British Motorcycle Gear

Kawasaki 900

Zed’s Not Dead: Part 17

Repairing old motorcycles is both fun and unnerving. After a couple weeks waiting on shims I finally finished the valve…

5 years ago

Zed’s Not Dead: Part 16

The Rustoration of Zed, my 1975 Kawasaki Z1 900, has once again hove into view. After several months of pouring…

5 years ago

Zed’s Not Dead: Part 15

Zed’s forward progress has come to a temporary halt. Not due to any complications on the Kawasaki’s part, although the…

6 years ago

Zed’s Not Dead: Part 14

Zed’s electrical system was in sad shape. There were a bunch of melted wires and saving the harness seemed like…

6 years ago

Zed’s Not Dead: Part 13

I’m not superstitious but the 13th installment of Zed’s Not Dead ran into a few problems. I’ve been having good…

6 years ago

Zed’s Not Dead: Part 12

When I took off Zed’s rear wheel I noticed two spacers on the brake drum side. This isn’t very Kawasaki-like…

6 years ago

Zed’s Not Dead: Part 11

Zed is missing its chrome seat bar and rather than finding a stock replacement I grabbed this $50, period-correct luggage…

6 years ago

Zed’s Not Dead: Part 10

It's alive! Wow.  If you'd like to see the rest of the story (and it's not over yet; there's still…

6 years ago

Zed’s Not Dead: Part 9

This is not a restoration. This is a resurrection. I plan to ride Zed, not store it away like a…

6 years ago

Zed’s Not Dead: Part 8

Progress has slowed on Zed. I really wanted to start the beast up. The problem is I haven’t figured out…

6 years ago