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#16 PostAuthor: Pigford » Sat Jun 21, 2008 11:14 am

Theres also a Dyno place in Somerton, only 15 miles from me, so I may pop down there when me RedZed is run in......
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#17 PostAuthor: Tall_order » Sat Jun 21, 2008 11:41 am

vduk wrote: I still haven't taken the engine anywhere near the redline


Pushed mine a bit too hard on the A6 one day and did this!

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Compression was too high thanks to some rabid skimming :cry:

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#18 PostAuthor: 02GF74 » Sat Jun 21, 2008 9:56 pm

about running in;

take a read through this

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#19 PostAuthor: Buckle » Sat Jun 21, 2008 10:03 pm

Blimey! What a tale of woe (expense :shock: )! Well done for sticking with it - the Zed will definitely be worth it.

Hope it gives you many many miles of use :D

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#20 PostAuthor: Ed Z1-R » Sat Jun 21, 2008 10:13 pm

Good Show :up

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#21 PostAuthor: Phil50 » Tue Jun 24, 2008 11:17 pm

may be a false alarm?
Seems to be running lean. You cant make it up can ya?

Heats up too quick and there is clutch rattle and slight tingle on the bars.

I think its running lean and the carbs need a balance. Going to have the old carbs ultrasonically cleaned ASAP.


I read the article on "running in" To be honest I have nad a few bikes and a few cars ove the last thirty od years and I simply start it up and drive it. Not over revving for the first 500 miles but on over taking do it quick but not fast if you know what I mean. After a 1000 mile, a compression tets to check it and then it normal operation.
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#22 PostAuthor: Phil50 » Fri Jun 27, 2008 12:03 am

carbs balanced its better now. Still runs very hot though. Hope this tails off after run in. At least its ridable at last. Speedo is knackered though. Another ebay purchase. So many damn cheats and crooks sellling Z1 parts these days. Better to go Z1 enterprises and Zpower. At least it will be working then eh?

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#23 PostAuthor: Phil50 » Wed Jul 09, 2008 11:27 pm

solved the problems.

Carbs from the USA had size 15 idlers instead of 17.5 and mixture screws were all set wrong. Running richer now and plugs a nice deep brown with slight black on tip. Rides better and from 3000-4000 wrenches the arms well if pulled back quick.

Handles like a pig as they do but probably get some better tyres and some new shocks at some point. Weather stopped me putting on more than 200 miles so a way to go.
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#24 PostAuthor: FLC » Wed Jul 09, 2008 11:52 pm

Glad you got it sorted. :D :D

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#25 PostAuthor: Big Fluff » Thu Jul 10, 2008 12:34 pm

That's great news... there's nowt like beating the demons :twisted:
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#26 PostAuthor: ninjajen900 » Thu Jul 10, 2008 1:03 pm

Phil,
Glad its up and running at last. :D :D :D

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#27 PostAuthor: Buckle » Thu Jul 10, 2008 1:21 pm

Good effort Sir - keep it up :!:


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