Pics of my Z1B

[complete zedness]

Here is my 1975 UK Registered Z1B. This bike had a hard time of it in it's early days. A friend bought it in Manchester in the late seventies, it had a 'Bat out of Hell' paint job, K&N filters, the head and barrels had been hand painted with hammerite black and it had four straight through pipes which had been cut off under the engine; sounded like hell on earth. The guy stripped the bike and gradually lost interest in it. I bought it from him as a basket case in 1983 and have owned it since that day. Here are some pics of it over the last five years.

2007, I know it's the wrong paint job, this is an early Dream Machine job (1983/84) they did this from a photograph of a Z1A (this was before mobiles and computers) I think they ran out of black paint.....

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2007 with uk spec rear mudguard, 900A4 Cissy bar and US reflectors on front forks



Winter 2009 motor removed for some tlc


New cam chain, all else looking good


New valve guides


Nice...new valve seats


a good honing and new rings...



motor back in frame





Akront front rim (Borrani got mashed ), goodridge stainless brake hoses and UK front fork covers


2010 with custom seat and short rear mudguard after being skittled from behind by an X6




2012 with Ohlins shocks


Borrani rim and stainless spokes


bespoke stainless pipe


Nicely coloured Harris headers


Rear footrests..night shift jobby, stainless and alloy

[Hobbo]

Looking good she may not be original you love her so enjoy her keep zedding well done
phil

[Padders]

Agree with Phil nice bike with some personal touches.

[davejames]

Very nicepics there CZ Love the aloy rims and stainless pipe. My Z1b also has A stripes and is poss a Dream Machine job from 1988/9, it's certainly not Hutchy quality

[Ginger Bear]

Very nice!

Can you tell us who did the valve seats & what the cost was

[davy thomson]

Nice bike that,great to see it evolve, forever a project like all Zed's