Z1R project

[chrisu]

you guys probably saw this advertised a while ago - well I bought it......

As you can see from the photos it has some (IMHO) very good points it did however suffer a bit from neglect having being sat untouched in the garage for the last few years. The previous owner seemed to spend 3/4 of his life travelling the world and I can well see why he sold it - he really had no time !



Went to look at it and

1) dead battery
2) lightest hydraulic clutch ever - why ? - no fluid
3) leaky cam cover end caps.

So second look and the guys mate has fitted a new battery and bled the clutch - starts, charges and rides (well up and down his road as its not UK registered). Exchange cash for paperwork and load it onto the trailer.

having got it home I had a closer look at it to see what fettling is needed.

First off - pump the tyres up, then camcover off and fix the weeping end caps. Check cam clearances while its off - all good - wow. (actually the engine was supposed to have been completely rebuilt - it certainly sounds sweet enough)

Fresh petrol and a set of new plugs and its start on all 4 and runs better - progress.

Now need to get it on a stand to adjust the chain - slack as worn knicker elastic and rattles when ridden. New ABBA stand, remove rearsets to get to the swingarm pivot and up she goes.


and.....wobbly back wheel !! - nut loose. Just as well I did this before riding it for an MOT !!

30mm socket, torque wrench and its now tight. Chain done (once i'd worked out how) and its no longer rattles when ridden. - more progress.

another installment tomorrow (unless its all too boring) when I do some more to it........ target run is skeggy and its needs insurance, an MOT, registering, taxing etc etc

[Pigford]

Thats one tasty bike there Chris, jammy git

[Big John]

What happened to the other Zed that was sale with it/

[paul doran]

good luck with it mate

[chrisu]

What happened to the other Zed that was sale with it/

there were 2 x Z1000s - some guy near Cambridge bought them apparently - don't know who though.

[Padders]

Looks well smart set the brain cells a jingling

[davejames]

That looks a really nice bike, someone has spent a lot of time and money there

[phil churchett]

Remember seeing the pic a while back, looked nice, good luck with it.

[chrisu]

today I got a nice shiny MOT - did seem weird riding through town with no numberplate but apparently its legal.

I also discovered that the bike goes onto 3 in wet weather - it pee'd down here today. Another little job for the weekend.

I have to get used to only 1 mirror (which I nicked off the REX) and no indicators again..........

either tomorrow or early next week its ordeal by local tax office to get a reg number and then we're all set to put some real miles on it - total so far - 5.

[Pasc]

Chris, you probably already know but I read somewhere a week or two back that once you have an mot on the bike you only have a 7 day deadline to attend the tax office.
Good luck.

[Magik]

That's a really, really nice shiny thing that is!!

[Z1B Alan]

chris
watch those b-----ds at the tax office i forgot to change the s.o.r.n details on my bike and even after them telling me it was ok they fined me ?40
tidy bike that though

[chrisu]

Chris, you probably already know but I read somewhere a week or two back that once you have an mot on the bike you only have a 7 day deadline to attend the tax office.
Good luck.

no I didn't know that but it will get done within the next 7 days as I want to ride it.

Thanks

[chrisu]

I also discovered yesterday that to do an oil change you need to take the exhaust off completely. You can't even get the drain plug out.

Thankfully I had a spare set of exhaust gaskets from Mr Debben sitting in the drawer.

ah the joys of modified motoring

[chrisNI]

It's the same with a lot of 4 into ones so you're not alone there.