Colinj's Z1A1 rebuild

[Pigford]

Kin 'ell...... hope you were good at them Airfix kits as a lad

[Z.O.A]

Definately an ambitious project man, that's a lotta boxes of bits, best of luck with it tho

[colinj]

[colinj]

Yep,
I definately am scratching my head (no pun intended). I had forgotten just how bored I was 25 years ago!

Ginger Bear,
you can see a few more bits of my best attempt at engraving on the other cases too, the remainder was scribbled on in preparation and I am not convinced I will finish it yet, may just buy replacement cases where I can, dunno?

BunnysZ,
Z1a1 I am told, I have seen Mikey somewhere on here and I will be asking him about polishing, (and searching for a chromer if anyone on here can recommend a good (great) one) when I am sure how much I want done. Colour when I had it first was white but that was a poor home job, I have the frame stoved pearl silver, but the overall was going to be Black, pearl silver and chrome, still may be not decided yet!


Pigford & Z.O.A,
Thanks for the encouragement guys!

[PJ]

Hi Colinj it's the midlanz meet this sunday lunchtime, can you make it?

[Ginger Bear]

Colin, keep the engraving. I think it is a good thing when people restore/rebuild their bikes as they would have 'back in the day'.
As for chromers, S&T in Yate nr Bristol are excellent... Just not cheap & a six week turnaround, but then you can't rush quality....... unless you're called 'Mikey', of course!!

[Steve R]

Mikey has a chromer he uses and recommends.

[colinj]

Hi Colinj it's the midlanz meet this sunday lunchtime, can you make it?

PJ, where do you meet? I will try to get up soon as I can to say hello but I will be away from home this Monday & Tuesday with work, not likely to endear me to the wife if I push a Sunday afternoon as well! How often do you get together? (Piss poor excuse I know, but true!)

[colinj]

Colin, keep the engraving. I think it is a good thing when people restore/rebuild their bikes as they would have 'back in the day'.
As for chromers, S&T in Yate nr Bristol are excellent... Just not cheap & a six week turnaround, but then you can't rush quality....... unless you're called 'Mikey', of course!!

Thanks Ginger Bear, I will have plenty of time to do this so 6 weeks is fine, quality every time if I can afford it! I just have to sort through and then bargain a price, I recon there is quite a bit to do from memory and Box 1 content.

[colinj]

Mikey has a chromer he uses and recommends.

Thanks Steve, I will definately ask the question, again, it is just sorting through 2 more boxes then deciding where to actually begin this....Daunting stuff!

[bunnysZ]

colin you have a back brake with pads there, z1a has shoes/drum...

[colinj]

colin you have a back brake with pads there, z1a has shoes/drum...

Bunnysz,
Hi, I believed I had a Z1A2 originally, I wanted to be dead on sure before buying parts and asked ZPower to check, gave them the stock no off the frame (KTZ00A024386) and Phil believes it to be an A1? For interest sake it has the round M/Cyl for the brakes. How else could I tell, the reg was DHG 647S IIRC (not opened that box yet and have no docs I can find).

[Ginger Bear]

I think there may be a little confusion with the title here, bike is a Z1000A1.......... I think

[PJ]

Hi Colinj it's the midlanz meet this sunday lunchtime, can you make it?

PJ, where do you meet? I will try to get up soon as I can to say hello but I will be away from home this Monday & Tuesday with work, not likely to endear me to the wife if I push a Sunday afternoon as well! How often do you get together? (Piss poor excuse I know, but true!)

HI Colin we meet at the griffin pub just outside of coleshill on the last sunday of the month,

Cheers

PJ

[PJ]

I think there may be a little confusion with the title here, bike is a Z1000A1.......... I think

I think bear is right colin, you have a bike like mine