Hi Clive
welcome to the club! Nice bike you have there.
Greetings from Belgium.
Philippe

Hi Derek
she's looking great! Congratulations , you're almost there. What a transformation.
GrtZ
Philippe

Hi Pete
you did it! And as a bonus you made them from Kawasaki steel!
They'll fit pefectly.
GrtZ
Philippe

Hi Pete as promised, the measurements with some pictures thickness of the metal; 1,5 mm longest part: 55 mm shortest part: 37 mm width: 24 mm DSCN4057.JPG DSCN4058.JPG DSCN4059.JPG the measurements are taken on the inside so you have to add 1,5 mm due to the thickness of the metal I hope it's clear ...

Hi Pete
I'll measure them tomorrow!
GrtZ
Philippe

Hi myklexfox
thanks for the pictures! Get her out, clean her up, get her running again. She's worth it.
GrtZ
Philippe

Hi Bevelhead
seems to me like you know what you're doing. Not my piece of cake but it looks very promising. Good luck with it!
GrtZ
Philippe

Hi Bill
this looks like a promising project! I'm going to follow your progress.
Good luck.
GrtZ
Philippe

Hi Smonic
it worked! Great that you could get them out.
I see you're getting to the frame now. The bolts for the main stand are the same as those for other Zeds but the main stand itself is different, its a bit higher so do use an ST main stand or the rear tire will hit the ground.
GrtZ
Philippe

Hi men thanks a lot for your replies! @ rickm: I think that it has pistons of a ZX10A, they are marked "ART 114" but I have no experience with the "younger" bikes so any input is welcome, they have the standard size: 72,5 mm. But they look like high compression pistons... @ uli: ...

Hi Simonic
I hope you succeed. I'm not sure about turning clockwise or counter clockwise...see what happens when you turn the pivot shaft with the allen key.
GrtZ
Philippe

Hi men here's an update of the "progress" of the restoration. I promised you some pictures of the horrors I discovered while dismantling the bike (after all, Haloween isn't that long ago). The major horror I discovered was a lump of resin at the front of the engine, just where the two cran...

Hi Simonic part n° 5 is the pivot shaft. It should come out easy...if there's no rust between the shaft and the frame. The outer end has a thread, the inner end sits in the swing arm bearing. If it's stuck, use some penetrating oil and leave it for a while...if it remains stuck take an allen key and...

Very beautiful bike! Congratulations!
GrtZ
Philippe

Hi Dave you own a very beautifull, very well preserved and allmost completely original bike , a true survivor! Congratulations! I have no idea about the value but let me give you some advice: if you don't need the money, keep her! When she's gone, you'll never have the opportunity to own, ride and e...