Just arriving back home from my Z1b MOT I noticed quite a few spots of oil on my boots, the bike was put on its side stand and proceeded to bleed to death, it looked to be coming from the gear selector area. Any common problems anyone has had and more importantly....any solutions? Previous MOT resul...

How much was the paint? I need a set doing in the A4 diamond green and a Z1b set......

I have a Z900 in similar state of repair........I can't be arsed to get up and do it.......so ashamed man!!!

I have the Z1b and a gixer1100 both awasome machines and love em both for different reasons but I personaly think the 1100 motor in the Zed frame looks a little.....well......'fugly'
I love standard zeds and I equally love modded zeds but that looks wrong Sorry

The zedsintheshed Thats quite a comprehensive description of the job and as soon as I get back to UK I will do just that......cheers Ted1r The MOT station was 3 miles from home and there was no leak then, once on the side stand the contents were all over the floor in half an hour, bearing in mind th...

Keep it! Keep it! Keep it!

...............just thinking ahead, are these both engine out strip jobs?

Dudes Last year got my bike MOT'd, as I put it in the garage from the MOT station it proceeded to bleed oil all down the side stand onto the garage floor, I cannot see where it came from but the full contents of the sump has gone, is there a common seal that can go? Its not the sump itself, it looke...

Water blasted without stripping the engine down.......tell us more!!

What price did that come in at......if its not too personal a question (I dont know if Mrs DogsbolloxofZ1B is reading!!)

I had lost inspiration but have it back!! Where did you get the cases blasted?

Been gonna get one o them meself.....if I do hope its as nice

Looks like it will be coming out again,. time to recommission the thou.......

Thanks for that, my oil leak was somewhat more serious as the full contents of the engine ran down the sidestand within 5 minutes of stopping the bike!! I can see how the talc thing would work on a less serious leak but the bike would smell like a tarts habdbag on a night out....each to their own, l...

Cheers chaps, guess I will just have to try hunt it down