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Replacing Parts
Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2014 10:28 am
Author: gary557
My Z1b is quite nice, but has quite a few pattern parts.It is my intention to replace these with originals as and when I can find them.
My brake master cylinder is a pattern one.can any one post a picture of an original, so that I know which one I need please.
I see there are are couple on ebay at the moment [with plastic/nylon reservoir] but dont know which is the correct one
Better still has any one got one for sale?
Cheers Gary
Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2014 11:38 am
Author: malmojoe
I think the Z1B had the transparent res. The US Z1 and perhaps the US Z1A had the solid metal ones like the H2 where the European ones always had the transparent ones. They aren't very expensive.
Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2014 12:02 pm
Author: wilsonsjw11
US spec Z1B has all alloy M/cylinder.
UK spec has plastic insert type M/cylinder.
Regards
Steve
Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2014 12:14 pm
Author: gary557
wilsonsjw11 wrote:US spec Z1B has all alloy M/cylinder.
UK spec has plastic insert type M/cylinder.
Regards
Steve
Steve,
thanks for this, so my all alloy [pattern] one will not be too far off then.As my bike is a US one.
Wonder why they were different ?
cheers Gary
Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2014 12:29 pm
Author: scott
Possibly different to compensate for local laws ......just a guess, i'm sure the correct answer will appear shortly
Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2014 1:01 pm
Author: gary557
scott wrote:Possibly different to compensate for local laws ......just a guess, i'm sure the correct answer will appear shortly
Yes, I get the local laws bit regarding reflectors etc. Just cant get my head around the master cylinders
Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2014 1:12 pm
Author: scott
Maybe they thought that plastic reservoirs would pierce and spill contents far more easily than a metal one ??
Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2014 1:37 pm
Author: malmojoe
Perhaps some markets in Europe (possibly Germany or Scandinavia) had tighter safety laws, and the level of hydraulic fluid had to be shown at all times. I would imagine it would be more expensive to make the composite reservoir, so if it wasn't required, as in the US, they used the existing all alloy one.