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#1 PostAuthor: Gus » Sat Jul 05, 2008 9:53 pm

Went to get my '73 Z1 the other week

Isn't it a Beaut'.

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What do you mean it's difficult to tell?????????

Look closer





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There you go I told you it was good.





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Oh!! Maybe not THAT good.






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Does anybody recognise it?

I could really do with the registration number.

I'm led to believe it may have been around the Bristol area.
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#2 PostAuthor: RoyNorway » Sat Jul 05, 2008 10:02 pm

Wonder what more that are hidden underneath that jungle? :lol:
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#3 PostAuthor: davejames » Sun Jul 06, 2008 12:06 am

Mmmm.....interesting......I take it you're not going for a concours standard spec rebuild then ?? :shock: :shock:
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#4 PostAuthor: PJones » Sun Jul 06, 2008 6:53 am

Hi Gus, how the hecky pecky did you find out about that??

Hope it was cheap!!

cheers

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#5 PostAuthor: Pasc » Sun Jul 06, 2008 8:36 am

Put it back where you found it. :lol:

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#6 PostAuthor: Steve Cooke » Sun Jul 06, 2008 8:38 am

Paul Jones wrote:Hi Gus, how the hecky pecky did you find out about that??

Hope it was cheap!!

cheers

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It just turned up whilst mowing the grass. :lol: Frame and engine though thats a great start.

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#7 PostAuthor: mikey » Sun Jul 06, 2008 9:00 am

What more do you want, its got wheels, an engine, frame, and if im not mistaken that looks very similar to the front and back end i had on my GS1000 street fighter, CBR 600?
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#8 PostAuthor: Gus » Sun Jul 06, 2008 11:19 am

No I don't think concours is a viable option for me really.

It cost me £200

I was looking at a MKII and left it too late, a guy from Ireland bought it so I bought this as it was there anyway.

I believe the running gear is CBR1000F but I'm not sure.

I'm sure this is going to take me some time.

As you can see it needs a few things to tidy it up!!!!!!!!!

Tank, seat, panels, tailpiece, zorst, etc.

I need to build a bike to get it MOT'd to be able to register it as I have no paperwork or registration number(unless anyone knows otherwise).

If I believe everything I read on here, then our Mr Pigford is the resident freebee collector.

I would like to challenge this.

So if you have any parts that you would not use or sell, because of some damage or rust etc, then I'm your man.

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#9 PostAuthor: london calling » Sun Jul 06, 2008 4:26 pm

Gus,check the frame number out to see if it's a U.K. or a U.S. model.
See if Jerry has any record of the bike with the club.
Pigford is only playing at it,legend in his own lunchtime Iain Marshall is the club's own Electro-Magnet when it comes to "free" bitz.
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#10 PostAuthor: hillbilly » Sun Jul 06, 2008 4:49 pm

does anyone know what the tail piece is off. :?:
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#11 PostAuthor: Gus » Sun Jul 06, 2008 6:15 pm

Thanks Guys

This is what I have.

The frame number is Z1F-14954

The engine number is Z1E-15226

The tailpiece is I think an aftermarket fibreglass Z900/1000

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#12 PostAuthor: RALPHARAMA » Sun Jul 06, 2008 6:36 pm

Wasn't from Saltford, village between Bristol and Bath, was it? I know a fellow whose garden looks like that and gives his bike that level of devotion. Joke is he's got quite a few nice bikes ... or at least bikes that started out nice :roll:
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#13 PostAuthor: Gus » Sun Jul 06, 2008 6:52 pm

Hi Ralph.

No it was bought locally by me but apparently was from a job lot from a Bristol bike shop.

So who knows what the history is.

Maybe someone does
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#14 PostAuthor: paul doran » Sun Jul 06, 2008 10:10 pm

good luck with it Gus
way too many Zeds

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#15 PostAuthor: Gus » Fri Aug 15, 2008 3:21 pm

Well here it is.

All ready for the MOT.

If I could just get a knackered seat!!

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Concours or WHAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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