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Kiwi Z1R 13 May 2020 06:23 #825619

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Nice work! Gotta love that feeling when it starts right up :)

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Kiwi Z1R 13 May 2020 06:52 #825625

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Looking and sounding good!

Time for a celebratory beer!
1982 KZ1000 LTD parts donor
1981 KZ1000 LTD awaiting resurrection
2000 ZRX1100 not ridden enough

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Kiwi Z1R 13 May 2020 14:04 #825647

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congrats sir!

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skiatook,oklahoma 1980 z1r,1978 kz 1000 z1r x 3,
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i make what i can,and save the rest!

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Kiwi Z1R 13 May 2020 16:03 #825658

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531blackbanshee wrote: congrats sir!

leon


Cheers mate, been a long haul this build. Nearly five years lol!

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Kiwi Z1R 13 May 2020 16:04 #825659

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TexasKZ wrote: Looking and sounding good!

Time for a celebratory beer!


Haha you are dead right there!

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Kiwi Z1R 13 May 2020 16:05 #825660

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calum wrote: Nice work! Gotta love that feeling when it starts right up :)


I was trying to explain it to my wife............she didn't get it:(

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Kiwi Z1R 13 May 2020 16:14 #825664

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larriken wrote: I was trying to explain it to my wife............she didn't get it:(


Not many do ;)

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Kiwi Z1R 17 Jan 2022 12:44 #860630

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Wow, nearly two years since I finished the Kiwi Z1R! Thought it was time for an update lol  . Here she is in all her beautiful glory.......................
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Kiwi Z1R 17 Jan 2022 13:00 #860632

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Quick update on where the bike is at now. Carbs drove me nuts trying to get them to run right so I packed a wobbly and bought a set of Mikuni RS34's. Soooo good! Bike ran like a dream. Yes, not good. The past tense gave it away. A nasty rattly noise appeared a few months back and when I pulled the head I was greeted with the site of a cracked shim. Further inspection revealed a stuck valve. Still to get to the bottom of it but in the mean time I am putting back together another head to get the old girl going again. Bonus (well I suppose you could call it a bonus) is that while she is stuck on the bench I have no excuse not to fix all the little things that I was studiously ignoring while it was running. The rear caliper was weeping around the banjo bolt. Not good so I rebuilt another rear caliper and replaced it. Remember the horrible looking back brake master cylinder bowl. I found a really nice replacement so that has been sorted out too. Now I just have to put the head back together and back in action. Oh, did I mention I dropped the cam chain tensioner dampers into the engine...........................




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Kiwi Z1R 17 Jan 2022 13:08 #860634

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Nice carbs, but what the h… with that shim?? Was that a factory shim or was it an aftermarket one?
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Kiwi Z1R 17 Jan 2022 15:04 #860644

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Beautiful bike  ! 

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Kiwi Z1R 29 Jan 2022 21:28 #861418

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Engine is back in the process of being rebuilt and another head is not too far from being fitted. I had the second head vapour blasted and gave it a good post vapour blast rinse in the dish washer. Don't tell my missus lol. 

Also got the new (old) rear caliper refurbished. New pistons, seals, and paint. All fitted now and no leaky weird stuff going on. Bonus.

While the Z1R has been in bits I have spent too much time lurking on the internet and decided that I really needed a new swingarm. Next thing................who would know it but a deposit has been put on new Metmachex. Only bummer is having to wait for six to eight months. 

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