nicely fettled old Z

[jefflthomas]

obviously a lot of ZRX bits up front



& a lot more obvious bits the enlightened will easily recognize...

Bandit swingarm, & i was told the Suzuki (160 tyre) back wheel presented no chain alignment issues

btw it's a 1015CC

[Eian]

what a beauty,
heaps of nice mods,not over the top looks really functional,keeping the classic look.nice

[fezzick]

Just enough done to keep it streetable but not so much that it ruins the overall impression. Nice job.

[Gosling1]

that looks very nice. With the right c/shaft sprocket - the chain will always line up ok

[the kid]

Is that a Vetter Windjammer in the back ground ???

[Disco]

I just wanna know is it hard to kick start one of them things?

[Gosling1]

......I just wanna know is it hard to kick start one of them things? .......

surprisingly - not

With stock compression - its pretty low for the early bikes around 8.5:1 or so - and in a good state of tune - all you basically do is push your foot through the action. You don't need to get up and *wallop* through the action like you do on a big 4-stroke single - its more of a slow and steady push.

Next time I have an old zed handy somewhere in your vicinity - I'll give you a go its always funny watching the looks on the Gen Y kids when they see a 4 cylinder bike being 'kicked in the guts' !!

[the kid]

I just wanna know is it hard to kick start one of them things?

Kicking a multi is weird , not hard . Try kicking a yz 426 for hard

[born green]

Hey gosling, ur right, but have u tried a big bore kitted one running 12/1 comp?
My drag bike back in the early 80's was a bitch!!!!

[Gosling1]

....Hey gosling, ur right, but have u tried a big bore kitted one running 12/1 comp?......

No way !! got roller-starters for that mate !

[fezzick]

Is that a Vetter Windjammer in the back ground ???

I don't think so, just a standard Harley fairing.

[born green]

No remote starters back then, and the starter had long giving up.

[Gosling1]

.....No remote starters back then, and the starter had long giving up......

glad it was you and not me trying to kick-start a 12:1 hi-comp motor ! fuck that I'd rather have a pap smear ! (BTW I read something the other day about CB900/1100 starter motors being a bolt-in swap for a stock Kwakka starter - but with 25% more cranking power ?? )

Heh Phil - that is a perfect Windjammer fairing in your photo. More commonly referred to in Oz as ......the Barn Door.

[fezzick]

Yep, the cops used to use a copy of the Windjammer on their bikes back in the 70's.

[Gosling1]

I threw out one of those massive big sails a few years ago - it came with the '77 Z1000A1 I picked up back in about 2002? Bloody huge thing it was, but did provide a lot of wind protection.......