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Offline MrDavo

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Re: Z1 as a project?
« Reply #15 on: July 19, 2020, 09:26:00 AM »
I saw the Z900 for sale on the owners club forum, but no price and they seem to be having a falling out over it, I’m glad we’re not like that here. I’ve bookmarked the US seller who ships here, but I don’t fancy either of the Zs he has at the moment. An Z900 A4 may be the way to go, there does seem to be more of them about, and they aren’t priced as insane as Z1s. I’ve seen an incomplete project Z1A for sale, no pipes but engine frame and paint are done, but it’s still £10 k.

Zpower have a nice Z1 listed at a not too over the top price, but it’s not theirs and might be an old listing. I will get Dave Marsden’s book from them though, as information seems to be key.

If 70s Kawasaki brakes are anything like Honda ones, I can see why having two of them at the front would be a good thing!
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Re: Z1 as a project?
« Reply #16 on: July 19, 2020, 10:19:06 AM »
The Z1 OC forum is normally a welcoming, friendly and informative place, but it can get a bit feisty at times. On this occasion someone is trying to turn a for sale ad into a Dutch auction which is not in keeping with the pinned forum rules i.e. there must be a price and photos so that sales are open, honest and fair to all which is entirely reasonable.

The Z900 A4 or A5 (the A5 was made in Nebraska) would make a good intro into Zed restoration and ownership (as would the Zed Thou), non-basket case projects start at around £4-5k with no descernable difference in the cost of restoration between these models, end values may vary though.

I'm happy to keep an eye out and will let you know if anything pops up that might be of interest.

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Re: Z1 as a project?
« Reply #17 on: July 22, 2020, 04:07:45 PM »
No names no packdrill, as i don't want to nix the deal, but I'm close to buying a Z1A project, I'll let you know more when I own it.

And yes it has twin discs, because stopping is a good thing.
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Re: Z1 as a project?
« Reply #18 on: July 22, 2020, 04:22:53 PM »
No names no packdrill, as i don't want to nix the deal, but I'm close to buying a Z1A project, I'll let you know more when I own it.

And yes it has twin discs, because stopping is a good thing.

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Re: Z1 as a project?
« Reply #19 on: July 28, 2020, 11:29:35 PM »
A long day, 500 mile round trip in a rented van, now the proud owner of a 1974 Z1A project.

Not complete, but what has been done is to a very high standard, photos when I get time.
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Re: Z1 as a project?
« Reply #20 on: July 29, 2020, 09:39:38 AM »
A long day, 500 mile round trip in a rented van, now the proud owner of a 1974 Z1A project.

Not complete, but what has been done is to a very high standard, photos when I get time.

Welcome to the 'Zed-head' club Dave.
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Re: Z1 as a project?
« Reply #21 on: July 29, 2020, 10:50:38 AM »
Thanks Andrew, I will be showing up soon on the Z1 forum with the first of so many questions.

I have most parts but not all, I'm going to print out a parts book and highlight all the parts I have, to find out what I haven't. I will be joining a waiting list for a set of pipes,  like with CB500's they make a batch now and again which sell out in days.







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Re: Z1 as a project?
« Reply #22 on: July 29, 2020, 01:00:22 PM »
Well done,

All bolted together for Sunday run then (on the dark side  :o)
One day I'll have the time to restore it, not just talk and dream....

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Re: Z1 as a project?
« Reply #23 on: July 29, 2020, 08:08:29 PM »
Nice find Dave .. Do you know who did the paintwork?
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Re: Z1 as a project?
« Reply #24 on: July 30, 2020, 11:29:32 AM »
Hi Ash, the paint was done by Spraypoint, I checked out their website and they  do a fair amount of classic Japanese stuff. I took one of the side panels out in the sun yesterday and the underlying flake looked great, sparkling in the sunlight.

I’m minded to pack the paintset up and put it in the attic for the foreseeable future, out of harm’s way in the now even more crowded garage.
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Re: Z1 as a project?
« Reply #25 on: July 30, 2020, 06:01:45 PM »
Glad someone on here got that. I have been thinking about it since I spotted it on car and classic last week. Price dropped from 10 to 9k and looking at the quality of work done looks like a good buy. Would have bought it last week but just don't have room for it so decided not to bother. Hope your going to do a build thread on here will be very interesting. I'm jealous.
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Re: Z1 as a project?
« Reply #26 on: July 30, 2020, 08:43:24 PM »
I’m glad you didn’t decide to snap it up Roy, I’d have had to watch you build it through my fingers thinking ‘that’s what you could have had!’.

I’ve printed out the relevant pages of the parts book, so I can get a handle on what parts I need to find. The good news is the very high standards to which the parts I have got were restored to, clearly someone set out to build a keeper.

It’s too much of a stretch to do a build thread here, it not only has two cams but also the K word on the tank. If you can bear to visit the dark side, I’m doing a build thread on the Z1 Owners forum which I have joined. It’s surprising how many names on there I know from here! Already they have saved me from an expensive mistake where I was going to follow the previous owners idea of building the Z1 hub into a wheel using a genuine Z900 A4 rim - you could but as the spokeangles are quite different due to a smaller hub, it wouldn’t end well. The A4 front wheel is now for sale, if anyone needs one.
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Re: Z1 as a project?
« Reply #27 on: July 30, 2020, 09:03:16 PM »

It’s too much of a stretch to do a build thread here, it not only has two cams but also the K word on the tank. If you can bear to visit the dark side, I’m doing a build thread on the Z1 Owners forum which I have joined. It’s surprising how many names on there I know from here!

Hmm .. went on there and spotted a literature area but it's asking me to log in to access it  :( You can go on our Alladins cave stuff on here and download it without registering. Are we the mugs or what? I am paying a tenner a month to Dropbox to support the literature I have linked on here (which I do glady BTW to help others and encourage people to come and join us on here) and  I would hate it if Steve didn't make this freely availabe to everyone who wants to access it.

This is what I got:

Sorry. You cannot read topics within this part of the forum.

Certain areas of the site are only available to registered users and some to paid up Z1OC Members.

If you want to access these restricted areas then please register/login/join the Club and help support its activities.
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Re: Z1 as a project?
« Reply #28 on: July 30, 2020, 09:14:28 PM »
That looks suberb Dave - I'm jealous!
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Re: Z1 as a project?
« Reply #29 on: July 30, 2020, 11:10:33 PM »

It’s too much of a stretch to do a build thread here, it not only has two cams but also the K word on the tank. If you can bear to visit the dark side, I’m doing a build thread on the Z1 Owners forum which I have joined. It’s surprising how many names on there I know from here!

Hmm .. went on there and spotted a literature area but it's asking me to log in to access it  :( You can go on our Alladins cave stuff on here and download it without registering. Are we the mugs or what? I am paying a tenner a month to Dropbox to support the literature I have linked on here (which I do glady BTW to help others and encourage people to come and join us on here) and  I would hate it if Steve didn't make this freely availabe to everyone who wants to access it.

This is what I got:

Sorry. You cannot read topics within this part of the forum.

Certain areas of the site are only available to registered users and some to paid up Z1OC Members.

If you want to access these restricted areas then please register/login/join the Club and help support its activities.


Ash, I certainly have no issue with the information gathered being restricted... I am in another forum here in Aus that requires you to be a "Premium" member (for a minimal cost of $15 for 2 years) to access the Resources section... given that this goes towards keeping the forum Advertisement free and it is far cheaper than buying manuals etc (if you can get them).

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