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...

These are the best pics I can take at the moment. If you are after something identical to original in appearance you will spot they are slightly narrower and also slightly less matt - more of a silk black in appearance. It was not an issue for me and the performance more than makes up for it. They c...

I have Hel (black finish) brake lines - front and rear - on an otherwise standard set up Z1R.
They work very well and I would recommend them.

Cheers
Kev

I had one on an R plate for about 18 months and learned to ride on it while saving for something with more performance. I enjoyed riding it but my lasting memory is I always wanted it to go faster! It is physically large for a 'measly' 250 but that makes it a comfortable bike to ride and in my opini...

Looks ok to me
Would definitely choose this over the RS

Nice classic lines

Just a thought that you can get parts repaired professionally.
I used this service a few years ago for some zx9r parts

http://www.plastics-surgery.com/
End results were very good.