Hi malc87 the "clean air system" was a device kawasaki develloped for the US environment regulations. A tube ran from the air filter box to a vacuum valve where it was split in two tubes. Those tubes went to the valve cover where there was a one way valve that permitted fresh air to be suc...

Hi Phil welcome to the club! Finding out what original colour scheme your Z1A had is very difficult. To my knowledge there's no list of which bike had which colour scheme. If it's repainted sometime in the past you might be lucky if you have a look at the underside of the fuel tank. Try to wash off ...

Hello men time for an up-date: the B1 engine is assembled, changed to a B2 engine and mounted in the B2 frame. It runs! Now I only have to ride it in and I'm waiting for better weather. A few months ... In the mean time the engine that came out of the B2 , which is in fact a Gpz1100 Uni-Trac engine,...

Hi Mark welcome to the club! You're at the right place for asking questions about the old Zeds. As previously stated by Ultim8pc the Ltd isn't reaching the value of a normal Z900. If you're able to buy one for a good price and you want it, just do it. Restoring a Ltd can be as expensive as restoring...

Hi John

welcome to the club!
You have some very nice bikes, keep them that way.
Greetings from Belgium.
Philippe

Hi John

just go for it! She can be restored, I've done worse cases.
Find the correct parts and use good bolts.
You can find the correct camshaft cap n°2 but take good care and make sure it's the same because there are many details to look after.
Good luck!
GrtZ
Philippe

Hi r3sc I use the tank liner from Restom, if it's used properly, according to the manufactorers standards, it lasts for at least 20 years. It comes in a kit with degreaser, deruster and a two component resin. It takes a few days to apply it and after the tank is lined you have to wait a week before ...

Hi Lex great work you're doing! I can see that the pistons are first oversize (0.50). It could be usefull to install new piston rings and to hone the cylinders. If the bike stood so long there might be a little damage to the cylinder walls and the piston rings could be "tired". Since the e...

Hi SUPERHUNK

welcome to the club!
Show us some pictures as soon as you can, I'm very curious to see the details of that early bike.
What a find!
Greetings from Belgium
Philippe

Hallo 660smc

Herzlich wilkommen!
Nice Z1B you have there and in my favourite colour!
What a space to work in, big, nice and tidy.
Greetings from Belgium
Philippe

Hi Warren

I had a look at an original Takasago rim and that's the location I found. I think it's obvious that the two masses of the tyre grippers should be located 180° opposite to one another in order to avoid too much unbalance in the wheel...
It makes sense to me...doesn't it?
GrtZ
Philippe

Hi MrDavo if you make two holes for the tyre grippers they should be 180 ° opposite to one another. The exact location compared to the valve hole is between the fourth and fifth nipple hole counting from the valve hole counterclockwise. The other tyre gripper hole must be located at 180° opposite to...

Hi Craig

good to hear from you again. The Z1 looks a lot better already, keep on going the right way.
Congratulations with your new Z900RS. Enjoy them both and keep us posted.
GrtZ
Philippe

Hi mikey

welcome back! You've taken the right decision.
Nice Z1000A2 you have there, nice colours too!
Greetings from Belgium
Philippe

Hi Marc

most of the time consuming work is done ! Now it's time for fun!
Think twice before you install a part, if you do that too soon it might stand in the way for installing another part.
But anyway have fun !!!
GrtZ
Philippe