Looking sweet. The paintwork and all the rest looks stunning.

I'll take back my comment about original pipes - wouldn't look out of place on this bike.

It may be worthwhile phoning around firms that repair and seal car radiators. Somebody on the site did this to a z1 tank.

Looking nice. I am also putting the calipers on my A4 to the rear of the fork legs and was advised by a poster from Australia (I think) on this site that you will need to use a z1000 a2 speedo cable which is slightly longer so that it clears the calipers. I can't confirm from my own experience wheth...

Don't go by the HPI check. Give DVLA a call if you have a number plate to go by.
http://www.dft.gov.uk/dvla/contactus/ve ... uires.aspx

Looking good.
If I had a garage like your's I'd live in it. Roll on the Olympics so I can sell my house and buy a garage with a house attached.

This will be interesting.

If you go for the caliper at rear of fork leg set-up, then you will also need a z1000 A2 speedo cable. I've collected all the bits to do my z900 (one day soon hopefully) with calipers at the rear. Also, dont forget the brackets fir the speedo cable and brake hoses are different and hard to find. The...

Truely amazing bit of design and engineering!






I'm talking about the H**** cub (c50 c70 c90) in the background. The most successful motorised vehicle ever made with over 60 million produced.

Always impressed by your handiwork.

Any "before" pics of the bike?

tailiftchris wrote:Some folks are just greedy !

Or just very lucky

Simon, an update with pics of the bike required now to see if it does justice to the engine.

I was thinking of something along the lines of this, with a Gold flake base. http://i848.photobucket.com/albums/ab47/adrianhorsfield/z1CompleteSetOutsideRight.jpg I may be willing to do a deal on paintwork, but would not be until early next year. Go for it! Looking at the pic has given me a flashba...

From a previous post.

http://www.basildonlocks.co.uk/html/mot ... _keys.html

Why not use the threaded fitting of the end of the rev counter cable with a round piece of metal or a coin to blank the opening and some sealant.