Hi men I'm back after a long period of almost 4 weeks... Time for a little update: - most of the welding is done, the fuel tank sump is installed DSCN3659.JPG - the underside of the body tub is grinded to the bare metal and received two layers of red oxide primer DSCN3660.JPG As you can see the picy...

Hello guys an update of the work on the Willys Jeep! The engine is completely assembled, painted and mounted on the rolling chassis. DSCN2797.JPG As you can see the radiator and the carburettor are also installed. I'm working on the tub now...replacing parts, repairing damaged (rotten) pieces and gi...

Hi Mikey

welcome back to the club !
Nice Z1000 you have there.
I hope you get a good recovery after OP.
Let the good times roll (again)!
GrtZ
Philippe

Hi Mark I restored the carb last week, only the fine adjustments must be done and it'll be ready to mount. When you start, make sure you take a lot of pictures because there are a lot of parts to change. You also need a lot of different screwdrivers to make sure you can get all the jets out! There's...

Hi men the latest report of the progress: I bought a refurbished engine block in order to replace the one I have. It has new cylinder liners, new valve stem guides, new valves. I also have new pistons and piston rings, a refurbished crankshaft, new bearings as wel for the crankshaft as for the conne...

Hello men an update of the restoration. The past week I took the engine apart...bad news! When honing the second cylinder bore it turned out there was a major damage all around the bore. There must have been water in the second cylinder when the engine was stored resulting in a deep rusty indentatio...

Hi Aaron

welcome to the club !
Very nice Z1 you have there, congratulations!
Let the good times roll
Greetings from Belgium
Philippe

Hi Andy

you can find it in the Z1OC members only, The Kings' lineage, Z1000ST
GrtZ
Philippe

Hi Steve

I'm using Vesrah, the complete set with the O-rings, always a good experience.
GrtZ
Philippe

Hello men It's been a month since my last post, sorry for that... But I've been busy the last month: - a lot of parts received a red oxide primer and a coat of olive drab. - I was able to buy a lot of parts (starter engine, dynamo, good brake drums and wheel hubs, a lot of smaller parts,...) - the j...

Hi men as I've mentioned before, way back in the past, the rear mudguards of an ST and a MK2 look the same but they aren't. They're very hard to find because a lot of them were cut in the past. Have a look in the topic " differences between ST and MK2" Good luck with the search for a long ...

Hi Alan
thanks for the pictures!
She's almost complete, just a little bit of work, go for it.
You didn't mention there's a Z1000ST (E2) in the barn, hiding behind her...
Let the good times roll !
GrtZ
Philippe

She became very beautiful! Congratulations!
GrtZ
Philippe

Hi Bashful

nice KZ1000A1 in Z900A4 colours you have there.
It's a pitty that the forks are reversed and that the brake calipers stand behind the fork legs...but she has double disk rotors and that's a bonus!
But a nice bike anyway, congratulations.
Greetings from Belgium
Philippe

Hi Mark welcome to he club! When you're searching a Z900 it all depends on your technical skills and of the money you can spend. If you know something about mechanics, if you have a workshop with the appropriate tools and if you have money to spend, I would say buy a wreck of a Z900 and start a rest...