Bike is now sold

Many thanks for your interest

Dave

new photos

Some more photos taken today and one of the bike as she landed from the US, still waiting for the oil filter so will be running by Wednesday, mot booked in this week http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b545/davidcouzens/z1000%20pics/IMG_20170501_145814_zps0bef3ltr.jpg http://i1291.photobucket.com/al...

Hi all

I have a KZ1000 with standard exhausts. the inner pipes are numbered 2 & 3, am i correct in assuming that when sat facing forward on the bike the correct cylinder number sequence of 1-4 is from left to right and that pipes 2 & 3 fit the corresponding exhaust ports?

many thanks

z1bman wrote:what tyres have you fitted i don't recognise the tread pattern ?

Thanks for the comments, Tyres are Continentals supplied by Wheel House Tyres rear is a Continental K112 and front Continental RB2Ssupertwin TL

Here's the finished bike, just a few teething problems to sort out but these will wait til winter. done 500 miles and enjoying the rides. Have a twin disc front set up to fit over the winter and slight oil leak that will wait until then. Kickstart to follow. Never ridden a Z before this and think it...

Thanks all for the advice I shall give it a go.

yes it did got the middle 2 on ok, problem with no4 removed barrel ring bent.

bent one of the oil rings trying to fit barrels today and wondered if i could use one of the old oil rings to replace?

any advice gratefully received!

thanks

Dave

Paul

Thanks for that checked them next to some glass and the edges look flat. Got a reply from Dave at Zpower who confirmed the top ring can be fitted either way up

Thanks again

Dave

Purchased a full set of piston rings from z power and I have a query as to which way up they go? my old rings have a chamfered inside edge on one side of the middle ring, which reading hear faces upwards and the top ring has a letter N which faces upwards too. My new rings are different to these, no...

Could someone kindly help me with this? I have a set of Mikuni VM26 carbs of a z1000A1 and need some new standard 107.5 main jets and some O rings for the pilot air screws. I contacted Allens Performance who stated I would need to match up my existing main jets, Here lies my problem as i dont have a...

ok thanks for the info

I'm looking for the correct torque setting for the bolt that secures the advance retard mechanism? Bike is z1000A1

Many thanks

Dave

Thanks Steve

I have connected it to the battery negative terminal.

Regards

Dave