the engine is running but not what the problem is?
the plugs are very sooty as well

Ive replaced them and set the float heights on the bench using one of those pipes you screw into the float drain hole so what else can I do ? the carbs dont seem to be overflowing???
p.s yes ive returned thanks for remembering me!

Hi all ive a problem with my z1b, whenever I leave the bike for more than a few hours then start it up i get clouds of smoke out of all 4 pipes for about 30 secs before it clears.It smels like very rich fuel smoke not oil.I had the engine totally re-built a couple of years ago and have done about 15...