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

For De - Glazing CYLINDER BORES I used a tool called Flex Hone. I've never heard of a "liquid" to do this job (but that means nothing !) It sounds like a good option. HOWEVER, I'd be inclined to check with Millers before you use it with a roller bearing crank in a Zed. Also, its only 20w. ...

Hi Steve, in your O.P. you wrote: "Given that reliability is more of a priority than performance I am considering reassembling with 2 base gaskets to raise the deck height by 0.5mm and therefore reduce compression." This is probably not a bad idea - its been done before ! Looking at pictur...

Just wanted to say good bye and good luck - but probably too late now ......

It'll be good to catch up sometime
I'll be in touch !

Looks great. Better than the original LTD or CSR ever did ! Top gear roll on description reminds me of the Bike Mag road test back in the day, something like "will pull from just over 1000 revs in top, accelerates like a jet fighter up to 5500 then takes off like a rocket" ! Those LTD moto...

35.5mm (always good if you can get somebody else to confirm / agree but this size should be correct I believe) On the odd occasions in years past I've found the odd c. 0.5mm thick washer fitted in this position just to get the disc centralised in the calliper slot but we're talking 45 year old bikes...

Thanks for confirming those jet sizes Mally - good info for other members looking for jetting advice. Before Air Corrector Kits turned up 120 Mains and 17.5 pilots was the way most of us went with a 4 into 1 and K&N's (or bellmouths). Its a good starting point especially with VM26's. Some disagr...

Looks like a thorough rebuild. Can I please just check / confirm pic.4 shows a packet marked 4 x 120....
Are you running 120 Main jets ? and 17.5 pilots ?
With an air box or with individual pod filters ?
This would be useful information to confirm thanks !

Nice job on the carbs :up Looks like a bit of hard work ! What did you use to shift the black paint ? I've a clutch cover here I've coated with Nitromors twice now but it seems the modern stuff just doesn't work - its only rattle can black I'm trying to shift - it'd be quicker to just scratch the pa...

Do you still have standard type callipers fitted - I remember you were posting last November about fitting some upgrade 2 or 4 pots ?

It's easy for me to sit here and write about it - The hard work is doing the job !
It would be good to see it when its done - I never much liked that narrow front rim myself. If I ever find the time I might build one myself....

Just thinking a bit more a out the idea of using a standard back rim; if I look at the "disc side" of the standard back hub then the diameter is not much different to the front hub I think.(?) On this side I'd expect you'd probably be close enough to lace up to the front hub with the spoke...

Yes ! Thats an 18" front I used on my own Z1000 together with a standard 18" rear. Downside is its only a 1.85 which limits tyre size a bit. I ran the bike on it for a year or so back in the day though. Its actually just a KH400 wheel :lol: As for using a rear rim on the front, I'm no whee...

Pic. of built up wheel