Hello Guest User,

Please feel free to have a look around the forum but be aware that as an unregistered guest you can't see all of it and you can't post.

To access these 'Registered Users Only' areas simply register and login.

Puncture

Post pictures of your bikes without having to pull them to bits to qualify for Projects. Club eligible Z based bikes only please, anything else should be in the bottom shed.
Please use it wisely and be respectful of other peoples' pride and joy....
Message
Author
User avatar
mikey
Hardcore
Hardcore
Posts: 2636
Joined: 29th Nov 2005
Location: bristol

Puncture

#1 PostAuthor: mikey » Mon Nov 13, 2017 3:01 pm

This is what Ive been doing since February when i had a puncture and sat on the side of the road looking at it and seeing how rusty and dirty it had got after 11 years of use.
Everything been re powder coated and plated and polished, Buzzard done the cylinder head fitted new cam chain etc and loads of other stuff i cant remember
z1000A2.jpg
z1000A2.jpg (103.32 KiB) Viewed 7784 times
Making the world a shiny place with a factory finish

User avatar
ADRIAN H
Hardcore
Hardcore
Posts: 4528
Joined: 21st Mar 2009
Location: Charminster. Bournemouth

Re: Puncture

#2 PostAuthor: ADRIAN H » Mon Nov 13, 2017 4:33 pm

Lovely Job. Credit to you sir.
adrianhorsfield@live.co.uk
Sunny Bournemouth. Dorset. UK.

User avatar
floydsz1
Hardcore
Hardcore
Posts: 1419
Joined: 24th Jun 2007
Location: SUNNY MORECAMBE

Re: Puncture

#3 PostAuthor: floydsz1 » Mon Nov 13, 2017 8:24 pm

Mmmm very very nice. (just needs a good polish).
Z1b,
zxr750 m2,
zrx1200
Z1000j lawson race bike,
Versys 1000gt (2019),
Gsxr750H.

User avatar
Gonzo
Custard Cream
Custard Cream
Posts: 525
Joined: 27th Mar 2017
Location: Surrey / Hants border

Re: Puncture

#4 PostAuthor: Gonzo » Tue Nov 14, 2017 5:10 pm

What a beauty and I like the look of the black wheels.
1978 Z1000A2
Previous Zeds:
1975 Z1B
1982 Z650F3

sanderz
Custard Cream
Custard Cream
Posts: 847
Joined: 2nd Mar 2010
Location: Manchester

Re: Puncture

#5 PostAuthor: sanderz » Tue Nov 14, 2017 6:39 pm

Looks bloody lovely that :drool ....the paint, engine, those wheels and that pipe - spot on! :up
Wots up DOHC

User avatar
Haggler
100Club
100Club
Posts: 110
Joined: 28th Aug 2017
Location: Northants

Re: Puncture

#6 PostAuthor: Haggler » Tue Nov 14, 2017 6:51 pm

sanderz wrote:Looks bloody lovely that :drool ....the paint, engine, those wheels and that pipe - spot on! :up

What he said :blah

User avatar
Z1parR
Hardcore
Hardcore
Posts: 3114
Joined: 11th Oct 2009
Location: Chorley Lancs

Re: Puncture

#7 PostAuthor: Z1parR » Tue Nov 14, 2017 10:48 pm

Aye it doesn't look too bad that Mike :wink:
0172 . Geoff Parr

User avatar
ANZed
100Club
100Club
Posts: 178
Joined: 9th Dec 2002
Location: SOUTH NORFOLK

Re: Puncture

#8 PostAuthor: ANZed » Fri Nov 17, 2017 12:42 pm

sanderz wrote:Looks bloody lovely that :drool ....the paint, engine, those wheels and that pipe - spot on! :up



+1 great look great colour choice love the black wheels, I want some.

User avatar
ollie
Custard Cream
Custard Cream
Posts: 690
Joined: 13th Sep 2002
Location: north yorkshire

Re: Puncture

#9 PostAuthor: ollie » Fri Nov 24, 2017 8:08 pm

:mrgreen: haha puncture !!!! nice fix Mikey ,hope your doing ok fella :wink:
zedsrus:"i don't know man ,i just got here myself !!"

Reecy
100Club
100Club
Posts: 272
Joined: 19th Mar 2009
Location: Southport, Lancashire

Re: Puncture

#10 PostAuthor: Reecy » Sat Nov 25, 2017 4:46 pm

Mikey

That looks pretty sweet to me

What does that pipe sound like?-I have one waiting to fit onto my Z1R

Do the down pipes discolour with use?

Thanks

Reecy

User avatar
paul doran
Area Rep.
Area Rep.
Posts: 9139
Joined: 24th Sep 2004
Location: near Dublin Ireland

Re: Puncture

#11 PostAuthor: paul doran » Mon Nov 27, 2017 9:26 pm

Mikey that looks ace
way too many Zeds

User avatar
Kev1R
Custard Cream
Custard Cream
Posts: 625
Joined: 7th Apr 2008
Location: Nottingham

Re: Puncture

#12 PostAuthor: Kev1R » Sun Dec 10, 2017 9:39 am

I like everything you have done to it.
Superb!

Reminds me of a bike that a mate of mine had around 1976.
That one had a piper exhaust and a "modified" baffle - similar looking to yours
I bet it sounds great

Cheers
010

Philippe
Hardcore
Hardcore
Posts: 1994
Joined: 26th Oct 2017
Location: België

Re: Puncture

#13 PostAuthor: Philippe » Sun Dec 24, 2017 3:43 pm

Hi Mikey

that's the best excuse I've ever heard to restore a bike! I'll keep it in mind, just in case ...
I hope my wife believes me if I tell her that I have to restore a whole bike because it has a puncture. :rollpin

No, just joking, you did a very fine job!!! :up
Philippe
the differences between a little boy and an adult man is the price and size of their toys!

User avatar
Zomerset Zed
100Club
100Club
Posts: 239
Joined: 30th May 2014
Location: Somerset

Re: Puncture

#14 PostAuthor: Zomerset Zed » Wed Jan 17, 2018 4:56 pm

Hi Mikey,

Looks even better in the flesh too!

Just sent my bodywork off to Dream machine, it will be same as yous except silver fading into black rather than the gold stripe. As you know, i don't do gold :P

User avatar
mikey
Hardcore
Hardcore
Posts: 2636
Joined: 29th Nov 2005
Location: bristol

Re: Puncture

#15 PostAuthor: mikey » Mon Apr 09, 2018 7:38 pm

Thanks guys sorry for lateness of reply dont get on here much these days but thank you all for your comnents but it really was a puncture that started it like i said sat there looking at it on the side of the road for a couple hours you start picking faults.
Just gotta find bit time to get it motd and taxed before yorkshire rally see you there guys
Making the world a shiny place with a factory finish


Return to “Show us Yours”

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 18 guests