Cheers for the kind words Andrew. See you are from Farnham. Going to the show had a fun 6am detour down the A3 to cut across through Farnham to join the M3, as it was closed from the M25. Following my nose in the rain trying not to end up in Portsmouth!

Nice z1 , not mine though.It did have original pipes . Only saw 3 Z1a's in the show and one won an award (not mine though!). The one that won was exactly the same as mine but did have better chrome and polishing. Is the owner on here? Really disappointed not to win anything but never mind. The Z1 th...

ok guys. keep an eye out for the bike. Private entry 35. Hope to see some of you

Thanks for the feedback. Will try and have a word. There for the two days so will have the time. Hope it is busy, nice for lots of people to see the bike!

Have entered my Z1 for exhibition at the Carol Nash Bristol classic bike show feb 4/5. Never been before , is it any good? Travelling from the Sussex coast so a fair distance, hope it isn't a disappointment! Is the club having a display?

Hi guys anyone needing to raise some cash for the xmas credit card bill by selling me a good choke lever for my Z!-A? Needs to be good condition for a decent resto.Posted before but no luck. regards Steve

What's money, the amount of times I have missed out on bikes of my dreams because they have been 1-2k over priced and now when I am looking at the same bikes they are 6-7k over priced. :oops: just do it if you can you don't know what's round the corner. Been there. Offered an all there 69 h1 years ...

Got my 1973 Yamaha SS50 on eBay (item232085598205) to provide funds for a yamaha XSR900.

Got my 1973 SS50 (early fs1e ) on eBay to go towards a 60 th anniversary XSR900. Really like the look.

Hi Guys thanks for the pm's. Have been offered some pipes but I don't think i was specific enough as have been offered a few different marked pipes! Bike is a late Z1A and the pipes are marked With 13236S in large stamping. Checking the pipes out the left isn't to good either so anyone with any spar...

Thank you

Hi Guys does anyone have a good condition choke lever ( i.e. plastic not broken) for z1A they would part with. Prefer good cond 2nd hand to new in keeping with the bike. Also have asked before but does anyone have a good condition r/h lower exhaust for sale . Have a set of originals with aforementio...

As a piece of history it is an iconic piece of engineering and its great it has been restored to its former glory. As owners of iconic bikes we can appreciate the sentiment. As a train driver on the coast line its an absolute nightmare every time it goes out! The amount of people who put themselves ...

Hi Ray should have been more specific, rings 1 & 2 were in the wrong position on 3 of the pistons, 1 was correct. I cannot understand how someone who is supposedly an expert can strip an engine completely, vapour blast it and then reassemble it without replacing worn parts or putting things back...

I,ve had same sort of problem. Bought a restored Z1 which was lovely to look at and a bit of smoke on start up which i put down to rebuilt motor with generous helping of oil. Motor allegedly built by ex works kawasaki mechanic. After running smoking got worse and rumbling from gearbox. Ended up stri...