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#1 PostAuthor: bigalhudson » Sat Mar 24, 2012 12:09 pm

On my Z1000 A1/2

There's a flange or lug? coming off the back of the forks at the bottom, level with the drain screw. Its got a single threaded hole through it. Got one on both legs.Whats it for?

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#2 PostAuthor: Keefleaf » Sat Mar 24, 2012 2:16 pm

Sounds like a mudguard stay mount,maybe Police bike option/other markets?
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#3 PostAuthor: andyb1962 » Sat Mar 24, 2012 2:25 pm

tax disc on mine! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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#4 PostAuthor: bigalhudson » Sat Mar 24, 2012 4:02 pm

Thought it might be a stay. Bikes an American import. Anybody know what models had this fitted?
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#5 PostAuthor: bigalhudson » Sat Mar 24, 2012 5:38 pm

Reason I posted this was I was trying to check the oil level and spring lengths in the forks.
The spring length when removed was 535mm where the service limit according to Haynes is 455mm. Anybody know what new spring lengths are or what model has springs closer to 535mm.
Oil level from top of stanchion is 450mm and Haynes recommends 426mm.
I,me just trying to pin down what forks are on the bike before I service them.
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#6 PostAuthor: Z1parR » Sat Mar 24, 2012 7:19 pm

Standard free length of 1000A1 is 465mm
Standard free length of 1000A2/Z1R is 521mm
Al as you can see that hasn't helped at all :lol:
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#7 PostAuthor: bigalhudson » Sat Mar 24, 2012 8:45 pm

Z1parr wrote:Standard free length of 1000A1 is 465mm
Standard free length of 1000A2/Z1R is 521mm
Al as you can see that hasn't helped at all :lol:


Hmm. Any other offers

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#8 PostAuthor: CAT3 » Sat Mar 24, 2012 8:49 pm

Z1 free length is 505.5mm
Z900 free length is 465mm

That's probably not much help either :roll:
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#9 PostAuthor: bigalhudson » Sat Mar 24, 2012 8:56 pm

Does the extra 50mm mean I've been riding a chop :shock: please God no :shock:
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#10 PostAuthor: chrisNI » Sat Mar 24, 2012 8:59 pm

My A1 had that lug on the standard forks - Uk model.
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#11 PostAuthor: PJ » Sat Mar 24, 2012 9:55 pm

My standard A1 has that lug also!![/i]
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#12 PostAuthor: bigalhudson » Sat Mar 24, 2012 10:07 pm

Fair enough re the lug. I guess it's for a fender stay as previously said. (still like to know which models this was fitted to if anyone knows)

Re the spring length: aftermarket springs maybe? Seems like a large difference over the quoted lengths.
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#13 PostAuthor: 000zeds » Sat Mar 24, 2012 10:14 pm

The Z650 have a mudguard with stay and same fork leg bottoms are used
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#14 PostAuthor: coldsummer » Sat Mar 24, 2012 10:16 pm

twozeds wrote:The Z650 have a mudguard with stay and same fork leg bottoms are used


I was thinking that. Wonder if the forks have been swapped for 650's in the distant past? Or maybe just shared common parts?
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#15 PostAuthor: 000zeds » Sat Mar 24, 2012 11:09 pm

Coldsummer, they are shared common parts and i think with some KH models also :!:
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