nicely fettled old Z

jefflthomas · Post by **jefflthomas** » Mon Oct 24, 2011 10:57 am

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 · Post by **Eian** » Mon Oct 24, 2011 12:57 pm

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

fezzick · Post by **fezzick** » Mon Oct 24, 2011 2:39 pm

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

Gosling1 · Post by **Gosling1** » Tue Oct 25, 2011 4:31 pm

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

the kid · Post by **the kid** » Tue Oct 25, 2011 5:08 pm

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

Disco · Post by **Disco** » Tue Oct 25, 2011 5:43 pm

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

Gosling1 · Post by **Gosling1** » Tue Oct 25, 2011 6:37 pm

Disco wrote:......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 · Post by **the kid** » Tue Oct 25, 2011 6:37 pm

Disco wrote: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 · Post by **born green** » Tue Oct 25, 2011 6:47 pm

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 · Post by **Gosling1** » Tue Oct 25, 2011 6:56 pm

born green wrote:....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 · Post by **fezzick** » Tue Oct 25, 2011 6:58 pm

the kid wrote:Is that a Vetter Windjammer in the back ground ???

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

born green · Post by **born green** » Tue Oct 25, 2011 7:12 pm

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

Gosling1 · Post by **Gosling1** » Tue Oct 25, 2011 7:41 pm

born green wrote:.....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 · Post by **fezzick** » Tue Oct 25, 2011 8:08 pm

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

Gosling1 · Post by **Gosling1** » Tue Oct 25, 2011 9:02 pm

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.......

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