Once again ive only had limited time to devote to the Z ,unable to ascertain if I had the correct gear shifter ,I decided to make the one I had work! ,had it shortened ideally I wanted it 10mm overall but ended up about 7mm once welded ,it seems to work now but ill be keeping an eye on it once the bikes on the road.
,the pawls are now catching the pins a an angle similar to that before the shifter was moved,next problem was the inner sprocket cover ,looked correct and lined up nicely but it fouled the end of the selector drum ,it transpires that the drum on the ST protudes further out that chain drive models as theres more room! ,had another selector drum baut couldnt use that as the neutral indent was 180 degrees out,Ray at Debbens machined down the middle spacer on my drum to the same as the chain drive model and suggested I swapped the pins ,however this made no difference! turns out the pins on chain drum sit deeper in the shaft as the holes are drilled deeper! ,so Debbens shortened my pins to finnally achieved the desired result,other problems are bolts heads needed modifying as theres less clearance now between levers etc,Satisfied that all should be o.k now ,ive pressed on got cases together and fitted pistons and barrels today and then with help from Stepson fitted motor.Picked up chain and sprockets today and bumped into a fellow forum member who was dropping off his motor by the look ? good to meet you but sorry didn't catch your name!,fitted the rear sprocket and loosly fitted the front as wanted to see how they lined up! tbh I havt checked it with a laser yet but it looks pretty dam good to me!
Hoping to get a bit more done tomorrow and got a couple of days off next week to push on! cheers all Stan