Month: January 2022

  • 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 details like wheel bearing part numbers so I didn’t have to research the same bearing information later. The 1977 z650 B1 …

  • 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 to see what it felt like and to check out the 530 chain conversion I did soon after returning from …

  • 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 the Victoria Alps, which is a 4000klm round trip… border closures, outbreaks and changes in border re-entries as well as …