As Compo says.......some one with the correct vin font stamp kit ....not like my reframed import!!!
Pete

Very nice bikes there Nik. Welcome to the friendliest and most helpful club on t'internet.
My missus is from Gillingham...maaany years ago. Got 3 points and a £25 fine for blasting a suzi gt750 down Chatham high street She was 15
Pete

Thanks guys....just wish you could fix a bike with a stent.
Pete

Hi Graham.....I can see what Zed9 means...the float needle isn't sitting central in the housing..it looks like it's sitting to one side and not seating properly. As he says you will get new assemblies in the kits.
Never give up, never surrender!
Pete

The day after I had my heart attack in November my forward thinking wife threw a padded cover over this old girl as she was sitting outside. On the mend now so took the cover off today and reckon the bike has survived pretty well....wee bit of surface rust on the pipe but that's it.. 20240324_165629...

After a little incident in the shed I now need to repair the tank from the z1000. It has quite a deep crease in the side which would take about 3 tins of bodyfiller :lol: 20230807_154038.jpg 20230807_154000.jpg I think it's well beyond my 'skills'. Anyone any ideas on how to proceed? Pressurise it? ...

Just down the motorway from you Allan.....feel free to gimme a shout anytime....but not just now I'm in Canada
Pete

thanks guys,
inclined to go down the slingshot route as there's a few other gsxr odds and sods in the box.
Pete

did the same myself at the weekend

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Hi folks,
Sorting through a big box of bits in the shed and came across these carbs
I can't find any numbers on them....
anyone got any idea what they might be off?? Kawasaki? Suzuki?
Thanks in anticipation.
Pete

With the light set up on the 1-4 coil, HOLD the rotor in the fully advanced position and rotate the crankshaft until the light comes on....this should be on or as near as dammit to the 1-4 F mark. If not, adjust the backplate and try again. Move light to 2-3 coil and repeat...if light doesn't come o...

Bu@@er......didn't even notice that meself
Thanks for the trouble guys, much appreciated.
Pete!

Champion
Pete

So....length is 59mm, width 28mm.
Flat top section where pin fits through is 23mm, leaving 36mm on the slopes.
Distance between bolt hole and locating hole is 15mm centre to centre.
If you don't mind checking a 650 one when you've got time Warren, that would be great. No rush!
Thank you.
Pete