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Kiwi Z1R 23 Jun 2016 05:57 #732493

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Mine were steel and sloppy. The bronze bushings were supposed to be an upgrade.
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Kiwi Z1R 23 Jun 2016 16:13 #732554

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God bless Google, I had never realised the older Zed's had the solid bushes instead of bearings. This is the oldest bike I have worked on, I was only 4 when this Z1R entered the world! :woohoo: Thanks for the help guys.

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Kiwi Z1R 24 Jun 2016 02:36 #732583

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While we are on a roll of pulling things to bits, I dismantled the carbs this afternoon. These are a set of 28mm and aren't 100% complete but I have a set of 26mm to rob any parts off. Just need to get them cleaned up and order some new gaskets etc.

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Kiwi Z1R 24 Jun 2016 02:39 #732584

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Also had did abit more on the forks as well. Had to do some surgery to get the air screw out of one leg as the head was totally buggered.



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Kiwi Z1R 24 Jun 2016 02:46 #732585

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and finally...................................................I got back to the clocks. Pulled the tacho apart, bit like opening a tin of tomatoes really. The tacho face is very faded, especially where the red line is. I popped the dial off and will have a go at polishing it up and repainting the redline. If I fail miserably at that it might be time to look for a replacement face lol! Time will tell. Also started taping up gauges for sanding and painting,







Taped the speedo glass back together to get a template so I can try and find a glassiers that will cut me a new one. Bit hard to see how fast you are going when it's like this!

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Kiwi Z1R 24 Jun 2016 06:36 #732621

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Did it crack taking it apart? That thing would be hitting me in the eye every time I got on the bike. :dry:
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Kiwi Z1R 24 Jun 2016 17:55 #732713

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swest wrote: Did it crack taking it apart? That thing would be hitting me in the eye every time I got on the bike. :dry:
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No mate, the bike I got had no clocks on it. That speedo was one that Eddiem sent me but the glass cracked in transit despite one helluva lot of poly bubbles. I think they load packages by throwing them from a distance! :S

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Kiwi Z1R 24 Jun 2016 18:15 #732715

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I'd be madder than a swarm of killer bees. :angry: Found my speedo laying in the neighbor's dirt driveway. Last week The headlight ring was kept by the renter next door. Both times a substitute. I've found piles of mail in the desert. These people get paid BANK, get benefits and a great pension. :dry: Hope you filed a claim.
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Kiwi Z1R 27 Jun 2016 02:13 #732984

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Got the freshly coated rims back with their new rubber on! Very stoked with the outcome, they look mint! Cool thing was a mate of mine machined up two bolt type bungs with rubber washers and blanked off the holes where the rim locks bolts exit from. I used Lasertec tubeless tyres and now the front and rear are running as a tubeless setup. Also, my mate that put the tyres on the rims for me used the glass beads inside the tyre for balancing. No ugly weights on the outside of my newly coated rims! :)




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Kiwi Z1R 27 Jun 2016 04:19 #732990

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Howdy dudey Larriken.
Lovin ya threads mate. Inspirational.
I like the sound of those glass beads in the tyres. I've just been trying to track down a supplier in New Zealand via the counteract web site but with no joy.
Where did you get yours?

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DazzR

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Kiwi Z1R 27 Jun 2016 04:28 #732994

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You're running tube type rims without tubes? :dry:

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Kiwi Z1R 27 Jun 2016 05:27 #733006

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wheels and tires look nice :evil: !

i have ceramic dynabeads in my road king front and rear and have no complaints with them.
they seem to work just fine.

www.ebay.com/bhp/dyna-beads

keep us posted ,

leon
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i make what i can,and save the rest!

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www.kzrider.com/forum/5-chassis/325862-triple-tree-custom-work

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