The LTD with the J style engine is probably the least popular and therefore lowest priced of all of the big Zeds. Does it run ? Does it run well ? It's got surface rust - will this clean off to look like new ? the RH/throttle side handlebar looks like it may be slightly bent (or is it just the pictu...

Looks like a bargain and a great opportunity to get a project with most of the bits already there ! I'm surprised no one has snapped it up yet ! A couple of years or so earlier and I'd have been heading your way with a roll of cash ! I expect it'll be bought soon enough. z650's are great bikes to ri...

If my memory is correct, the 2pcs. M8x81mm bolts go in the lower crank case on the ignition side - first pair inboard of the ignition housing mounting face. The "wasted" design is used widely in engineering and often seen in automotive application. Type "Wasted Bolt Design" into ...

If you can give us a clue what you are looking for then maybe someone can help !
Those rearsets AL has posted look pretty much what you get with aftermarket stuff.
It'll be good to see what you finally come up with.

Hi Bill, nice AJS ! Mod18 CS ? nicely presented / modified.
Like the 4000 Major too.....

A word to the wise maybe but take care when you first fit your Metmachex swinging arm, especially if it the less common shallow braced style - the rear frame / footrest / exhaust hangers on the type of frame you have can produce clearance problems. Nothing which can't be sorted out but all too easy ...

It'll be good to see an old school 70's style Zed !
So many get "restored" these days.
I for one don't remember ANYBODY riding about on a STANDARD Zed back then. It was part of what owning a big Zed was all about !
Good luck with the build !
Dave

Hello Baldrick Questions for you ! Are you putting a tank on a Z1 frame or something else ? Is the frame standard ? I never had a problem swapping tanks Z1/Z900/Z1000 (early). Maybe an odd adjustment to a seat hinge or repositioning the rubber shock absorbers on the frame tubes. Any tank any frame. ...

Looking a bit XSive

Here's one on ebay ! You'll need to want it really bad to pay this much ! Then again, when did you ever see another one up for sale .... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/116861847623?var=0&mkevt=1&mkcid=1&mkrid=710-53481-19255-0&campid=5338268676&toolid=10044&ff=11&gbraid=0AAAA...

Closer ? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/276329208448?chn=ps&_ul=GB&_trkparms=ispr%3D1&amdata=enc%3A1-VOvd-fvSQ2SLMyy84hX8g23&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=710-134428-41853-0&mkcid=2&mkscid=101&itemid=276329208448&targetid=2360873003490&device=m&mktype=pla&go...

Similar / identical ? - Check the pictures..... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/357102648191?_ul=UK&mkevt=1&mkcid=1&mkrid=710-53481-19255-0&campid=5338703918&toolid=20006&_xiid=357102648191&customid=EAIaIQobChMImZm6rcPbkAMVoJVQBh07IQkcEAQYGiABEgLOVvD_BwE%7C0AAAAADtppYd18tBUhhv...

Hello Mick, unless someone can offer a better idea then I'm going to say you could make one yourself ! Its a long time ago and I'm short on detail but I put together an electronic tacho for one of my old Zeds myself. You need to find a donor electronic tacho and carefully strip out the dial face / n...

@Lee, thanks for posting - I'd forgotten about this thread - not much time for the old Zeds just now but I'll file the information away for when I get back to it !
@Stusco - thanks too !

Plus 1 - what ZED1015 said. If its been stood - just run it a bit !