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Here we go then.

I bought me old Zed back the other day and I'm gonna fix it up. Here's a pic of me on it back in the day, (that would be about '81) and we are pictured on pit lane at the TT grandstand.



Next, how we are today:




The lad I bought it back from was proud as punch of that paintjob... And the grips set it off a treat.

Anyhow, it's not too bad, hasn't really been messed with too much, still got the efi and most of the nuts and bolts it came with. Showing 40odd thousand miles but the speedo drive packed up "a few years back". The wheels have been powder coated though it looks more like chocolate coating. The clutch was stuck when I collected it, took it through four roundabouts and a couple of stop signs still stuck. It finally freed off giving it the berries going up the Creg straight. It rides OK TBH, I'm not sure if the cam-chain is noisier than I remember... I might stick a clip up on youtube so's you chaps can have a listen. so really Its a paint plate and polish job.

The Marshall will have to go but I have a harris in stock. I also have the standard set I took off in the eighties. They have a couple of rot holes in the end of the silencers so I don't know if they would be repairable... would be like welding coke tins. It would be nice to have standard pipes on it.

So, the shopping list as it stands is rear disc, kickstart, correct headlight, correct grips (black ones would be a start) and the rear mudguard. (I have to own up to cutting it down all those years ago). Oh and some black paint!

Don't expect lightening progress, I have me hands full and the last thing I needed was another project but some things you can't walk past. My missus said "get it bought you soft sod, or you'll spend the rest of your life wishing you had". Top girl.

Take care chaps,

Chas.

Good luck with it mate, there are a couple of bikes I would love to get back.
Have fun

The mudguards are available from Z-Power for £58.

Yea good luck will keep an eye on this one

twozeds wrote:The mudguards are available from Z-Power for £58.

the mudguards are available through this Club


support Your own first

good luck with this project Chas
what frame number is Your H?

Absolutely top bike.
Good luck with the renovation.
Stick some piccies on as you go.

I quite like the paint......... grips are proper shite though!

Wise word's from 'er 'indoors.......... Don't ya just love 'em sometimes

well thats odd, but i just checked, i didnt think the gpz was around until 83ish, but there you go. be nice to see a past bike restored to a nice condition, enjoy shed.

Agree Mick. Unitrack 550 was at the earliest Y reg...........................









.............or MAN reg over there

i checked Chris, 81 onwards,

mick z1a wrote:well thats odd, but i just checked, i didnt think the gpz was around until 83ish, but there you go. be nice to see a past bike restored to a nice condition, enjoy shed.

Mick, I've re-read this thread a couple of times, but can't find mention of anything GPz!
This is a Z1000H Fuel injection, it came out before the GPz's............... You've got me confused

Ginger Bear wrote:

mick z1a wrote:well thats odd, but i just checked, i didnt think the gpz was around until 83ish, but there you go. be nice to see a past bike restored to a nice condition, enjoy shed.

Mick, I've re-read this thread a couple of times, but can't find mention of anything GPz!
This is a Z1000H Fuel injection, it came out before the GPz's............... You've got me confused

No confusion, the reference was to the GPz 550 in the background.

take them blummin mirror sunglasses off Bear, they're clouding your vision mann

Thanks for the words of encouragement! Don't hold your breath on this project though, it will be steady. One payday at at time This is the one though, I'm not just going to wire brush the bolts. They are going to get new zinc! At least that's the plan.

Paul, I'll check the frame no tomoz for you. The reg. book is out in the shed with the bike and its persisting down so it will have to wait till I need to go out there in the morning. I'll prob. PM you about the club as well, so far I have only joined this forum.

And you are right gents, The first pic couldn't be '81. I'm pretty sure now it was taken in '82, The year the 550 Unitrak was launched. The 550 belonged to the bloke in the pic with the fingers. He remembers ordering it on the strength of a brochure picture. His was the first one to make it over to the Rock. I remember it (the 550) being a cracking bike, really revvy and agile, with back suspension as supple as a motocrosser (we thought).

I only guessed at 81, (it's all a blur.) probably because it was '81 when I bought the Zed, I was the second owner. The guy I got it off was proper flash, owned a Porsche dealership! I remember I had to take me boots off to go into his garage to look at the bike so as not to leave footprints on his carpet.

I will try and post some pics of the unfolding carnage as it errrr.. unfolds.

Cheers,