never got a reply back from classic decals in the end so went with imageworks, their turn around time is about two weeks. Some of the guys on here who know classicdecals says he has a bit of a f@#k em attitude towards his customers. I have not experienced that, only not having my emails answered, ad...

thanks for all your help guys we were fairly certain that it was out of a later z1000 just wanted to be sure
thanks again

Les

[quote="ADRIAN H"]From memory, 1973 - 1978 Z1 - Z1000 Crank - 30 teeth and round ended cam cover 1979 - 1980 Z1000 MK II Crankk - 32 teeth and square cam cover 1981 onwards Z1000 - hy-vo style cam chain[/quote] Thanks for that, he doesnt have the cams only crank and rods. We are trying to ...

what are the differences between the early z1000a crank and the later z1000 mk2/shaft crank. From what I can see its only the number of teeth on the cam chain gear and a keyed alternator taper. Is the z1000 Ltd the same set up as a mk2/shaft crank. Mates got a box of bits and is not sure which model...

turned out to be crap in carbs from a container that I used when balancing carbs all good now. Thanks for your help guys

[quote="zorded"]Are'nt these the carbs that split the vertical brass vent tube in the float bowls? Withe regard to the above; i bought some new float needles with seats from NRP for the CV's. Similar problem with intermittent flooding. After a bit of close scrutiny i could see that the flo...

Did check that, the tank is pretty mint with no signs of rust. Comes from spending most of its life in USA. it does point to a float valve sticking but its not consistent one minute it drops what looks like a gallon of fuel then nothing or it could be dumping every 30 seconds. All this is when engin...

how would sticky valves cause this problem

Hi all after three years I have finally got my old Z1R running. been starting up on and off for the last week without any problems but today it struggled to fire up on number 4 cylinder. It kicked in after a few seconds and all seemed fine. It has however started to dump fuel out of the bowl overflo...

[quote="ADRIAN H"]from partzilla website - Air box silencer part no 11016-009 fits all Z1000 from 1977 - 1980.

Z1000 A1 / A2 , Z1R (Z1000 D1 / D3) , Z1000 B1 - B4 , Z1000 A3 (MarkII)[/quote]
Thanks for that. Me and geoff now know something. No longer know nowts

Hi geoff Are the Z1R different to the other z1000 models. I know that the main air box is not sure about silencer

Im assuming the b4 is the same.

Hi all im after an air box silencer fot the z1000, z1r or mkII

Thanks

[quote="z1bman"]the part no for the piston complete with seals is 43020-1015. you can buy the seals from redline but they are $64 . go to the bottom of the page http://redlinecycle.com/Brk%20-%20Mast.%20Cyl%20Piston%20-%20Rear.html[/quote] :shock: I may have to go down this route if I cann...

[quote="RGH"]There's a genuine 43020-1015 piston in here if you want. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Kawasaki-NOS-OEM-Parts-2427-pcs-/181107697052?nma=true&si=Tk4WNOkUrScaZYVi%252BsAf5eIGl4Q%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557[/quote] Emailed these guys still waiting ...