Repairing old motorcycles is both fun and unnerving. After a couple weeks waiting on shims I finally finished the valve…
The Rustoration of Zed, my 1975 Kawasaki Z1 900, has once again hove into view. After several months of pouring…
Zed’s forward progress has come to a temporary halt. Not due to any complications on the Kawasaki’s part, although the…
Zed’s electrical system was in sad shape. There were a bunch of melted wires and saving the harness seemed like…
I’m not superstitious but the 13th installment of Zed’s Not Dead ran into a few problems. I’ve been having good…
When I took off Zed’s rear wheel I noticed two spacers on the brake drum side. This isn’t very Kawasaki-like…
Zed is missing its chrome seat bar and rather than finding a stock replacement I grabbed this $50, period-correct luggage…
It's alive! Wow. If you'd like to see the rest of the story (and it's not over yet; there's still…
This is not a restoration. This is a resurrection. I plan to ride Zed, not store it away like a…
Progress has slowed on Zed. I really wanted to start the beast up. The problem is I haven’t figured out…