Most reproduction seats already have the holes present, are there 2 tapped holes either side of the Z1 latch catch?

Has anyone done a rebuild on factory shocks, any tips will be appreciated. Im presuming they are the same as others, drill out the pin at the top and unscrew? Can petrified rubber eyelets be bought? its a roll pin it should knock out Is there any need to secure the strut while unscrewing or compres...

Has anyone done a rebuild on factory shocks, any tips will be appreciated. Im presuming they are the same as others, drill out the pin at the top and unscrew? Can petrified rubber eyelets be bought? its a roll pin it should knock out Is there any need to secure the strut while unscrewing or compres...

Kev1R wrote:Have you considered these?
https://www.z-power.co.uk/shock-absorbe ... -mk-11z1-r

They are very nice, better than the real thing even id say but i have 2 pairs of factory shocks and id like these 2 bikes to stay stock as possible.

Has anyone done a rebuild on factory shocks, any tips will be appreciated. Im presuming they are the same as others, drill out the pin at the top and unscrew? Can petrified rubber eyelets be bought?

Thats cool, all i wanted to know, makes sense as the 2 engines were a 78 Nebraska A2 and a 78 LTd that had those pistons in them, The KL250c cam out in 78 so maybe that's when the change over happened.

Trick is to sign up for addresspal and give the proper phone and email. Have it shipped to your home through that, the shipping often works out cheaper :D (the US goes by weight from €15 to €55 but the UK is a flat rate of €6.50 no matter what the weight and its up to 20kg), ask the shipper to incl...

The KL250 is 3 grams heavier with rings.

zed1015 wrote:The KL250 pistons ARE stock Z1000 from the factory..

Ok while I known ART the stock pistons I’m not that green, my 77 came with pistons that had no markings on them and I still have them.

So i was going through a box where i keep my used piston sets and 2 engines i have broken down in the last few years have had ART KL250 pistons rather than standard ones, been meaning to ask is this an old work around or was there any advantage over the standard pistons or were they just a standard ...

Result :D Wont lie, near shat myself when i saw them, about €150 to my door from the states but the shocks were the real score, €260 to my door from Germany. There is another set there if anyone is looking? You mind me asking, how much is the duty etc. on the €150 from the states to Ireland. I’m lo...

chrisNI wrote:Result

Wont lie, near shat myself when i saw them, about €150 to my door from the states but the shocks were the real score, €260 to my door from Germany. There is another set there if anyone is looking?

Scored a set and shocks too. This makes the bike 95% factory stock.

Hi warren3200gt, I decided against stripping the engine at the time as it was running so well, and I've only covered 3000 miles on it in 20 years, so I'd hope that there wouldn't be any nasty surprises hiding inside the casings. I suppose the worst case scenario could be that there's a fault with t...

If anyone here is that singe bidder on the Z1r, there is a D2 exhaust for $800 (in the states) minus the right silencer on facebook "Vintage Kawasaki TRADER PAGE....what you got to Sell" its a private group but easy join. link below.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/162914207237521