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nicely fettled old Z
Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2011 10:57 am
by 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
Re: nicely fettled old Z
Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2011 12:57 pm
by Eian
what a beauty,
heaps of nice mods,not over the top looks really functional,keeping the classic look.nice
Re: nicely fettled old Z
Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2011 2:39 pm
by fezzick
Just enough done to keep it streetable but not so much that it ruins the overall impression. Nice job.
Re: nicely fettled old Z
Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2011 4:31 pm
by Gosling1
that looks very nice. With the right c/shaft sprocket - the chain will always line up ok
Re: nicely fettled old Z
Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2011 5:08 pm
by the kid
Is that a Vetter Windjammer in the back ground ???
Re: nicely fettled old Z
Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2011 5:43 pm
by Disco
I just wanna know is it hard to kick start one of them things?
Re: nicely fettled old Z
Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2011 6:37 pm
by Gosling1
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' !!
Re: nicely fettled old Z
Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2011 6:37 pm
by the kid
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
Re: nicely fettled old Z
Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2011 6:47 pm
by 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!!!!
Re: nicely fettled old Z
Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2011 6:56 pm
by Gosling1
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 !
Re: nicely fettled old Z
Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2011 6:58 pm
by fezzick
the kid wrote:Is that a Vetter Windjammer in the back ground ???
I don't think so, just a standard Harley fairing.
Re: nicely fettled old Z
Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2011 7:12 pm
by born green
No remote starters back then, and the starter had long giving up.
Re: nicely fettled old Z
Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2011 7:41 pm
by Gosling1
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.
Re: nicely fettled old Z
Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2011 8:08 pm
by fezzick
Yep, the cops used to use a copy of the Windjammer on their bikes back in the 70's.
Re: nicely fettled old Z
Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2011 9:02 pm
by 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.......
