Z1-R D1 Freshen Up

[pertonpc]

Cheers Chris,

Yes I do know what the buyer paid for the 650 - cos his family got in touch later on when he had passed away.

Can't be certain on the Z1 but I know a Portuguese collector was mad he had missed it and he would have paid what Frank wanted.

So I don't think I am far off the mark.

[pertonpc]

Today was VE Day in our house.

VE = very excited

Our new seat foam and silencer landed from Japan via Parcel Force customs scammers.



Bits had survived the trip from PMC which is good - cos they have been back ordered since 2014



Here is the new PMC Z1-R cover against the original (at top).



We had all the seat parts waiting on stand by -



After 2 complete plays of "Wish You Were Here" the foam and cover were finally attached to the base.



Then we could add the front locators, rear lock bracket and kick starter.



Next step was to try it on the bike and adjust the lock for the right strike height.



So here's where we are at today. I could not resist having a little sit on the new saddle - much firmer than the old foam



Now I just got to fit the new warning stickers and decide whether to fit a seat strap or not. Will wait until all the panels are back on before I decide on that.

New silencer is next on the plan - in a few days.

Cheers from Mark

[pertonpc]

Now it is time to fit the new silencer to the exhaust system.
We had to find a flanged bolt to fit the new silencer clamp -


Then we adapted a wire collector box seal to fit the outlet from the power chamber. It had to have some of the inner core layers removed to give a good fit.
The original ones are no longer available from Kawasaki.


To get the right fit we had to use a drift to push the seal a little farther down the outlet pipe - before the silencer clamp bolt would line up at the rear.

You have to be really careful that the footrest hanger does not mark the new silencer when it is being fitted - there is very little gap.
We taped the silencer clamp on so it would not move and scratch the chrome when it was being pushed around.


Here is the forward joint when it was clamped up -


and here is the rear hanger bracket in place and the newly painted back section of the silencer can be seen.


It was very nice to run the engine for the first time with the final exhaust components all fitted - to hear the finished sound.

[z1bman]

be careful when fitting the chrome cover over the seat lock as the first accident repair i did on one i used a 10 inch thin bladed screw driver & it slipped of the spring & went straight through the palm of my hand & out through the other side. the blade was sticking out about 8 inches from the back of my hand

[jphaynes669]

Looking good mark.

[Pigford]

..... straight through the palm of my hand & out through the other side. the blade was sticking out about 8 inches from the back of my hand

[KeithZ1R]

Exhaust collector box seal 11060-1095 ....its off of a Kawasaki Voyager but its identical and fits perfectly

[wheelysteve]

That looks fantastic.

Very tidy garage too, you even carpet the walls…..very posh

[Kev1R]

I would recommend twisting the clamp round a bit, so the bolt is more vertical than horizomtal & tucked out of the way.
Enthusiastic riding can ground this item if left pointing down.

!

[pertonpc]

Thanks Ladz,

I got the voyager silencer gasket on back order to Japan via Z Power Keith.

Hence I re- manufactured one to fit.

Yes I think I will tweak the clamp bolt in and up out of sight a bit more - try to match the sales brochure bike image - just got to watch it doesn't foul on the stand.

Carpet on garage walls is to stop the paint getting knocked off edge of car doors - when it is in there.

No-one spotted my patented anti battery acid stain device

Jeff - perhaps we will get another NEC trip out of this one

Cheers from Mark

[pertonpc]

Today was a day for detailing. Fitting the silencer was hopefully the last big job I had to do on this rebuild.

I used a wooden skewer to add a little missing black paint to the side cover emblems.



My Z1 resto got picked up by some on here for not having the DOHC engine cover logos in black outline - so I decided I would learn how to do that on this bike.

Some people spray the whole lot then wipe off the top flat surface with thinners to show the alloy letters. I decided to use brush paint applied with a wooden skewer (pointy end) and a tiny paint brush.



Here's how they turned out on the bike -





It's nice when the jobs are this small. Not looking forward to cleaning up three drilled brake rotors though

[Z1parR]

Absolutely stunning Mark

Your attention to detail on all your restos sets the level extremely high .

[pertonpc]

Cheers Geoff,

How's your new silencers ??

It's the OCD that helps with the detailing you know

[G]

Very nice

[pertonpc]

Thanks a lot G.

You are all invited to take a sneak peek at my winter's efforts.

Watch now - before she gets all her clothes on

https://www.youtube.com/embed/KtAwler4L4w

Enjoy !! from Mark