For Dyna s - Main advantage - as has been said - is lack of maintenance. Main disadvantage is if it goes wrong - employing a 'get you home' fix will not be easy. Having said that - Both the original points and the Dyna s are known to be fairly trouble free. I have dyna coils and the original points ...

Agree with Philippe - I only fill up bikes with the 'Superunleaded' options - and only the 95 octane regular unleaded when I have no choice.
(although over here the ethanol content is still only 5% I believe)

When my factory original reg rec failed in the late 80's I fitted an electrexworld unit which has been on since.
The symptom was a boiled dry battery and battery acid where you don't want it!

Have to agree with David!
Great looking Z1R.

I had similar issues with my A2 The key to sorting it involved a vacuum bleeder. The method that eventually worked for me was: 1 attach the vacuum bleeder to the caliper in the normal way 2 remove the brake line connection to the master cylinder and place in brake fluid container and then draw fluid...

Quite a productive day really - when I got back I decided to do a job i've been meaning to do for over a year - fit a new starter button to replace the broken one. Might be me being ham fisted but I found it a right faff. While I was into the throttle assembly I also fitted new cables. Only problem ...

Put new battery on her yesterday so I thought a road test would be in order.

Instead of watching the footy I decided to take the A2 for an (almost) deserted roads run out.

Yes - now you mention it I did see a maroon 400 departing. - looking very clean. If I had seen it parked I would have come over for a closer look - I jumped off a KH250 straight on to a brand new purple KH400 in 1979. The blend of power (much more than the 250) coupled with a fantastic exhaust noise...

Went to this pub tonight - nothing interesting in the car park but saw a z1a on the road not far from the pub!
Nice night for a run out - whatever the destination -
No traffic

I for one hope Garn stays as a contributor to this site.
Amid much nonsense (which we still get to this very day!) - Garn is always the "Informed voice of Sanity and Reason"

all the best
cheers
Kev

Strong Kawasaki contingent -
I will have to have a run up there one Thursday !

I too had a C1 (green one) and I found it very fast with superb brakes. The only minus point was in cold weather it would suffer carb icing. You could add a silkolene additive to the fuel which resolved the problem. I believe C2 and E models have some kind of heating to alleviate. It is a great bike...

Uk ones have the indicator stems welded as part of the light bracket

Us ones are as in the pic and the indicators attach to the frame lugs
so if you get the US ones you will need the indicators separately.

I have mini indicators fitted to a Z1R - similar to these: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bike-It-Mini-Indicators-Long-Stem-In-Carbon-Look-With-Clear-Lens-Pair/302296106669?hash=item46624086ad:g:mAAAAOSwkShZAGhz Not too difficult to fit & if you don't like clear lens they also come in the usual ambe...