GB's Snotter! Oh Why, Oh Why? It's all over now..... Sort of

#61 PostAuthor: **Ginger Bear** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 9:24 pm

Cheers Mick,
I have always been quite 'mechanically sympathetic' as I know what damage this could do to my engine. But I feel the need to get to the 'Ace' on something Zed related (The Money Muncher needs new sprockets... see thread) & I know this is not an official Z1OC 'listed' bike, but as far as I am concerned, It is the very last of the 8v 4 cylinder & more importantly air cooled Kawasaki's ever made, that was based on the original Z1..... (the zephyr is a whole different engine)
I can't ever see me owning a Z1 (the start of the line)...... But I am proud of owning me Z1000 (in the middle) & do not see how the GPz 1100 A cannot be 'officially' included, just cos it is monoshock.
So as far as I am concerned, I have the 'last' of the line too.
I can't understand the comment on the intro page, "it all changed when it went monoshock" (or something similar) I think it should have read, something like "It all changed when it went WATER COOLED"

Oh Mick, you've got me ranting.............................. & Yes :pist

but I would say the same thing in the morning :bear

mick znone · #62 PostAuthor: **mick znone** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 9:33 pm

go for it Bear :beer2

youre on;y middle aged once mate, have one for me

zeroed · #63 PostAuthor: **zeroed** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 9:37 pm

GingerBear"It all changed when it went WATER COOLED"

ok i get the message :lar

i got 140 brake :cl

#64 PostAuthor: **Ginger Bear** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 9:45 pm

Zeroed, I've got a ZX9R too, only 138 BHP on dyno charts....... but Sooo 'Crisp'.........

Please don't take offence :tick

zeroed · #65 PostAuthor: **zeroed** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 9:56 pm

Ginger Bear wrote:Zeroed, I've got a ZX9R too, only 138 BHP on dyno charts....... but Sooo 'Crisp'.........

Please don't take offence

it`s ok i looked for ages for a tidy Z, saw my Zx9r for 2k and thought about it for 2 secs ..had my first Z (a1) at eighteen will get another one day :save

140 sounded better :wink:

#66 PostAuthor: **Ginger Bear** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 6:14 pm

Pictures as promised of the 'spring cleaned' version, wearing it's new clothes.

mikey · #67 PostAuthor: **mikey** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 6:40 pm

Wow steve what transformation very impressive thats like the one my brother had back in the 80s

PJ · #68 PostAuthor: PJ » Fri Apr 17, 2009 6:42 pm

That looks cool, like it, like it lots

brian 450 · #69 PostAuthor: **brian 450** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 9:46 pm

Looking good mate :wink:

#70 PostAuthor: **Ginger Bear** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 7:22 pm

Quick update on this,

Got it to the Ace on Sunday, cost me nearly as much in oil as petrol!
On the way we stopped near Reading, it was there I discovered that the jeepster was INCONTINENT :cry:

. She had pi**ed oil all over my left boot & the leg of my new Draggin' jeans, or 'Skidders' as the wife to be call's 'em.
Any how, checked oil level, which was ok & carried on. We did the last part on the motorway, as time was against us!
The north circular was busy & hence slow, this caused the Jeepster to 'warm' slightly. Once at the Ace we queued to park. That made her really 'Hot' & by the time I parked, the fresh oil leaked from the cylinder head gasket, was smokin' like a good 'un. Some one did compare it to a two stroke!!
More later......... Me dinner is ready :shock:

#71 PostAuthor: **Ginger Bear** » Sat Apr 25, 2009 6:54 pm

Checked oil level before I left the ACE......... There wasn't any :??

Stopped at the first garage to find they only sold it by the gallon. Managed to buy a litre at the next garage & came out to find another couple of bikers looking very concerned at the oil smoke coming from the bike. It wasn't that bad.... honest!
Got on the motorway & had only done a couple of miles when the bike started to die. First of all I thought I had forgotten to turn the fuel on, but the bike has developed some sort of starvation problem, but I managed to limp the thing all the way home at 60mph. Good day out!!

Read more about my problems here; http://z1ownersclub.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=9116

#72 PostAuthor: **Ginger Bear** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 4:45 pm

Right,
Got the head off of this today, but found more signs of butchery/bodgery first

It wasn't even tight!!
It looks like someone has been inside this quite recently. The head came off no trouble at all & the gaskets just fell off. It looks to have been recently rebored, honing marks are still very visable.

Bore measures 72.45mm, anyone know if thats the first size over, or more?
The head has a couple of iffy M6 threads which I could helicoil quite easily, the downer is the valve clearances. They were all pretty tight/non existent when I checked before the Ace. I started taking out & measuring the shims, which were generally 2.40 & 2.45 I was quite happy with that till I came across one that is only 2.10

I don't think a 2.00 will give enough clearance & the manual suggests you cannot grind these 'shim under bucket' valves. I could poss try a new valve with more meat on the seating face, but I plan to whip the head off of another complete engine tomorrow & see if that is more suitable. While I'm at it I will see what is marked on the cam's, as this has me a little concerned that these are not the right cams :??

Z.O.A · #73 PostAuthor: **Z.O.A** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 5:04 pm

By the looks of it I'm surprised you did'nt find some fag butts and a teabag in there :lol:

, She is a sweet lookin bike tho. Very nice indeed.

Pigford · #74 PostAuthor: **Pigford** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 6:23 pm

GB, if its only the cam sprox marked, these could be swapped off anuvver cam :!:

phil churchett · #75 PostAuthor: **phil churchett** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 8:02 pm

GB, why didn't you tell us that you are in the May issue of Classic Bike magazine :?:

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