How to Rebuild and Restore
Classic Japanese Motorcycles
How to Rebuild and Restore
Rebuilding
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 …
GPz1100 Tank conversion & Repairs
Trying to find a 1982 GPz1100B2 tank has been harder than finding rocking horse poo. The solution I went down …
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 …
Tutorials
GPz1100 Tank conversion & Repairs
Replacing the zx9r Push Rod Seal
zx9r Alternator Chain adjustment
Technical Data
Various bits of technical data gathered from both the web and service manuals.
1977 z650 Wheel Bearings
As I start my Cafe Racer build based on a 1977 z650B1 I discovered that most of the wheel bearings …
Zx9R Frame Numbers
Some collected data on the various zx9r models, B models engine range C1 up – Frame Numbers 94 zx9r b1 …
GPz1100 Update – 530 Chain Conversion
Updated 2023-06-29 Just 30klm shy of completing our 6000klm ride from Brisbane to Tasmania and back (in March 2019), I …