In the end I bought the replacement part on eBay. The part was considerably less than the shipping !
But hey ho, it’s fixed now.
Thanks

I too am glad you got it sorted, …………… ! Thanks Gray. Ye’h I could have persevered but in the end I just wanted my bike rideable again. It’s sooooo much better now. My exhaust seems to be leaking from where the headers go into the collector. Hopefully get that sorted in the next couple of days, but...

The usual problem.
The Hi/Lo switch has broken off where the screw passes through.
Does anyone have a spare part from inside the left switchgear ?
Zpower sell them but they are out of stock just now.
Cheers

Well folks, in the end I decided to concede defeat. Yes, I’d got it fairly close, but not nearly good enough ! I spoke to a local chap, Tim Blakemore (of Tim Blakemore Race & Classics). A very nice chap and very knowledgeable, and for a very reasonable amount of drinking vouchers he’s sorted my ...

Thanks for the heads-up Grog. I’m going to see if I can lay my hands on a Colourtune and check out the air screw settings. Hopefully this will allow me to get them in the right range
Appreciate the info mate.

Thanks Al. I’ve downloaded the info sheet for the BB ignition system that’s fitted to my bike now, so I’ve got a bit more info on that. I’m going to sort out a proper support for the carbs, get a Colourtune to hopefully get the air screws in the right ball park, and try to see if I can set the timin...

Hi Al, Thanks for the response, I appreciate it. I didn’t use any RTV on the rubbers to be honest. They seemed to fit up pretty snug so I decided against it, not to say that I won’t try that if I’m still getting the same symptoms after I’ve got the carbs properly supported and the air screws set cor...

They aren’t the genuine Kawasaki ones, but I bought them from Zpower and they seem pretty good quality.
In the first instance I’ll see if supporting the carbs solves it. I’m not going to get anywhere with trying to get it running right if I don’t fix this first

Thanks Warren. After pondering your first comment I thought ‘how could that possibly be, I just fitted new carb to head rubbers, but then I remembered that in order to get the Z1 air box in I had to remove the air cleaner stay, which I was planning to re-fit afterwards, but in my haste to go take th...

Well it’s been a while since I lasted posted on this. Had to park it whilst getting my fathers house ready for sale to fund his care home :cry: Anyways, where was I ? I managed to finish up getting the float heights about right. Carbs all fitted back to the bike and Z1 air box with brand new filter ...

Really pleased that your bike is running well now. I know you were following my thread, but I’ve had little to no time to work on mine in the past couple of weeks, but have managed to get the carbs finished and back on the bike now. Hoping to try it out in the next couple of days and fingers crossed...

Hi chaps, does anyone have a hankering for a stainless 4-2 system ? This was on my bike (z900A4) when I bought it. It was made the bikes previous owner who is a welder / fabricator by trade. It’s a nice job and sounds pretty good too. I removed it as I wanted to have a 4-1 Delkevic system (closest l...

It is a little frustrating, but it’s a learning exercise for me. I think the main advantage of having the lower float height seems to be the flow rate of fill (replenishment rate) , which seems to be quite a bit quicker than how I had it before where it would creep up on the level much more slowly. ...

Couldn’t resist another fiddle before I go to the boozer. Set one of the carbs I’d already bent the floats on to a height of 26mm with the tang in a dead neutral position. I did this by bending the floats back, and then a tiny bit more. Tried it, Almost spot on ! Minor tweak to just make the tang ba...

No worries Al. You are trying to help, and I really appreciate all the help I’ve been getting on this. I will circle back with the two carbs I’ve already messed with. I will shoot for the elusive 26mm in conjunction with the right fuel level. This’ll be a job for tomorrow now as I’m off out now, the...