Z1000 A1

[Mark Tiller]

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.sorry not my cup of zeee.as it was with a chrome kerker would have done it for me

Someone like a warm cup of zeee someone likes it cold.Whould be boring to look at the same taste all the time or what

After owning the one at the 2nd top for such a long time it was very standard and a UK bike, and i felt it should be kept that way.
With this one being a US KZ and with non standard paint i wanted to update the old girl but still keep it as a rider with the essential Zedness.
I rode these in the 70s/80s/90s/00s and hardly anyone kept them stock, they were modded as soon as they were out of warranty.
Anyway its a case of each to his own, and viva la difference

[ade woollams]

totaly agree

[Ginger Bear]

Mark.......... Satin Black is a subtle understatement in my opinion......


And it's your bike, so do what you want.


Not a JMC, but beautifully finished in satin black! (sorry the photo is naff )

[Jappen]

NICE, GB

[Mark Tiller]

There is a touch of stealth fighter about the satin finish...very cool

[Mark Tiller]

Exhaust changed to a Vance & Hines that i bought off MCZ900, Blue Job chrome polish cleaned up the head end and as the rear the rear mounting is different from the Z900 to the A1, a bracket had to be made to fix the rear.

[Mark Tiller]

Been running around between the rain with the bike as shown below at the Z40 bash at Silverstone, i had fitted a short zpower front mudguard as i diddnt like the fibre glass one as much as i thought.


I had been wanting a 4:2 for a while though, so some headers from paulstrees, shorty reverse cones from Ebay and some pipe made to connect the 38mm header to the 45mm silencers, i now have this.....







Makes a great noise! And i fitted some Koni Dial-a-Rides that i snapped up new off ebay

[geoff37]

looks class chum very nice job

[Mark Tiller]

I have had loads of messages mostly to ask if ill sell the V&H...not sure yet and i have said to member ill give him first refusal.

The exhaust reducer pipe was this http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/110903053109? ... 1439.l2649

You cant really see it as its behind the heat shields but here is some better photos anyway

[paul doran]

that bike looks really ace well done

[Ginger Bear]

Looks good.......... I see you've put that naughty black number plate back on.

[Jay1969]

Really nice pipes Mark! those reverse cones give it an evocative
classic distinction...
How many time's did you get pulled over for
the reg. plate ?
I can't see what all the fuss is about with number plate's so long
as the number's are legal size and still readable from the distance
required !!

[Mark Tiller]

Cheers Jay, I got a friendly warning from the Polizia, nothing official,
Not sure if it gets you a fine or points but the black one is wrong size, wrong colour and wrong font looks better though.

[Jay1969]

Cheers Jay, I got a friendly warning from the Polizia, nothing official,
Not sure if it gets you a fine or points but the black one is wrong size, wrong colour and wrong font looks better though.

How about getting one made same as a legal sized one,
legal size letters and numbers,
but letters and numbers
in silver or white, with black background...? Worth a try?
Tell 'em it's a classic bike and you took it to a show and
haven't got round to putting the standard yellow one back on
if they pull you over again

[JohnC]

I'd say deff go for powder coating the JMC Mark, more than worth any loss of 'apparent' bling as it will never again fur up, lol. All imo of course ;)

Your bike is looking great so don't worry a jot about the naysayers

Just make sure you ask whoever is doing the coating to carefully mask off the eccentric adjusters (inside face) and 'all' the spindle bolt holes. I know this to my cost

I've a couple of new JMC stickers kicking about if you go down that route.

John