Make sure you get the right one,there are 2 types,one for riveting a solid pin and one for flaring a pin with a hollow end,as mentioned Whale are good.

Most looms can be repaired easily enough unless they have been totally hacked about,good skill to develop and its not difficult

need some pics of the bike as well

dig deep for a kerker mate anything else just wont look right

I had a damaged fin on my Z1100r I bought some aluminium the correct thickness and shaped a piece to fit then got a local engineering company to weld it,I then dressed it,looked perfect afterwards.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/KAWASAKI-Z1100R-EDDIE-LAWSON-REPLICA/143541753850?_trkparms=aid%3D1110001%26algo%3DSPLICE.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20131003132420%26meid%3D739e3029c4f843fcb77ae1ac978cf969%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D3%26rkt%3D12%26mehot%3Dpf%26sd%3D124103677181%26itm%3D143541753850%26pmt%3D0%26noa%...

need to measure your carb inlets,these may fit
https://www.knfilters.co.uk/kawasaki/kz1000j/1000/1982/

don't think many will want the earth strap on show

sounds like fuel starvation,is the fuel tank vent clear?restrictive fuel filter?

Ginger Bear wrote:I think you may be referring to ZedHead (Dave) who went on to set up Saisei, then more recently changed it to CyBike. Still trading, but doesn't frequent this forum anymore.......

How come?

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use quality filters as well,k&N are good cheap ones strangle it

I do like a MK11 but not in its standard form, that big square rear tail light looks weird with such a spindly little tyre below it. Now, if it's a Sanctuary special... Mmmmmmm! https://img.techpowerup.org/200105/kawasaki-kz-1000-mkii-rcm-132-by-sanctuary-tokyo-west-01-1.jpg they definitely have po...