after reading all the posts on this thread ,I havnt a clue what all the fuss was about , or why the thread was with drawn all I can say is what a farce its turned out to be and im just gunna list it on ebay in the near future hopefully,dont think I bother using the for sale section again,cheers nei...

Yes! They are GPZ1100A/Z1100R pistons.
They should be 72.5mm if std.

Most of the material comes off the rear of the case mouth. Never measured it but it's only around 5mm - ish. Just take equal amounts off each mouth until the barrels drop on. With the cases split this will be an easy job to see where it fouls and should only take 10 mins or so with a decent half rou...

What nut are you using ..Lock nut ? and running it down to the plain portion to screw the stud in.
You need to lock two normal nuts together and tighten the stud in with a drop of Loctite.
Then unlock the nuts and remove them.
Stud shouldn't come out if tightened correctly.

The only slight downside of the 8 plate kit is that the plates are thinner and cut into the basket fingers quicker than stock causing stiction. Other than that you should have no problems. However for the road you shouldn't actually need one and the normal 7 plate set up should be good enough with p...

However, the engine wasn't the only thing in pieces, as the frame had been chopped up too. My mate had done this in preparation for widening the frame to take the bigger engine, and to allow a wider swingarm / rear wheel to be fitted. My first thought on seeing the frame was that it was a bit extre...

Just the main stand.

To determine if it is a fueling issue try feathering the choke at the point the bike hesitates.
If this smooths it out you may have a problem with the pilot circuit.
If it isn't a partial blockage you may need to go up the pilot or lift the needle a notch.

Mr Puffin wrote:Great progress. The XJR arm looks really good in the frame, how far back is the shock mount from the pivot point ?

Center to center the s/a pivot to shock mount is 485mm.

Looking for an alloy Moriwaki end can for my Gardner project.
Long shot but you never know.

BUMP

Still looking.
May consider full kit.

Shock mounts on the Z1R's XJR arm sit 15mm wider each side than on the B's so I've added a support tube to the new frame mounts that will also double as bracing for that corner PICT0194.JPG B frame PICT0193.JPG PICT0038 (2).JPG PICT0037 (2).JPG Next on the agenda is to sort out the front ends and g...

Pilot holes drilled and reamed to take 12mm inline guide bar and 20mm cutter for hole to take new shock mount. PICT0028 (2).JPG PICT0029 (2).JPG Only the outer side is opened up to 20mm as the new mount is stepped down to 12mm on the inner side PICT0030 (2).JPG Mount on and jigged up ready for weld...

rangeroy wrote:if you have a set left pm me & I will paypal you to your details ,I'm sure my old z650 will be greatful.
regards theranger

PM sent.

To complete the back suspension I just need some shock mounts. The B frame came without any ( but was powder coated which was weird ) and the Z1R's were rotten but I had planned to lay the shocks down so they would have been coming off anyway. I've started by knocking up a drilling/welding jig and c...