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Last post Re: New Z1-A 900 project
by Trodz View the latest post
Mon Jun 01, 2020 1:54 am
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Last post Re: Gt750 J Water Bottle '72 …
by Zeek View the latest post
Tue Mar 29, 2016 5:24 pm
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Last post Re: Honda P50
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Sun Jun 14, 2020 11:05 pm
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Last post Re: Yamaha RT-3
by Zedboy View the latest post
Thu May 28, 2020 8:11 pm
The Other Japanese Brands
Here you can post relating to the any of the Japanese Marques outside of the "Big Four" Be it a Meguro, Tohatsu or a Rabbit, post about it here
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Last post Re: Project Hodaka Dirt Squirt
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Wed Dec 27, 2017 9:24 am

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Last post Re: Velo Solex Times Two
by cheeseheadmike View the latest post
Wed Mar 09, 2016 12:13 am
Tips, Tricks or Advice
Share your technical tips or worldly advice here.
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Honda P50

Last post by Trodz « Sun Jun 14, 2020 11:05 pm
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by Zedboy » Sun Jun 14, 2020 9:24 pm

New foray into the high power stakes :-?
I actually went out expecting to buy a Bridgestone 90, but came home with this beast instead :think:...

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Last post by Trodz
Sun Jun 14, 2020 11:05 pm
1974 XL350 Project

Last post by ZORK WA « Sun Jun 14, 2020 1:02 pm
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by Zedboy » Wed Mar 06, 2019 6:20 pm
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I bought a bunch of XL350 K0's a while back, one rider, four frames and a heap of engines and parts...probably nearly parts enough bits to sling...
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Last post by ZORK WA
Sun Jun 14, 2020 1:02 pm
New Z1-A 900 project

Last post by Trodz « Mon Jun 01, 2020 1:54 am
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by Zedboy » Sun Mar 03, 2019 8:57 pm
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So new project to play with :think:
This was the plaything of Mr. PBZ1900 from back in the halcyon days of the Z-Power and AKRF Forums....I think he...
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Last post by Trodz
Mon Jun 01, 2020 1:54 am
Yamaha RT-3

Last post by Zedboy « Thu May 28, 2020 8:11 pm
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by Zedboy » Fri Mar 06, 2020 5:33 pm
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Picked this old girl up a little while back :D
Not a bad ole stick. Plan is to bring back to original if not 100% restore.
As bought.jpg
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Last post by Zedboy
Thu May 28, 2020 8:11 pm
A Scrapheap Adventure Ride build from 2017

Last post by madrus « Fri May 08, 2020 9:00 pm
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by madrus » Thu Apr 30, 2020 12:44 pm

Built this back in 2017 but the CDI failed 2k's from home so it didn't go to the event. Bringing it out of hibernation for this years event in...

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Fri May 08, 2020 9:00 pm
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by Zedboy » Fri Apr 24, 2020 5:52 pm

Isolation present :mrgreen:
So over those old multi faceted sockets. Should have done it years ago.
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Last post by Zedboy
Fri Apr 24, 2020 5:52 pm
1994 KLE 500 Scrapheap entrant 2016

Last post by madrus « Sun Apr 05, 2020 12:24 pm
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by madrus » Thu Mar 19, 2020 8:22 pm
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As there weren't any off road Kawasaki resto/rebuilds on here I thought I throw some photos of it's renovation from a couple of years back. Please...
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Last post by madrus
Sun Apr 05, 2020 12:24 pm
SL350 time

Last post by Zedboy « Thu Mar 26, 2020 1:13 pm
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by Zedboy » Sat Mar 14, 2020 6:54 pm
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So I dragged out the ole SL today.
It's on it's way to have the engine repaired/rebuilt. Found a bike mechanic that works from home and does a damn...
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Last post by Zedboy
Thu Mar 26, 2020 1:13 pm
SURVIVOR 1977 Z1000 A1

Last post by Zedboy « Sun Mar 22, 2020 4:42 pm
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by ZORK WA » Sat Mar 21, 2020 1:03 am

Long story...... in Dec 1976 l bought a new Z1000 in Victoria, number of years later had to leave town in a hurry so headed to Kununurra WA where l...

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Last post by Zedboy
Sun Mar 22, 2020 4:42 pm
Honda XL 70

Last post by ZORK WA « Thu Mar 19, 2020 12:06 am
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by Zedboy » Wed Mar 18, 2020 8:04 pm

Picked up another one of these a little while back :eyebrows:
That makes 2 now. Plan is to make one good one from both.
The bike I have has decent...

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Last post by ZORK WA
Thu Mar 19, 2020 12:06 am
tips for a long-lasting helmet

Last post by madrus « Wed Mar 18, 2020 7:31 am
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by Zeek » Wed Sep 23, 2015 10:30 pm

Interesting.
One thing I've always done is stuff my gloves into the helmet.
Never thought much about the sweat thing eating it, but it would have...

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Last post by madrus
Wed Mar 18, 2020 7:31 am
XL175

Last post by ZORK WA « Tue Dec 17, 2019 9:14 pm
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by Zedboy » Wed Aug 21, 2019 7:32 pm

Have a couple of these as parts bikes, so decided to make one reasonably good one out of them.
Painted the frame and re-zinc'd a few parts.
Will get...

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Last post by ZORK WA
Tue Dec 17, 2019 9:14 pm
Kawasaki Z900-A4 restoration (MY 1975)

Last post by ZORK WA « Thu Nov 28, 2019 11:09 pm
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by Trodz » Sun Jun 29, 2014 1:07 am
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This Kawasaki Z900-A4 was originally purchased from Bolam of Bathurst on 16 February 1976.

Early photo:

In the same Bathurst family from new:
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Last post by ZORK WA
Thu Nov 28, 2019 11:09 pm
Kawasaki 1977 Z1000-A1 restoration

Last post by Trodz « Thu Nov 28, 2019 10:42 pm
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by Trodz » Sun Jun 29, 2014 12:55 am
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This bike was purchased from Hartley Motorcycles, East Perth, in August 1977. The trade in was a Ducati 860.

I bought it in 2006, and completed the...
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Last post by Trodz
Thu Nov 28, 2019 10:42 pm
TX500 and Others ~ Starter Clutch.

Last post by Zedboy « Tue Oct 22, 2019 1:24 pm
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by GarnZ » Tue Nov 17, 2015 7:14 am

I've always had trouble with the chain-driven starter clutch on my TX500 '73.
The main trouble was a noisy rattle and sometimes slippage of the 3...

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Last post by Zedboy
Tue Oct 22, 2019 1:24 pm
1965 CB450 Bomber

Last post by Zedboy « Sat May 25, 2019 11:30 pm
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by Zedboy » Wed Mar 06, 2019 10:00 pm

Well this bike has been waiting in the wings for way too long now.
Bought as an ex-hill climb bike from the USA, it's one of the first 2500 450's...

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Last post by Zedboy
Sat May 25, 2019 11:30 pm
Honda SL350 K2

Last post by Trodz « Sat May 25, 2019 12:21 pm
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by Zedboy » Wed Mar 06, 2019 10:04 pm

This is one I'm real keen to start on :mrgreen:
Picked this up late last year not far from here.....Aussie spec bike.
Turns over ok but has a bad...

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Last post by Trodz
Sat May 25, 2019 12:21 pm
Aussie Z900A4 Bought Back From The Dead In Baby P o o Brown

Last post by Trodz « Thu May 09, 2019 2:03 am
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by ZORK WA » Thu Apr 10, 2014 1:21 pm
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Not a fan of imports so was over the moon to find this Aussie market A4 in a machinery shed (not a barn for a change) locally at Barragup, in a sad...
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Last post by Trodz
Thu May 09, 2019 2:03 am
Z1A PROJECT

Last post by RED ZED « Thu Mar 07, 2019 4:02 pm
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by RED ZED » Fri Oct 09, 2015 8:13 pm
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Thanks to Photophucket going commercial a lot of the pics have gone. :banghead:
However you can still read all about it :D

I suppose it’s time to...
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Last post by RED ZED
Thu Mar 07, 2019 4:02 pm
CB400 Four Project

Last post by Zedboy « Wed Mar 06, 2019 9:55 pm
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by Zedboy » Wed Mar 06, 2019 6:39 pm

Another old classic ripe for restoration :doh:
CB400 project.jpg

Again this a very early example, maybe first week of production?...#164 off the...

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Last post by Zedboy
Wed Mar 06, 2019 9:55 pm
Aussie Z1000A1 Revived As Croz/Moriwaki Look-A-Like

Last post by ZORK WA « Wed Mar 06, 2019 2:34 am
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by ZORK WA » Mon Jun 02, 2014 10:08 pm
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Thanks to Photophucket going commercial a lot of pics have gone. :banghead:
However you can still read all about it :D

Have this old Rally...
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Last post by ZORK WA
Wed Mar 06, 2019 2:34 am
Z1-A restore project

Last post by Zedboy « Mon Mar 04, 2019 9:56 pm
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by pbz1900 » Tue Apr 08, 2014 1:10 pm
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I will start to post up my pics and info from my Z1A restore project. It's a slow one, has already spanned 2 centuries, hoping it will finish before...
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Last post by Zedboy
Mon Mar 04, 2019 9:56 pm
Project Hodaka Dirt Squirt

Last post by Zedboy « Wed Dec 27, 2017 9:24 am
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by Zeek » Tue Jul 05, 2016 7:57 pm
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Well, got a bit bored today and decided I needed a new project bike......
Dud arhh!
Enter two Hodaka projects. :-?
1973 and 1974 models.
Let the...
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Last post by Zedboy
Wed Dec 27, 2017 9:24 am
A4-Z1B Project [Part 2]

Last post by GarnZ « Mon Dec 18, 2017 1:44 pm
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by GarnZ » Sat Mar 18, 2017 11:01 am
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Attacking the engine for this project...., I have earlier split the crankcases, checked bearings, gears, selectors and crank.
I fitted a new cam...
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Last post by GarnZ
Mon Dec 18, 2017 1:44 pm
Starting A4-Z1B Project 2017

Last post by Zedboy « Sat Dec 02, 2017 9:48 pm
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by GarnZ » Fri Dec 16, 2016 4:57 pm
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Thinking of starting a project bike.
Starting inventory..
1 x A4 frame c/w Swingarm
1 x Z1B engine less head and barrels
1 X z1000- A1 set of barrels...
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Last post by Zedboy
Sat Dec 02, 2017 9:48 pm

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