z1000st making progress and valve timing?

[Desperate Stan]

Hi Stan, was this bike running last summer, i ask because i'm pretty sure i see it at Alderholt, tried to follow it but it got away.

Hi,not til late summer..but I do ride thru Alderholt sometimes if Im going to work on it

[kev edwards]

It was late summer, and i had just had a tea at the mill and was going to go back to stony cross where we were staying.

[ADRIAN H]

Nice looking Zed.

[Desperate Stan]

Havnt posted for a while ,had a mixed few months with the bike.Electrics mostly,culminating with a coil going on the way down to the Quay when I had my youngest on the back! typical.New coils purchased,then tackled the wiring,replacing all the connectors having first invested in decent crimpers!,back on the road for a while before I spent all my free time fishing.lol..now its back to the bike ,am stripping the bike with the intention of getting the frame done properly as the back end is quite corroded under the tail piece,also been talking to Ray at debbens and am splitting the engine with a view to replacing the cam chain ,getting the crank checked etc and converting the transmission to chain drive! ,have read its possible.Ray was worried about wheel alignment problems ,luckily he had an early GPZ1100 rear wheel I could borrow to check things out first.[/img]
Luckily my original spindle fitted the wheel and could use the old arm,the set up was a bit heath robinson but it proved the point before I go to far,using this wheel puts the front sprocket pretty close to where it should be,Im going start stripping the motor during the week ,if anyone has any advice on problems im likely to face,I only want to do this once! or has any of the parts for sale id appreciate it..thanks Stan

[Redbeard]

Hi mate, I am looking forward to seeing how the conversion goes. There are a few snippets of info on the web about the chain conversion but not a great deal of photo evidence. The ST frame width will swallow most swingarms with ease, why not go with something a bit wider? I have collected some of the more trustworthy info on bits that are needed if anyone is interested.

[ADRIAN H]

Good luck with the conversion. Watching this with interest.

[Ultim8pc]

I'm watching with interest as I have had an ST languishing in the back of my garage since '96...

[Desperate Stan]

Hi mate, I am looking forward to seeing how the conversion goes. There are a few snippets of info on the web about the chain conversion but not a great deal of photo evidence. The ST frame width will swallow most swingarms with ease, why not go with something a bit wider? I have collected some of the more trustworthy info on bits that are needed if anyone is interested.

Cheers ,any advice appreciated..seen a few old posts on various forums but as you say no pics,I intend to get plenty of advice from Ray along the way so hopefully any problems can be overcome ,like the Gpz wheel as the spoke pattern matches my front and want to keep the basic look of the bike the same.

[zed1015]

For the chain conversion you need a MK2 inner cover, any 900/1000 output shaft and a MK2 gear selector .

[Gus]

It may be a dumb question so no better person qualified than I to ask it.

Can the conversion be done without removing the barrels?

And is that all you need 3 parts?

Gus

[zed1015]

Off the top of my head just those parts and also the spacer sleeve for behind the sprocket (been a few years since I did one)
Mk2 selector shaft needs to be put in the other locating hole but you can't get that wrong as the inner cover won't go on if it's in the wrong position.
No need to remove the top end .
Just flip the motor and lift the lower case ( not forgetting to remove the upper case 6mm bolts first )

[Gus]

Thanks for that.

More wisdom from the forum.

Cheers

Gus

[Redbeard]

The info I have (please correct it if it is wrong at all, just quoting someone who did it using a 'Busa swingarm and wheel);

Chain drive gearbox output shaft
Sprocket back plate
Sprocket cover and cable clutch actuator worm

Flip the motor upside down
Remove the side covers and ignition housing
Remove the bevel box
Remove the lower crankcase half
Take out the gearbox output shaft, and remove all the gears
Fit the gears onto your new chain drive output shaft
Refit the shaft, and refit the lower crankcase half
Remove the peg that the gear change claw spring acts on and put it into the hole next to it.
Refit the gear change claw mechanism into the other hole
Fit the sprocket back plate, sprocket and sprocket cover
Refit the clutch cover, ignition housing and ignition cover
Refit the Alternator cover

[Desperate Stan]

Cheers all ,sounds straight forward enough! even for me..lol..am really looking forward to doing it, the rear hub and front box weigh 15.7kg together! so should make the bike a bit lighter on its feet plus suit the overall look of bike with a decent arm in etc.