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Z1B back from the dead

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Re: Z1B back from the dead

#31 PostAuthor: Ultim8pc » Sat Jan 20, 2018 1:08 pm

Looking good Chris - I am keenly following your build.
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Re: Z1B back from the dead

#32 PostAuthor: Zed man » Sat Jan 20, 2018 7:18 pm

Keep going.. Would love to see the finished clocks.. :) I would be interested in what's left over, when your finished..pm me when your finished .. :D

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Re: Z1B back from the dead

#33 PostAuthor: chrisw1 » Thu Feb 01, 2018 7:11 pm

Couldn't help trying the bodywork on ........it was too tempting :)
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Re: Z1B back from the dead

#34 PostAuthor: BigZCas » Thu Feb 01, 2018 8:13 pm

Looking good Chris,
Only managed to get my tank on so far :)
Have you set a target date for completion :?: :)
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Re: Z1B back from the dead

#35 PostAuthor: chrisw1 » Sat Feb 10, 2018 7:40 pm

First signs of life .....will try for a spark tomorrow :)
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Re: Z1B back from the dead

#36 PostAuthor: chrisw1 » Mon Jul 23, 2018 9:15 pm

Been a while since I posted ...a leak in my bathroom and one thing lead to another and new central heating ..new bathroom ...... full house decoration etc became priority
Anyway I took a closer look at the head I was using and found the cams tight in the caps and then a crack etc etc so I started the hunt for a replacement several heads later I found one that was suitable for rebuild at zpower and dropped it off at Engine tekniks in Westhoughton ,
Picked it up this week with new guide liners or guides where needed , several new valves , seats cut and shimmed up ready to fit
Will try and get in the garage this weekend to fit it
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Re: Z1B back from the dead

#37 PostAuthor: chrisw1 » Mon Jul 23, 2018 9:20 pm

It was less than a year since I found the remains of a Z1B in a garage in Manchester with absolutely no history and no record even on a traders HPI ...... I cracked on and rebuilt the bike and its nearing completion so my thoughts turned to registering it
I found various pieces of advice on the net which were no real help so I downloaded a Nova form of the net , filled in any gaps I could and put a hand written note with it saying exactly what I knew and how much I paid
Today the NOVA cert dropped through the letter box so now registering should be a formality ..... thought this might be helpful for some folks on here

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Re: Z1B back from the dead

#38 PostAuthor: chrisw1 » Tue Aug 21, 2018 12:05 pm


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Re: Z1B back from the dead

#39 PostAuthor: deka » Tue Aug 21, 2018 12:56 pm

top work and sounds very nice indeed :D :D
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