I agree with Pigford When in doubt put on new tyres. You only have one life. Good tyres and a good helmet are cheap insurance. If you have a $2 head fit cheap tyres and buy one of those cheap crap helmets Harley Riders wear. My head is rough but very valuable to me. Buy 2 new tyres. Beside the piece...

Been a busy Boy. Rebuilt both wheels today. Looks bloody good even if I say so myself LOL http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v602/kobber66/Rebirth%20of%20a%20Classic%2073%20Z1%20900/29122009224.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v602/kobber66/Rebirth%20of%20a%20Classic%2073%20Z1%20900/29122009226....

Wow! Awesome! Looking forward to seeing the finished product. Keep the pics coming.

G'day hench, Thanks for the pics. The rack looks great, I might have to do that myself. I do heaps of touring so I'm looking for a rack that suits the bike. My current ride Z900 A4 has a gear sack rack that looks poxy.
Cheers, Apples

Looks like that was a top ride. A big varity of bikes.
Where did you get your chrome luggage rack from? It looks great!
BTW just spent the last 30 min googling Ravenswood and Mandurah. There bloody everywhere from QLD to WA Cheers, Apples

So Davey did you and gbh get up to no good in your younger days around Sy Kilda. A few tales of sex and drugs and Rock and roll and Z1's to be had eh??? Suffering shed withdrawal symptoms here but on a brighter note, on the way down from Sydney I came accross some sweet twisty roads between Warragul...

gbh I have almost been converted to the way of the purist!! I will paint the frame. I almost took the lazy option and was going to get it blasted and powdercoted. Chainoiler. Crowie has the tank, tailpiece, guards, sidecovers and bikini fairing to be painted in Jaffa colours. Painting candy is a bit...

LOL believe it or not that is actually where that book lives. Having the book in the pic was just coincidence. As for the question weather to paint or powdercote??? I have ben mulling over this for the past 12 months. Sooo if I don't powdercote the frame what is the best paint to paint it with and w...

Yahoo. :D My shiney bits have just arrived from the chromer. Time to start rebuilding wheels. I wonder where the wife will sit while watching TV. Mmmm problem belong her LOL Cheers, Apple's http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v602/kobber66/Rebirth%20of%20a%20Classic%2073%20Z1%20900/16122009220.jpg [/i...

I have bought lots of parts of a guy in the states on ebay "oinkjohnson" parts are exactly as described and always posts promptly.
Cheers, Apples

Thanks Team, This gives me 2 options. :D Ginger thanks for the offer of the cam cap it's much apreciated, but I have found a source here in Aust. Garn has the odd one or two in a box and he said I could rat throught it to get one that suits. Thanks Garn! Steve thanks for the tech advice on how to fi...

Thanks all for your replies. I'm feeling very relieved. :D I thought I might need a new head complete. I'll try a new cap with plastiguage first to see how I go. Ginger thanks for your kind offer I'll see if I can get one here in Aust first, if not I'll be getting in contact with you. Once again tha...

Damm, curse words that start with F !!!! :( On the weekend I started removing the head from a motor so I could start rebuilding the head. Undone the bolts holding the cam caps and the number 1 one is broken in half. The cam bearings/ caps are matched I believe. How do I go abour repairing the proble...

Sorry Team, Hibernation is fo Bears. You guys need to move to a warmer climate. Come to Aust and you can ride all year.
As for the margarine smearing MMmmmmmm what can I say

LOL No Micky I did not stub my toe. I knew I should have cropped that photo. :oops: and Guyzed, Not Dec yet! I have been chasing parts for 11 months. New brakelines arrived today. Funny I can get parts from the UK and US cheaper than buying them in Aust even after paying expensive postage works out ...