Z1A restoration
Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2017 10:17 am
For quite some time I have been doing an original restoration of a Z1A, late 1974. I bought it 5 years ago and aware of the time span and the sometimes dead periods for this project I have not posted it here earlier, but I’m getting closer to finish the restoration now so here it is!
When I bought the bike it was in a light chopper mode. Long fork, 16 inch rear wheel. All the good stuffs… But surprisingly a lot of stock parts present, especially original exhaust.
The restoration will be a complete nut and bolt restoration but without going all anal buying only NOS parts. The parts used for the restoration is repro parts, used original parts in very good condition and also restored original parts.
I will list all what’s done and to what standard, and for not finished parts of the restoration I will happily have your expert inputs to finish this project.
I know there are some guys here with a lot of knowledge component wise – what is the correct component for which years and I hope to get some comments along the way.
Some personal background. I’m a mechanical engineer living in the south of Sweden with a long (relatively to my age) history of bikes and zeds. I’m 31 now and bought my first zed when I was 21. It is a Moto-Martin which I still own (in pieces). Other zeds have passed, MKII, Z1000 A1/A2 among others. My history also includes riding enduro.
As the bike looked when I bought it.
Majority of the chassi assembled. I assembled it to get full control of what parts remain to be fixed. Yes it has the wrong handlebars in the pictures…
Have mercy for the messy garage. It has been organized since the picturs was taken.
When I bought the bike it was in a light chopper mode. Long fork, 16 inch rear wheel. All the good stuffs… But surprisingly a lot of stock parts present, especially original exhaust.
The restoration will be a complete nut and bolt restoration but without going all anal buying only NOS parts. The parts used for the restoration is repro parts, used original parts in very good condition and also restored original parts.
I will list all what’s done and to what standard, and for not finished parts of the restoration I will happily have your expert inputs to finish this project.
I know there are some guys here with a lot of knowledge component wise – what is the correct component for which years and I hope to get some comments along the way.
Some personal background. I’m a mechanical engineer living in the south of Sweden with a long (relatively to my age) history of bikes and zeds. I’m 31 now and bought my first zed when I was 21. It is a Moto-Martin which I still own (in pieces). Other zeds have passed, MKII, Z1000 A1/A2 among others. My history also includes riding enduro.
As the bike looked when I bought it.
Majority of the chassi assembled. I assembled it to get full control of what parts remain to be fixed. Yes it has the wrong handlebars in the pictures…
Have mercy for the messy garage. It has been organized since the picturs was taken.
