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#1 PostAuthor: z1bnackerkwacker » Fri May 11, 2007 6:44 pm

[img][img]http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa216/BILLYZ1B/mzed.jpg[/img]
The sad gold must go......As I found it...Summers nearly here so strip down can wait.
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#2 PostAuthor: uk kev » Fri May 11, 2007 7:17 pm

I quite like the gold :roll: so what are your plans then, modded or restore?
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#3 PostAuthor: z1bnackerkwacker » Fri May 11, 2007 7:32 pm

Good question, thats the hardest part, what to do with it, it's easy just to throw loads of cash at it and turn it into another perfect example, its got a lot going for it, Uk model only 6 owners all history m.ot's tax disks, bills e.t.c. I gave ?1800 for it. So far I have completely stripped and rebuilt carbs, they were painted black enamel, ( if you look close), all jets, needles wrong, binned K+N', fitted standard airbox, changed front footrests to standard and new standard Z1 grips, added indicators, restitched seat, Its got Dyna ign',coils, Taylor leads, Might change wheels for Lesters, Probably put 4into 1 on, don't like z1000 pipes and too tight to buy 4 into 4. Will re-do frame, not decided on colour and will clean engine myself, again too tight to pay for Mr Smethurst.
Gonna ride it till end of October then think again...
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#4 PostAuthor: phil churchett » Sat May 12, 2007 7:09 am

Ride it as much as you can this year, then like you say, make a decision at the end of the year.
Me? i think i would probably do the frame black,change the exhaust, that's about it. The good thing is you didn't pay a lot of money for it, just enjoy it!
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#5 PostAuthor: Big John » Sat May 12, 2007 7:34 am

Seems like a good buy, black frame and Marshall exhaust would look good. Just enjoy it for now.
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#6 PostAuthor: Steve S » Sat May 12, 2007 12:09 pm

I like it as it is,love the colours just tidy up any tatty areas that need attention.It depends what you want to achieve,my Z1A is near standard but I would love to do another custom like yours.
Most of all enjoy it.
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#7 PostAuthor: z1bnackerkwacker » Sat May 12, 2007 2:06 pm

What I want is a straight short 4into1 like 70's Devil pipe, Love the Yoshi titanium I put on my Avatar but I believe they're over a grand,not keen on flared pipes, agree with Steve S, John, just gonna tidy it up bit by bit and enjoy it. :sf
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#8 PostAuthor: Padders » Sat May 12, 2007 3:12 pm

Z Power are now selling Moriwaki look a like pipes matt black headers with alloy can very short. If I had not just bought a Vance and Hines I would have had one for the Z1R.

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#9 PostAuthor: Big John » Sat May 12, 2007 3:32 pm

Just seen that Z Power pipe Padderswas talking about, that would look good.
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#10 PostAuthor: Padders » Sat May 12, 2007 4:27 pm

It a nice pipe John,

A guy it Grimsby has one on his z1000 and it sounds the dogs.

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#11 PostAuthor: Pigford » Sat May 12, 2007 4:45 pm

How much are they :?: can't be arsed to look on there site :oops:
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#12 PostAuthor: Padders » Sat May 12, 2007 4:58 pm

Mick paid ?270.00.
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#13 PostAuthor: z1bnackerkwacker » Sat May 12, 2007 6:26 pm

can't find it, give us a link please, ZPOWER search is crap.
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#14 PostAuthor: Padders » Sat May 12, 2007 6:54 pm

Hi don't have a link on the Z power site but here is a bike on e bay with one of the exhaust's fitted. As I mentioned before a friend of mine has a Z1000A2 and has just fitted one which he bought for ?270.00 from Dave and Phil at Z Power.

Hope this helps

200107613485

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#15 PostAuthor: z1bnackerkwacker » Sat May 12, 2007 7:06 pm

Thanks Padders but, I mean more like this but not as upswept and a bit shorter
http://www.zedbike.de/Kawasaki_Z_900_1000_Galerie.htm ..5th pic down is closest to what I want. Nice 2/4 seat on their site..

or this one

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Kawasaki-Z900_W0Q ... dZViewItem without patches

I'll get there in end.
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