I intend to do that today. I’m going to strip it all back to its components, clean and degrease a and see if anything is wrong according to your collective invaluable advice above. I will also need the advice of having a second person review the setup if there is anyone in the paisley (near glasgow)...

In reverse order, I changed the fork oil simply because it was an opportunity as I ha had the front end stripped in order to address this speedo drive unit replacement. There is no fault with the speedo sender unit or the tabs which slot into the speedo driver as these all fit together fine and I ca...

Thanks for that. I don’t suppose you have a video I’d what parts should be moving and what should not be moving in normal front wheel movement? Should nuts be rotating or foxed etc?

Hi Guys, i am in a real mess which started as a snapper speedo drive cable on my 1997 Police model KZ1000-P. Tryin to repair it has crought me all kinds of grief, including changing the oil in the forks, which i hope have worked ok as i have not yet reached the extent of testing that yet. The issue ...

Hi Pete personally I wouldn't replace them. Just mind that you put the openings of the bushes to the sides when rebuilding the forks and to put the oil seals in AFTER you asembled the forks. If you put the seals in before sliding the tubes with the bushes on them you risk to damage the oil seals. G...

Hi members, I am looking for a Kawasaki KZ1000-C Police style motorcycle. These are the type which were used routinely as police patrol motorcycles in the United States and Canada, and possibly others, during the period of around 1978 to 1980. These are the model with just the windscreen, not the fu...

Brake discs/rotors wanted. Hi all, I am getting back to the task of restoring my 1997 Kawasaki kz1000-P and my 1979 Kawasaki kz10000-C (so one of the newer ones which only needs some services parts) and one of the original Chips bikes which is a real labour of love finding the parts for. In this pos...

Hi folks, I am working through restoring my Police version KZ1000-C2 from 1979 and am looking for an exhaust system to replace the existing one, which is beyond repair. Whilst the headers seem to be shared with many models, the central/rear part seems specific to the police C2 version. It is a 4 int...

Hi folks, New in the group and wanted to say hello! I’m in the middle of a project to restore a 1979 KZ1000-C2 (the CHiP’s police variant). I also have a 1997 KZ1000-P17 which is already restored and which I take to shows and charity events in the UK. I’m here to enjoy the discussion and hopefully t...