%hit that is bad news , end of an era !

Ally Grant himself painted my A4, so sad to hear.

Ma dug is well impressed with the result of his hard work as you can see

Try here mate , got loads of bolts etc from them over the years .

https://fixabolt.co.uk/collections/m10- ... eaded-10mm

Had a look at options to clean the carb bodies, bought this from Frost Restorations Fertan Aluminuim Cleaner 1 Ltr , https://www.frost.co.uk/frost-search/?q=fertan+ and I am very impressed. Brushed it on and washed off again with a soft brush, would have been a whole lot easier with the carbs stripe...

No problem , its cheap nylon jets I had ( been in for years !!!)

Now with genuine Mikuni parts it might make a difference but deffo 120's .

So carbs now done...... now this has happened !

Tank liner de laminating .... will start a new thread for this.

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 ! No problem , yeah 120 mains, 17.5 pilots a...

gray wrote:I know this sounds a bit daft ... but brass bristle brush and tomato ketchup - it's apparently mildly acidic but washes off easily

Yeah , brown sauce and old pennies , remember how that cleaned them up , ta.

warren3200gt wrote:Or you go the other extreme
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Been there a few years back when I got them vapour blasted , not as shiny as those though

I do use these cheap long bristle soft brass wire brushes on the bodies to get in all the nooks and crannies which gives them a light natural sheen without scratching the surface. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/126808760232?_skw=10+PIECE+SMALL+WIRE+BRUSH+SET+BRUSHES+STEEL+BRASS+NYLON+METAL+RUST+PAINT+R...

Cheers Rob , was thinking maybe some alloy wheel cleaner as they are a bit dirty looking , but yeah agree, don't want them super shiny. Plungers top job as usual , ta. Work a treat on my RD too. Thanks for pointing me in the direction of the EBay parts from Centurion. Thanks for confirming the link ...

Rebuilt the carbs on my Z900 A4 , just need to assemble onto the linkage plate. Any recommendations on how to clean the carb bodies, don't want to go to expense of vapour blasting more so I've now re assembled them. Been through the ultrasonic cleaner a couple of times and blown through with compres...

done 46 k on mine no issues, your wheel alignment correct?

Welcome from a fellow 900 A4 owner , mine doesn't look as nice as that though , very nice example and standard which is great to see.

The other I guess is for the Jorge Martin impressions .....more than knee down for him!

Sifu wrote:My gs1000e I think not as nice as the gs-s IMG_6123.jpeg

Whats the pipe , looks Yoshi but maybe Delkelvic ?

Mate had one of those GS's but in Blue. Very nice bike.

Welcome to the club , nothing better to see any Zed restored regardless as standard or modified, look forward to seeing the progress ( as stated keep the photos coming ) , all the best .