News
ZX9R Crash and Rebuild
Work in progress – Update 2025-11-05 – updated as new items come to hand or work is completed. Not too long ago I crashed my 99 ZX9R while riding to work, it was not a good start to the day! Read more
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z650 Cafe Racer Project Update 2025
Now that 2025 is coming to an end, I decided to review what little work I’ve done on this project and make a plan to get more done in 2026. Through the year I’ve been doing major renovation work on Read more
News
Site re-vamp and a new bike in the stable
I can’t believe its already April 2024, so much has happened in 2023! November 2023 – I crashed the 99 ZX9R while riding to work. What I think happened is I went to back off but the throttle stuck (didn’t Read more
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The GPz1100B2 Tank Saga
I’ve written a few posts about my GPz1100B2 over the years, the most successful work has been getting it running with a 6000klm ride to Tasmania and back and the 530 chain conversion after the old 630 chain snapped 30klm Read more
Rebuilding
GPz1100 Tank conversion & Repairs
Trying to find a 1982 GPz1100B2 tank has been harder than finding rocking horse poo. The solution I went down was to use a modified GPz1100B1 tank with the tap relocated. This tank came out of the blue when I Read more
Technical Data
1977 z650 Wheel Bearings
As I start my Cafe Racer build based on a 1977 z650B1 I discovered that most of the wheel bearings are the same as a classic “Zed”, but the sprocket carrier is different. This led me to start recording minor Read more
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z650 Cafe Racer Update 2022
I decided to get stuck into this project again, I really want a cafe racer on the road and to achieve that, I need to do some fabrication and source lots of parts. The bonus is that I can have Read more
Rebuilding
GPz1100B2 January 2022
ResurectionTime Over the 2021 Christmas break I started to resurrect the GPz1100B2 (which is painted in ELR colours). The bike started first go which was very positive so I took it for a ride around the block a few times Read more
News
Welcome 2022
Well another year has drawn to a close and a new one started. This COVID crap has taken its toll on everyone and for the last 2 years a group of us were trying to organize a group ride to Read more
Technical Data
Zx9R Frame Numbers
Some collected data on the various zx9r models, B models engine range C1 up – Frame Numbers 94 zx9r b1 (Engine Numbers) United Kingdom ZX900BE000001 – ZX900BE18000 US <to verify> 95 zx9r b2 United Kingdom ZX900BE018001 – ZX900BE28000 <to verify> Read more