While at my local bike importers last week looking for some carb parts I somehow ended up with this 1972 Z1. Went home to share the good news with the wife and she's still here (thank the Lord). I've started polishing some of the chrome and ally on the bike and underneath it all not to bad. My first resto was a 1976 Z1000A1 which i unfortunately had to sell when we moved a couple of years ago. This one will get a gentler refub, frame and engine painted, bodywork too but the rest i shall buff up.
I need to strip down the engine as the bike has a cam chain issue, in the absence of the 2 prypoints these early engines don't have, any tips on splitting the barrel from the crankcase would be appreciated.
hope to have her ready for next spring, wish me luck.
if you need a headlight, airbox or genuine factory manual let me know,.cheers m..bon voyage...
To reply to Steve the welding on the cam cap doesn't appear to sit proad of the cam cap bolts, i have fitted the camchaft cover and all seems to be ok, looking at the cam caps it looks like on the earlier engines these appear to be smaller but i will lift the cover and recheck. thanks for the tip. To Jimmock the bike was manufactured 1st December 1972 and number range between 3600-3700. registration next i have the title, dating letter from Kawasaki so hopefully ok, need to get the application in as this lockdown wont help. Thanks all again. Dave