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宮城成義 Mr Miyagi my dream bike Kz1000 A1
Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2018 10:30 am
Author: damien.wrl
Re: My dream bike .. kz1000 A1
Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2018 11:42 am
Author: Ultim8pc
That looks lovely and very original and more importantly has the all hallowed standard exhausts and airbox!
Hope you enjoy it!
Re: My dream bike .. kz1000 A1
Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2018 1:06 pm
Author: damien.wrl
Thanks I have no mechanical ability whatsoever but I am unmatched in my ocd cleaning
Re: My dream bike .. kz1000 A1
Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2018 1:52 pm
Author: Garry.L
Looks VERY nice and as said Original pipes make all the difference.
Think you'll need a bigger tube of Solvol than the one in the picture though.
Re: My dream bike .. kz1000 A1
Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2018 3:00 pm
Author: AlanB
Yeah she's a beaut alright Damien - They are addictive as I had a Z1000 in 1978 and came back nearly 40 years later - Mines a couple of years younger than yours
Re: My dream bike .. kz1000 A1
Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2018 3:29 pm
Author: damien.wrl
They are the prettiest bikes around...just what a classic British bike should have looked like ( obviously with a few more oil leaks)
Re: My dream bike .. kz1000 A1
Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2018 6:11 pm
Author: Andrew_s
Lovely looking 'survivor' - don't use Autosol it's far too abrasive, try Meguiar's metal polish it's a fine paste, but not cheap.
Re: My dream bike .. kz1000 A1
Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2018 6:23 pm
Author: damien.wrl
Andrew_s wrote:Lovely looking 'survivor' - don't use Autosol it's far too abrasive, try Meguiar's metal polish it's a fine paste, but not cheap.
Not an autosol user ,the pics were from the bloke I bought it off ..
Re: My dream bike .. kz1000 A1
Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2018 7:07 pm
Author: Reecy
Damian,
Love it-that's all
Reecy
Re: My dream bike .. kz1000 A1
Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2018 7:15 pm
Author: kev edwards
Very nice indeed.
Re: My dream bike .. kz1000 A1
Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2018 7:22 pm
Author: Garry.L
Andrew_s wrote:don't use Autosol it's far too abrasive, try Meguiar's metal polish it's a fine paste, but not cheap.
Autosol has it's uses Andrew, but I'd agree not on 'already' polished cases.
This was the lump on my old Z1B when I first got her...
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After A LOT of hours with a scotch pad, tooth brush and Autosol it came up like this...
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That said, no amount of hand polish can match a proper set of polishing mops.
My old Z Thou which I did on the buffer.
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Re: My dream bike .. kz1000 A1
Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2018 7:33 pm
Author: Andrew_s
Garry.L wrote:Andrew_s wrote:don't use Autosol it's far too abrasive, try Meguiar's metal polish it's a fine paste, but not cheap.
Autosol has it's uses Andrew, but I'd agree not on 'already' polished cases.
This was the lump on my old Z1B when I first got her...
Z1077.jpg
After A LOT of hours with a scotch pad, tooth brush and Autosol it came up like this...
Picture023.jpg
That said, no amount of hand polish can match a proper set of polishing mops.
My old Z Thou which I did on the buffer.
83216863-ab32-4d45-8a4b-a433fdefdc14_zpscwqi8emi.jpg
That's excellent work Garry, and I know getting it there is no easy task - been there done that on classic cars and my A4, which is still a work in progress.
Yes, Autosol has an initial job to do, although preserving it to that standard is not its job, but where the specialist products come into their own.
Re: My dream bike .. kz1000 A1
Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2018 8:29 pm
Author: damien.wrl
Beautiful work but I think I need to keep it factory where they didn’t put that much effort in, it will be hard not to shine up the covers and ends of rocker covers though
Re: My dream bike .. kz1000 A1
Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2018 6:32 pm
Author: damien.wrl
Re: My dream bike .. kz1000 A1
Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2018 10:44 pm
Author: glav666
Looking very smart, well done