This is the world we live in
And these are the hands we're given
Use them and let's start trying
To make it a place worth living in
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Zed 900 road racer - Updated with fixed links.
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looks brutal in bare metal, keep it that way. the whole build sets a standard that is is light years ahead of the mortal being. all of your bulids are a joy to behold.
This is the world we live in
And these are the hands we're given
Use them and let's start trying
To make it a place worth living in
This is the world we live in
And these are the hands we're given
Use them and let's start trying
To make it a place worth living in
1979 Z1000ST
In a rare fit of extravagance i bought a PMFR clutch release mount (it was cheap) as the offset sprocket and chain fouled the original sprocket cover and i didn't want to cut it about as it's a 72 jobbie without the 1n2345 cast in to it.
Trouble was the zx10r clutch cable wasn't long enough to go the normal route under the alt cover but would easily reach under the carbs to here.
A chance to redeem myself for my frivolous spending saw this collection of alloy offcuts and bits from the scrap bin heading for a new life.
Along with the ally, an old exhaust valve , a guide, 10mm stainless bolt, ball bearing and a bit of brass bar were attacked with the lathe for a couple of days
To produce these
The short lump of ally combined with the old valve guide forms the main body.
The bar stock and brass offcut create the arm with pivot bush.
The turned down valve serves as a hardened pusher and the modified bolt with ball bearing pressed in the end provides the adjuster.
A bit of offset turning creates the arm mounting and the 7mm valve guide bore just happens to match the size of the clutch push rod.
Modded valve slides in here
And adjustment screw here
Then the arm slots on to the mount.
Ball bearing runs on the hardened valve pad for a smooth action.
The valve stem was trimmed down to meet the clutch pushrod midway in the guide with a ball bearing between them
And viola. One fulcrum arm clutch actuator
Just got to finish off with the outer cable mount and job done.
Trouble was the zx10r clutch cable wasn't long enough to go the normal route under the alt cover but would easily reach under the carbs to here.
A chance to redeem myself for my frivolous spending saw this collection of alloy offcuts and bits from the scrap bin heading for a new life.
Along with the ally, an old exhaust valve , a guide, 10mm stainless bolt, ball bearing and a bit of brass bar were attacked with the lathe for a couple of days
To produce these
The short lump of ally combined with the old valve guide forms the main body.
The bar stock and brass offcut create the arm with pivot bush.
The turned down valve serves as a hardened pusher and the modified bolt with ball bearing pressed in the end provides the adjuster.
A bit of offset turning creates the arm mounting and the 7mm valve guide bore just happens to match the size of the clutch push rod.
Modded valve slides in here
And adjustment screw here
Then the arm slots on to the mount.
Ball bearing runs on the hardened valve pad for a smooth action.
The valve stem was trimmed down to meet the clutch pushrod midway in the guide with a ball bearing between them
And viola. One fulcrum arm clutch actuator
Just got to finish off with the outer cable mount and job done.
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Well that is outstanding. I am gob smacked Speechless.
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IanM63 wrote:Rob, do you have any idea how annoying clever you are!
Oops! Sorry i didn't realise.
Meanwhile here's the finished item complete with cable mount
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zed1015 wrote:yantosh wrote:very nice, John O'Hara at pitstop paint has done a nice version of that idea on his Z1 Harris
Yup! Very nice. Same but different.
Has his build thread over on OSP.
Could soon be OSS Mk2 by the looks of it if bandit baz, gixer gez and suzuki sid etc have their way
PMSL!! I was noticing that too!! That shit is too modern!!
Made some progress on modding the carbs today.
Started by making this jig .
That bolts to the carb
Which allows it to be securely mounted central in the lathe chuck
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After quite a few carefull light cuts and a high speed finish
I had one 26mm carb bored out to 29.5mm
Repeat three more times and i have a full set.
Next job is to make a cutter to re-seat the slides in the bottom of the slide bore
Started by making this jig .
That bolts to the carb
Which allows it to be securely mounted central in the lathe chuck
After quite a few carefull light cuts and a high speed finish
I had one 26mm carb bored out to 29.5mm
Repeat three more times and i have a full set.
Next job is to make a cutter to re-seat the slides in the bottom of the slide bore
Last edited by zed1015 on Wed Feb 21, 2018 6:46 pm, edited 2 times in total.
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