ZED1015 I WORK AT CORUS DO YOU?MAYBE OUR PATHS HAVE CROSSED UNKOWINGLY? TED Sorry, don't work at corus.Got a few mates who do though, all who have bikes so you might know some of them. I used to do work freelance for a couple of bike shops in town as a sideline as well as taking in a few jobs at ho...

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Hi. Sorry can't say just yet , I have a scheme in mind, A modern twist on an old popular theme. It all hinges on whether the one off tank badges i intend to cast on my coal fire ( when the missus is out shopping ) come out ok.

Still looking for some stainless downpipes to use as donor material for the drouins system. Ideally now need three sets ( YES THREE ) of BUELL XB9 mainly for the rear cylinder sections as these are very close to the shape i want. I have Zed bits - 1000 st and 1000a side panels ,batt box, chrome star...

What do you mean by "dry blocked" Zed ? Hi. you will see that i have external oil feeds (for a cooler oil flow) to the cams, so there is no need for the oil to run up the rear outer studs, so the small hole in the crankcase at either end of the main gallery is plugged and also in the head...

Here's one from the front. Got a nice roundy headlight going on as soon as i finish the mount. Quick spec of motor - Dry blocked 1000A cases + gearbox. welded Z900 crank. 8-1 comp 1075 wiseco's. 1000 J head ,eight plugged/gasflowed/skimmed 1.3mm. std cams dialled in at 110 deg. blower geared for 8 t...

Nice job dude. I remember the bike from when it was for sale on ebay. Been wondering how it was progressing. Well done. . Hi. yeah ,it was a right pile of crap. Only used the tank / blower and some engine parts in the end and even those needed major work. That's Ebay for ya. But it was still worth ...

That looks fantastic. Also looks like you might be needing a slightly longer swing arm!!! Keep it going and where will it be used?? Hi.Thanks all for the positive response. I,ve used the same geometry as my Wakisaki Z1R which is stable at 160+ so it should be ok, Also i will mainly be using it for ...

At long last, here's some pics of my Drouin project that's in the final stages. Just needs paint / exhaust and all the fiddly bits sorting. Hope to get it finished for the good weather this year. Sorry there's no before pic's as they were all lost when my last hard drive went kaput PICT0094.jpg PICT...

Hi. I don't use a ring compressor ( never have ), I do it by hand ,working across from 1 to 4 cylinder with the cylinder block at a very slight angle, It is easy to do but then i have been doing it for quite a few years. As for performance it all depends on what else you have in your motor. I have n...

Re. Rebore. - I just had a rebore to 1075 and a head skim for my latest zed , I always go to R & E ARNETTS at KELHAM STREET, DONCASTER Tel- 01302 323931, they have been in business since jesus was a nipper and are proper engine reconditioners and general machinists, If you are only going one siz...

Hi. Sleeve should slide out under the pressure of one finger and rotate with ease, so it looks like yours is seized . You could leave it to soak in diesel or wd etc for a while to see if it will free off but it's 99% sure that it will be clapped out anyway so time to get busy with the universal purs...

Wheels are CMA's and if you look close they should have ( C M A ) cast on them somewhere , Usually in the rear brake drum and behind one of the front disc's.

You could have the head crack tested which involves treating the head with a dye that shows up all the nooks and crannys when x'rayed or similar. I know a bloke that uses this process at the firm he works for testing samples from british steel (corus) but i really do think you would be wasting your ...

Cracks like yours are very common on these heads and most don't extend more than a couple of mm below the surface. I've never heard of any major problems because of these so i would carry on with the refurb. You should be able to see how deep the crack goes up the threads in the plug hole to confirm...

In to the valley rally - sledmere house - north yorkshire - may 4/5/6th. Any Zed heads going ???.