The last email address I had for Kano was kano@kz1000r.com I have made a mistake - I quoted the wrong frame number. My frame number is KZT00R-006421 and KZT00R-006420 is another Z1000R2 originally owned by Chris Mullen also here in New Zealand. Mine was white, his was green. I was looking in to VIN ...

Is kz100r.com still operating? What’s the homepage link? The home page is http://kz1000r.com/ but you will get a 403: Forbidden message. But some pages do still work like the one that chrisw1 posted and this one for downloads http://kz1000r.com/downloads/ I'm not sure if kano is still active on the...

Hi guys, i've been offered a Z1000R at very reasonable money. I was wondering if anyone knew how to check if its a genuine one or a copy? Am iI right in saying that the sixth or seventh letter of the frame number should be an R? I have a Z1000R frame on my workbench and can confirm that the Z1000R ...

Good luck Richard. I'm watching with interest.

Al, I’ve noticed that your fairing decals do not wrap around the front of the fairing as seen here on my original Z1000R fairing.



Where did you source your decals from?

It is my understanding that the recommended rim width for a 130/90 tyre is between 2.50" and 3.50". If your wire rim is only 2.15" wide then you may be limited to a 120/90. If you put an over-size tyre on a narrow rim you will alter the contour of the tyre beyond the manufacturers rec...

I've found the Son of ELR.

I'm keen to see what you will do with yours.

Padders, it's looking very good. It's been well worth the effort. It looks like you have gone for a gloss finish for frame / cam / timing cover etc. What are you going to do with the cylinder block and exhaust? I’m a bit new to this and I was wondering where you would use a gloss/matt/satin finish...