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Lester rear wheel wanted, drum Z1b

Posted: Thu May 04, 2023 8:08 pm
Author: z1bnackerkwacker
Wanted, Lester Rear wheel 18inch, drum to suit Z1b.

Re: Lester rear wheel wanted, drum Z1b

Posted: Thu May 04, 2023 8:48 pm
Author: Z1streetfighter71
You and me both, an 18" rear just sold on US ebay for £900 and that was a low price these days. The LTD set up was a more common one with the rear being 16".

Re: Lester rear wheel wanted, drum Z1b

Posted: Thu May 04, 2023 8:59 pm
Author: z1bnackerkwacker
Had seen yours, was hoping for a miracle and you’d been offered more than 1 :D
See loads of 16’.
Keep hunting.
I have a 6 bolt front.

Re: Lester rear wheel wanted, drum Z1b

Posted: Thu May 04, 2023 9:05 pm
Author: Z1streetfighter71
same, i have the 6 and the 4 front and the 16" rear, i would love a set on my Z1b but i think it might just get to the point of a full resto on them and sell them on the "bay" to some Japanese chaps as thats where they all are by now...

Re: Lester rear wheel wanted, drum Z1b

Posted: Thu May 04, 2023 9:07 pm
Author: Z1streetfighter71
A set sells in Japan theses days for around £2000.. insane money but they are like gold over in Japan.

Re: Lester rear wheel wanted, drum Z1b

Posted: Thu May 04, 2023 9:54 pm
Author: z1bnackerkwacker
Oh well it will remain my garage wall ornament for the foreseeable.

Re: Lester rear wheel wanted, drum Z1b

Posted: Thu May 04, 2023 10:03 pm
Author: z1bnackerkwacker
A thought.
Wonder what it would cost to have one machined, could use a 16 as template and just lengthen spokes :?:
Maybe a few could be cheaper.

Re: Lester rear wheel wanted, drum Z1b

Posted: Fri May 05, 2023 6:57 am
Author: Z1streetfighter71
z1bnackerkwacker wrote:A thought.
Wonder what it would cost to have one machined, could use a 16 as template and just lengthen spokes :?:
Maybe a few could be cheaper.



There is a softer option.. there is a z750/650 drum rear for sale in the US, here it is..
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https://www.ebay.com/itm/234972415257?_ ... %7Ciid%3A1
It would require a 650 drum and sprocket carrier, the 650 had smaller drum size so you would be sacrificing a bit of brake efficiency the dry weight of the 650 is 465lb vs the Z1 is 507lb.

Re: Lester rear wheel wanted, drum Z1b

Posted: Fri May 05, 2023 9:00 am
Author: neilbarrett
Theres a set on jauce at 800
Thought all the zed heads were putting there bikes back to standard? Personally I'd just fit a early gpz11 with a disc set up

Re: Lester rear wheel wanted, drum Z1b

Posted: Sat May 06, 2023 7:01 pm
Author: z1bnackerkwacker
Thanks both, will wait, not in a hurry have the rest of my life and will probably need it :shock: