It seemed like a good idea at the time - Z1000 J

[Iceman]

Be prepared for the shortest build thread in history.

I have just agreed to buy a Z1000J from a guy at my work. I still haven't layed eyes on the bike, but it was dirt cheap and sounds like it'll be fun to play with. The plan is to pick up the bike with in the next week. Seeing as it's in bits, I need to assemble it and make it go, stop and turn. Once this stage is complete I'm hoping to have my application to the Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Club approved. A roadworthy certificate will be sort, club rego will be paid and then I'm gunna ride the fucker to AFR.

I know it seems like a bit of a task, but in all honesty it's probably less work than getting the GS sorted or the Kat finished.

Watch this space .......................

[fimpBIKES]

while your at it leave some things off and save kgs :cool:
mufflers etc

[El_Hefty]

you love a fucking challenge ... after riding that gs to bathurst last year, ill give it to you that you have the determination or is it blind stupidity either way would love to see it there

[Tony Nitrous]

Victoria to Macksville on a pile of bits you havent seen yet.

Your a F@ckin' top bloke Iceman !!

:cool:

[RevHead]

a bottle of bundy for you if you make it on the z1000

[sharky]

Mmmmm...Z1000 turbo ?????

[scotty]

i'm gunna come help with the assembly just so you have to drink that horrid shit pete is trying to of load.....
BTW pete, change it to jimmi and he'll be more interested.

let me know what ya need ice when ya see it, i got a whole gixa with good bits (bar a motor) to get ya there

[RevHead]

ok a bottle of jimmy it is

[Iceman]

Just to make things even more interesting I've just found out I have to work away for the week of March 19 -23. I probably should go and pick it up so I know what I'm working with!

[wackyrider]

Let me know if you need help for a weekend. Just as long as I've got a place to stay and a few beers, I'm always willing to help build a bike

[TurboKat]

I'm trying to remember the old ASF motto... how's it go again?
Something or it never happened...

[Swordsy]

http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/5154/thisthreadisworthlesswir.gif

[Iceman]

Do you want photo's of the empty spot in my shed where it's going to sit? As I have mentioned I still have seen it my self yet.....

[Gix11]

1068

[mr.zxr]

You're in more shit than me. i have to rebuild an engine, get it tuned and reliable(i hope) and i'm waiting on parts.2 weeks for base gaskets. it'll be tight but i reckon i'll get there. i'll race ya to get it finished

[Redmohawk]

if you need hands , I'm just up the road mate.

[wackyrider]

Did you get the bike yet?

[Iceman]

Still haven't picked it up yet. I've been out of town. Might make an effort to get it this week........ and yes, I'll take pics of it as soon as I get it.

[Tony Nitrous]

25 days to go !

[mr.zxr]

and still no pics.

[sharky]

I reckon it was all in his head....fantasysing about owning a real mans bike ;-)

[Iceman]

http://i696.photobucket.com/albums/vv327/ccoleau/4023bd17.jpg

[Iceman]

Have you heard the expression, "bitten off more than I can chew" ?

[timbo]

you had better pull your finger out sunshine if you still plan on riding it to AFR this year

[RevHead]

good luck ,il buy beam still Clint,

[Iceman]

I think the hardest part will be sourcing the parts. Guages are ruined, brakes are inoperable, need side covers. Haven't located the key or the headlight yet. The guy I bought it from said it was complete when he rode it into the shed, but it was disassembled and a lot of time has passed. I will give him a list of parts that I don't have and he will see what he can find.

I know I'm very short on time and when you take into account I am working away from home for a week, it makes it seem an even harder task. But I'll give it a red hot go and we'll see what happens.

[Gix11]

Shit the bed mate! I'll be more than impressed (maybe even a little scared) if you show up on that!

[Tony Nitrous]

I'll be more than impressed if you show up on that!

Show up ?

I'll be f*ckin' impressed if he set's off !

[hooligan]

just tow it up in the trailer and pretend it's the gs.

[Iceman]

I'm determind not to trailer my bikes anymore. The GS has had it's fair share of playing trailer queen, but it made it to Bathurst and back (just) last year. If this fucker doesn't go buy AFR, it can stay home!

[sharky]

Thought it was a Mexican tradition....

[Iceman]

the new tradition is not attending.....

[TurboKat]

Good stuff Ice, big bore air cooled motors rock.
You might be pleasantly surprised at how little it needs to get going reliably, these Old Skoolers can survive long periods of storage without degrading too far (with the exception of the brake hydraulics)
Get stuck in.



I reckon ultimately it should look like this...
http://www.madmaxmovies.com/mad-max/mad-max-cars/goose-kawasaki-z1000/index.html

[Iceman]

there's one of them on the bay of E at the moment for 15K

[TurboKat]

You could build one for a quarter of that - it wouldn't need to be a Show Pony.

You know you want to...

[oldskool]

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You will look fuckin special, good choice of pics TK.

[Iceman]

well, if it wasn't bad enough that I couldn't get all the parts to have this ready for AFR, I've just had another major fuck up. I had some time to play on this bike today and thought it was about time i heard it run. I put a battery in it the other day and the starter motor was turning it over, but it wouldn't fire.

This morning I check to make sure it had spark, and it did, so I figure it's a fuel problem. Knowing that the carbs were gummed shut when I got the bike, I thought I'd cheat and just spray some atomized fuel into the airbox. After a couple of sprays I got a vroom. Unfortunately it was not followed by another vroom, but a terrifing clunk. Now just to confirm my fears, I hit the starter button and sure enough it had seized. Fuck fuckity fuck fuck!!!

Now I need to decide weather to continue with this project or not. This makes four bikes that don't run now, and bugetary constraints mean it's gunna take a while before the motor can be rebuilt.

Fuck!

[fimpBIKES]

chuck some WD40 down the guts of it!
or...
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/kawasaki-motor-cycle-engine-1100cc-1982-/180858825278?pt=AU_Motorcycle_Parts_Accessories&hash=item2a1c06aa3e
:cool:

[oldskool]

That is a good find and not allot of clams ether Clint.

[Iceman]

I've just been investigating my engine problem and found that when I removed the plugs and put a socket onto the sprocket bolt (when in gear) I can get the motor to turn over half a revolution, but then it dead stops against something.

Any ideas?

[stiffsimon]

If you're getting some movement I'm wondering if a valve head has snapped and is lodged in your combustion chamber or the top of you're piston

[Iceman]

I think your on the money there, I just looked at the valve positions thru the spark plug hole and it looks like the exhaust valve on number 2 (??? second from the left when facing the motor from the front) is staying open, and it's alot further open than the others. Looks like I need to dig deeper!

[stiffsimon]

When you posted that it sent a shiver down my spine. Ask me how I thought it was a broken valve, go on ask me, go on go on then ask me

http://i808.photobucket.com/albums/zz9/siminoz63/motor of the beast/IMG_0817.jpg

[pav69]

looks just like the last kwacka motor i screwed hope you can fix it gotta love the old z

[Iceman]

So, I've taken TK's advice (insert TK's chalkboard pic here!) (OK - Si):

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and decided that I want the Z as my daily. I pulled the head off it when I got home from work, when I was finished with that I went out to the shed to work on the Z. This is what I found after I removed the head from it.......


http://i696.photobucket.com/albums/vv327/ccoleau/31642C9C-76AA-4B39-BB2B-C9CB4CA10AC2-16458-00000DDC49A1BD7A.jpg

http://i696.photobucket.com/albums/vv327/ccoleau/0534B1D9-0298-4F91-89F8-9C3FCD5E600E-16458-00000DDC549C6262.jpg

[Iceman]

It's a good enough excuse to give the old girl a freshen up I reckon, just gotta find the time and money now......

[ozzy1100]

there are some great s/s valves for these motors cheeper than u think
i just paid about 200 for a complete set of buckets in hard crome, read tuffest this side of tool steel ones
btw scotty just told me u can get after market high talk starters for the 1100 for only 200 or so
im happy u keeping the j mate they are shit hot imo :-)

[sharky]

Now flog the other pieces of #*#@

[K6Thou]

Must be a kawasaki thing, I had an '81 Kz 750 that dropped a valve, 3rd pot if I remember correctly.

[xa-mont]

Ahh the special model "drop valve" z thou

[EVLZX]

Maybe because everyone flogged the shit out of them

[fimpBIKES]

nasty suprise :(

awesome choice for a daily ;)

[Dynomutt]

look at Kibblewhite valves, they are cheaper than OEM Kawasaki valves at around £22 each for exhaust valves, and are much better quality. I use them on a lot of old zed motor builds.

[stiffsimon]

Give these guys a call. This where I got my Kibblewhite valves from. Guy knew his stuff and I got the correct valves within three days at a very competative price.


http://www.whereis.com/qld/albion/15-bogan-st/yellowId-13150574 (http://www.whereis.com/qld/albion/15-bogan-st/yellowId-13150574)

[TurboKat]

No damage to the piston or chamber Ice?

[Redmohawk]

There is a fella in wang with a shed full of old kwaka stuff Ice , and I mean a BIG shed FULL I'll chase up his number for you if you like.

[Iceman]

No visable damage to the piston or barrel TK, I guess it was lucky that it had only chugged once and was just getting turned by the starter motor.

Cheers Adam, I have actually heard of that guy. I'll definitely be getting onto him.

Thanks for the tip Simon, I'll check them out too.

[Aido]

There is a fella in wang with a shed full of old kwaka stuff Ice , and I mean a BIG shed FULL I'll chase up his number for you if you like.
The legendary Mudguard..Have been shown around that shed and it is a thing that myths are born from. Double story shed with every z part catalogued and carefully stored.

[kiwi kdx]

found the number Adam, just kwakas - Peter Fraska is his name - 0428573917

a "BIG shed FULL" dossent even do it justice....... he has 10 of everything you could ever want/need!


or there is Igor - 0410 857 210, he use to drag Zed's, i think he has some parts too and he lives in Kelor i think...

[Iceman]

This one has now moved one to someone else. I was glad to see it go to a guy who already has 4 other late seventies / early eighties kwaka's.