Hi men this morning the license plate for my Z1000A1 arrived. This afternoon I received the insurance papers. Now it's time to break her in. I made a first trip of about 80 Km around my village and she performed very good. Handling, riding and breaking was excellent, no bugs so far. DSCN4892.JPG A p...

Hi slacker

have a look at this one:

https://www.leboncoin.fr/motos/19524360 ... 4051296304

It's in France and I have no idea about the condition but I think the price is OK.
GrtZ
Philippe

Hi awmac45

thanks for the picture!
She has the looks of a Z1A but I think it's a Z900A4.
Only the frame number and the engine number can make things clear.
Perhaps Ian can tell you more about her story.
GrtZ
Philippe

Hi guys time for an update! A few weeks ago I gave the body parts a "firecracker red" coat of paint. They were able to dry a few weeks in order to let the paint cure and to make sure that no bubbles would appear after putting the decals on. DSCN4882.JPG This morning I decided to put the de...

Hi awmac45

welcome to the club!
Good to hear that you have a 76 kawasaki but...show us your pride an joy, put a picture on here, don't be shy!
As soon as we've seen your bike, some members can tell you what kind of alloy wheels are mounted.
Greetings from Belgium
Philippe

Hi John the rear rim is a 303 which is OK, the front rim is a 305 and that's not so good. The 305 rim was used from the Z900A4 onwards. The wheelhub of a 305 front rim is smaller than the wheelhub of a 303 rim (Z1-A-B). The spokes have a different angle and using a 305 rim on a Z1 hub could cause th...

Hi Pete I see you have the same issue as I encountered...I think that 90 % of the UT's have it. In the manual you can read that Kawasaki gives the advice to clean and put new grease in the linkage system when regular maintenance is done to the bike. Obviously it was often neglected. The measurements...

Hi Stuart start her with the choke and give her a minute or two, try to twist the throttle gently and if the revs go up and the engine responds to the throttle, lower the choke. If you want to know if the engine is at the correct tick over, check the revs after 15 minutes riding, when the engine is ...

Hi Ads

very lovely bike ! Congratulations !
Let the good times roll !!!
GrtZ
Philippe

Hi BJ81ZED
that's a very lovely looking bike you have there! Congratulations !
GrtZ
Philippe

Hi Stogmuller
you have to remove the mounting bracket first by unscrewing the two bolts.
put the piston back in the caliper before you can remove the mounting bracket.
Good luck
GrtZ
Philippe

Hi Bevelhead

that seems to be a good project to me! It's great to see a bike brought back to a usable state.
Good luck with the rebuild! keep posting pictures of your progress.
GrtZ
Philippe

Hi Dunlop4

She looks stunning, she' became very beautifull !
You managed to get the complete engine in, I'm impressed.
The front bolt should be a 310 mm long M10 bolt. I think Z-Power have those. Go for it.
GrtZ
Philippe

Hi Dunlop4 That looks stunning! I hope you have someone to help you to get the engine in, it's a heavy lump of metal (more than 90 kg) !!! Mind your back! Don't scratch the engine or the frame, put isolation foam tubes over the frame and tie them down. Oh and one more piece of advice; remove the cam...

Hi Joe I have no idea how much people ask for a Z1000 or for a Z1000Ltd project in the UK. I live in Belgium and I've bought most of my project bikes in Belgium or in the neighbouring countries (Holland and France). What I do know is that a project bike will cost several thousands of Euros to get it...