How to Rebuild and Restore
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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 from home after that ride! The least successful work has been the rust in the tank. So the saga continues…… …
I decided to get stuck into this project again, I really want a cafe racer on the road and I need to do some fabrication so I can have some pictures for my next book (more on that below). So I’ve spent time starting to put some of the major items back together, starting with the forks. in fact these …
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 …
Well the Title, “Next month is xmas” tells you its November, and this month I started to refresh my old 1976 z900A4. It needs a good run and to have it back in original form I need to replace the lower fork piece on the left hand fork. This bottom caliper mount is broken and the finish on the legs …
October was a productive month for me, I started with a tried and tested method of rust removal on a tank I recently acquired, stripped and rebuilt the forks on my 1994 zx-9r B1 and picked up the fork lowers for my z900A4 from Specialized Blasting Services. It started as licorice… I bought a 1981 GPz1100B1 tank on Facebook, the …
With the weather getting slightly warmer and other activities outside of bikes still on hold thanks to Covid-19, I’ve decided to just drop ALL other activities and just focus on finishing bikes for the foreseeable future. With new found focus, September is going to be a busy month starting with the re-assembly of my 1983 zx1100A1! Last week Shazza and …
In May, many Coronavirus restrictions were relaxed which has resulted in nearly every person who owns a bike hitting the roads. I live near the base of the Mount Nebo- Mt Glourious Road so each weekend there is an early morning roar of bikes heading into the mountains, its great to hear 🙂 During past 3 months I’ve had on …
The world is in chaos, Covid-19 is killing sick people left right and centre and almost everyone has been told to self-isolate. This of course means you can spend some quality time with the one you love (to ride)… your motorcycle(s). In my case I’ve noticed my 1994 zx-9r is leaking oil somewhere near the gear change lever and from …
Well its the start of the New Year, stinking hot and the country is on fire… but on the bright side, it’s great riding weather… hot, humid and dry…. maybe too hot, too humid and the pool is looking really nice today! Despite the heat I have found time to do some maintenance. A re-occurring miss in the zx9r has …
It must be great doing bike Maintenance ever six months, but when you have a couple of bikes on the road then every month becomes Maintenance Month! During November and December the zx9r’s have been getting the bulk of love with maintenance and a small collection of new parts. Last month (November 2019) I had problems with both zx9’s miss-firing, …
