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corpy
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Engine spares

#1 PostAuthor: corpy » Tue Jul 12, 2011 2:33 pm

I am very seriously thinking about lifting the lid of my Z1 1100 (shaft trike) engine which is from a 1981 A1, I guess. It is likely that the whole engine is badly worn but it sounds more or less alright to me. I hope to just replace the valve rubbers and grind in the valves to improve compression and cure smoke on start-up after standing.
Are these elderly big ends man enough to withstand an increase in compression?
Money is the problem of course, so where can I buy just the rubbers and gaskets that I need?
Perhaps genuine K products would be the best so that means Cradely Heath?
What sort of price would be an engine (shaftie) be in decent condition, if one is available?
Is there a later more easily available Kaw 1100 which would drop straight in apart from the prop shaft?
I guess that the cost of refurbishing the whole shebang would be astronomical.
Any advice would be welcomed.
Thanks

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#2 PostAuthor: Taffus » Tue Jul 12, 2011 4:09 pm

Hi
Try the "links" section top right of this page :wink:
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#3 PostAuthor: corpy » Tue Jul 12, 2011 4:36 pm

Thanks for the reply.
I can't see the word 'links' anywhere on the page.

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#4 PostAuthor: Taffus » Tue Jul 12, 2011 4:41 pm

should be underneath the grab rail of the z1 on the rhs
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#5 PostAuthor: corpy » Tue Jul 12, 2011 4:51 pm

Sorry Taffus, there it is, plain for all to see!


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