New Z1 Owner

This looks like the place to be!

I picked up a '73 Z1 last weekend and couldn't be happier, which is surprising considering I'll be spending money I don't have on the thing! Here's a pic of the beast.



The Z1 was the bike to have when I was in high school, well a Z1 or an H2! As you can tell by my screen name I love the smokers too! I got my S3 400 in couple of boxes and first did it up as a cafe racer. Now it's back to stock form.

Before



After Cafe Racer



And now Stock



I hope to do pretty much the same thing to the Z1. These bikes have to have the best lines in motorcycle history!

I'm sure over the next year or so I'll be asking a lot dumb of questions and hopefully in a time I'll be riding a classic Kawasaki Z1 with a little help from the KZrider crew.

Nice wheels...

Get a manual, you'll love it.

..and an inline fuel filter, if it doesnt already have one.
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Cheers, funtimes!

Congrats! Nice score!...and your garage is entirely too neat...maybe I'll straighten mine up over Thanksgiving. Keep those pictures coming.

welcome to you and your new scoot you have come to the right place as you can see most of us have more than one bike so most of us have been thru it all and your right they do have the best lines of any bike as as i'm concerned .

Welcome and you have came to the right place...
Nice score on the classic Z1 you will gets lots of joy out of her I am sure. I do with mine. I also love the two strokes

Thanks for the welcome guys!

Nice Yamasaki??? I had to take a closer look.

And my garage is generally a mess, well my side anyway!

Yeah I'm really stoked about this bike.
It does have issues though.

It won't shift into 2nd. is really the big one. I guessing a bent or worn shift fork. One of the fork tubes has a little pitting, no ignition switch, etc.
I'll have to go over it a little more and make a list.

Let the fun begin!

Welcome to the club,especially with a 73 Z1. Looks like the po was a smoker owner too from the front fender...

I thought it looked like a triple fender, bummer it's in great shape!

Guess I'll be shopping for one. Pricey too I bet!!

First off... Sweet strokers, just love them....

Secondly, not sure you can stay here do to your garage being so tidy and clean.... :laugh: Jesus, do you even work in that area or just take images.... :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Welcome and start a project folder with a lot of images... We kinda like them there pictures here....

OMR

The only reason the garage is as tidy as it is was I had to make room for the Z1.

The wife didn't think another bike would fit. I showed her!

If you saw my basement you'd probably give me 1000 free post! LOL!!:laugh: :laugh:

sweet bikes!! Are you gonna go completely stock on the Z1? That can get expensive but worth it.

Oh and yes keep the pics coming!!

Steve, Before you go crazy chasing 2nd gear... Make sure there IS a problem. Period 900/1000's have a centrifical lock-out inside the output shaft which prevents shifting to 2nd unless rear wheel is spinning. Luck, and welcome GB)