z1000a1 Start of the uphill struggle !

Rob Lafferty · #1 PostAuthor: **Rob Lafferty** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 6:33 pm

Hope this works

Pictures of project started
Hope this keeps you all interested for a while

Please feel free to comment - except for the state of the garage!

mick znone · #2 PostAuthor: **mick znone** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 6:43 pm

bit of rot at the bottom of that post Rob, just thought i'd mention it. :wink:

mick znone · #3 PostAuthor: **mick znone** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 6:44 pm

oh sorry mate, um nice clean frame there :wink:

Rob Lafferty · #4 PostAuthor: **Rob Lafferty** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 6:52 pm

will add the post issue to the rest of the house projects list and file it in the correct bin ! recycle where possible.

1beelee · #5 PostAuthor: **1beelee** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 6:55 pm

Good luck rob,keep you out of bother for awhile.did you get the bike in bits or have you been busy.

phil churchett · #6 PostAuthor: **phil churchett** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 7:04 pm

Good luck with it Rob, don't worry about the stuff that needs doing around the house, getting the Zed done is far more important

By the way, your garage is a mess :!:

Rob Lafferty · #7 PostAuthor: **Rob Lafferty** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 7:06 pm

Got the bike in bits and stripped it down a little further. I have had the frame, swing arm, battery box and a few other parts blasted and then powder coated.

Am in the middle cleaning the rest of the parts ready to be powder coated as well.

Stripped out the front forks and about to begin the rebuild of them.

Appart from that, it is how it arrived. The engine turns over but the bike has been of the road since 94. Looking at theh condition of the parts i would be surprised if the bike had covered more than 15k miles as the wheels only have a little surface rust.

Rob

MaineKZ · #8 PostAuthor: **MaineKZ** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 7:24 pm

Gordon bennett! :shock:

What car do you drive - a messerschmidtt?

And I thought my workshop was small - what can I say but 'respec'

Pigford · #9 PostAuthor: **Pigford** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 7:29 pm

...........Ahhhhhhhhh, but it is carpetted, even if not a "fitted" carpet

#10 PostAuthor: **paul doran** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 7:32 pm

phil churchett wrote:Good luck with it Rob, don't worry about the stuff that needs doing around the house, getting the Zed done is far more important

exactly

the words back burner spring to mind

By the way, your garage is a mess

Rob Lafferty · #11 PostAuthor: **Rob Lafferty** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 7:42 pm

Thanks for the support !

Garage is small as the wife wanted a new utility room and a kids playroom to hide all the junk in. Hence a small garage. I was ok when i only had one bike as the door shuts with an inch to spare. May be a problem if the z is any longer !!!!!!

Do also have a car - but you gessed it - its in bits on the drive as another ongoing project that was in bits when i purchased it. I feel a trend comming on here.

Rob

#12 PostAuthor: **Ginger Bear** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 8:21 pm

Good luck Rob. I will keep my eye on this one. Guess there will be no 'cat swinging' in there!!

coldsummer · #13 PostAuthor: **coldsummer** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 9:06 pm

Good luck with the project Rob. I'm at a similar stage, should keep us both busy for a while.

BTW, your garage looks relatively tidy compared to mine a few months ago. Luckily there are plenty of guys here happy to shame you into cleaning it up, mentioning no names, Mick z1a, :lol:

I agree with Phil, screw the house, concentrate on the bike!

ade woollams · #14 PostAuthor: **ade woollams** » Fri Oct 16, 2009 5:16 am

its all changed these days kids would play in the garden or bedroom yrs ago then you could tell the mrs she could have the wash tub in the garage ,then the wall could come down

tlc · #15 PostAuthor: **tlc** » Fri Oct 16, 2009 6:27 am

Rob Lafferty wrote:Do also have a car - but you gessed it - its in bits on the drive

z1000a1 Start of the uphill struggle !

z1000a1 Start of the uphill struggle !

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