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Finally got the old magneto and starter clutch off the spare crank I acquired. Waiting on new bushes and springs and I will put it all back to together and onto the Z1R. New roller bearing which was in stock down at the local bearing shop! Didn't expect that.

Still chugging away putting the starter clutch and magneto back together. Getting closer. Had a read of the manual and found out that there are three sizes of the rubbery washer that goes at behind the big sprocket. Measured it up and as per the workshop manual and I need a thinner washer, marked with one start not two. Also pulled the starter clutch apart, cleaned it up, replaced all the moving bits and put it back together. Just waiting on the new washer to come and the whole lot can be bolted back up and called done.

Finally got time to put in the PMC easy pull clutch together too. Pretty straight forward to put together. Being able to read Japanese would have been a bonus but got there in the end. Haven't fitted it up yet as still waiting on me to finish the starter rebuild and a neutral indicator switch. Once they're done and fitted I will close it up and fit the external cover. Looks too pretty to be hidden behind a cover lol. Main reason I went with this setup is that I have no clutch so I thought if I have to buy something, might as well give this a go. Fingers crossed, but to be fair I'll have nothing to compare it to so if it's it shit I'll never know!!

While I was on a furious mission to get things moving along again...............I dropped the battery box parts round to the powder coaters and got those back. Nice job and finally another piece of the puzzle coming together. Been trying to track these parts down for soooo long so well happy to tick this job off.

Fitted the new chain yesterday. Felt pretty excited putting a chain on to be honest. Feels like the idea of actually having a bike that I can ride is becoming a reality. 530 conversion complet, tick that off too now.

Also got the old Kerker exhaust that I have had in the shed for about 100 years now cleaned and fitted. Looks mint and fits the look I am after as well as being a grunter of an exhaust system. Bonus!. Need to rivet the new Kerker badge to the side and make a bracket to mount the muffler section to the rear peg hanger and all done.

While on a roll I got really serious and fitted the new Doremi sump plug. Nice bit of kit too, awesome quality. Big job that one:laugh:

Merry Xmas and I hope you guys all had a safe and enjoyable one! My mate Tony (remember him? He painted the Kiwi Z1R for me) has just about finished his second custom CB1300. Looks sooo good in the flesh. Will post up some pics when it's finished.

Been a bit slow over the last few weeks as we are shifting house! Off to the country which in the short term means a much smaller workshop for me. I have been furiously trying to clear out dead cars and motorbikes, parts, and other assorted junk out of my current shed. I have discovered that when you own a really, really big shed everybody else likes to put their stuff in it too! Spent just as much time getting mates to come and pick up their junk and take it away!
Funny thing is I have left the Z1R sitting in the middle of the workshop on the stand with one tool box and I am still ticking away at things as I get a chance. A few more bits arrived last week. Got the rubber washer for the starter sprocket so I have now put that all back together and just waiting for when I find the torque wrench that I packed away lol!

Mmm nice new grips!

The rubber washer which I discovered is really important to make sure is the correct one! Lucky I read the manual properly.

Also finally sorted out my side stand issues too! Not sure if you can recall but way back a few years ago I scored what I thought was the correct side stand for the Kiwi Z1R. With this bike being a German domestic market model it has a very specific sidestand and gear change lever due to the front mounting. The one I originally bought fitted fine and work well but the back was on a hell of a lean and it gave me the shits every time I put it on the side stand. I did a bit more research at the time and discovered that there are two lengths of stand that fit the German Z1R and I had the short one! Well it's taken a year or so but finally tracked down the long version. It arrived from Sweden and fits spot on. Just that little bit more length makes all the difference! Funny thing is I now realise that the side stand springs I had purchased and groaned about not fitting were correct but for the second stand not the first one. Now I have to get a new spring for the front side of the stand, oopos!

This is my surgery to shorten the spring. Wish I could make it long again!!!

time for some #8 wire! lol

leon

531blackbanshee wrote: time for some #8 wire! lol

leon

Lol I did think of making something myself but it would have been really really crap so quickly shelved that idea

Still creeping along. Can't get into anything serious at the moment until I have shifted house in a few weeks time but still doing a few things.Got a bracket cut, coated, attached for the pipe.

I've been on a bit of roll buying bits lately too and since I made the decision to not go with the airbox I thought I had better get some pods. Bought a set of DNA's and had them sent over from Greece of all places. Cheaper than I could find decent pods in New Zealand and probably got here faster too if I'm honest lol!

Also got a bit further with getting the new shock layback mounts made too. When I say "I" I actually mean my mate Marcel who is making them for me. Final drawing to confirm measurements and then he's CNCing up the new mounts. Lot of work too move the shock back a bit but hey, it'll look good!