zed1015 wrote:Easy way to bench sync without mucking about with bits of metal bar under the slides etc is to set all your slide adjusters midway on their travel and level the slides to the top of the carb bores with the throttle open.

Damn that's clever, I wish I'd read that a few months ago!

Does anyone know where I could get 6 of these?
Mine seem too loose.
No longer available from Kawasaki and I couldn't see them on Z-power or Cybike's sites.
Thanks.

Beautiful shape those bikes, stunning. Enjoy. (Although the red coloured ones looked better!)

That's a very nice bike you got yourself.

Last month's (this month is just out) Practical Sportsbikes has an article on respoking wheels.

BRILLIANT!
Thanks Rob (I finally remember your name!), I really appreciate your help- I was getting very lost!
That's another pint I owe you.

Now I can concentrate on the pilot system...

Ah ZED1015, I think you've just solved my problem, and I'll sleep better tonight!! :D So, the manual page I put in the first post, just under the diagram B21, when it says "Turn the adjusting screw to make a slight clearance between the throttle valve and the bottom of the bore" it means t...

You need to start with the adjuster screws turned a few more threads in so that the top of the larger thread is just below the surface and then level the slides with the wire method and make sure you only turn the screws clockwise. Ta for the reply Zed1015. If I start with the adjuster screws turne...

Still a bit stuck, so returning for more help/ideas! I did this initial wire method, measuring fro the side nearest the engine. I got the gaps to be all the same, around .75mm. That page I showed in my first post shows the locknut to tighten. The problem is that the screw isn't in far enough for the...

No problem Chris, thanks anyway.
As you & others have pointed me back to the pilot part of the system, I'm now accepting this is where my problems lie!

Thank you both for the replies.
Thanks for clearing up the initial set-up process.
But, as you and Chris (and others) reckon it's the pilots that are the problem, I'm going to re-check that end of things.

Thanks again for the advice, much appreciated.
I'll let you know how it goes.
Davy

Ta for the reply Chris.
"back" means the airbox side?
The pilot jets are new, I've blasted the airgun up them now.

It's my first carb rebuild, so no doubt I've done something stupid!

Hi, I've been restoring a little Z400J over the last 2 years. Last week it was started for the first time and it won't run under 3500-4000 RPM. Removed the carbs (rebuilt a few months ago) and checked the pilot jet was clean (it was, it's new) and was the correct size. I checked the air screw on the...

Have you tried NRP for needles?
Even if it's not on their site, they may have some.
I got parts for a project I'm doing by emailing them.
Maybe worth a shout?

http://www.nrp-carbs.co.uk/

King of Kings wrote:rear brake torque arm in weightless alloy!

What colour is the torque arm, and have you a price in mind?
Cheers.