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Kawasaki Z1

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

Zed’s Not Dead: Part 7

  I finally got Zeds’ carburetors reassembled onto the rack. I’ve synchronized the 4 carbs as close as I can.…

6 years ago

Zed’s Not Dead: Part 6

I’ve been spending some time with Zed’s carburetors, working on details that required home-brewed engineering. The Mikuni carbs on Zed…

6 years ago

Zed’s Not Dead: Part 5

Regular readers (if anyone who reads this endless chain of Kawasaki Z1 resurrection stories can be called Regular) will recall…

6 years ago

Zed’s Not Dead: Part 4

I got tired of cleaning carburetors. The chemicals, the gunk, soaking and prodding with tiny wires, it’s flat wore me…

6 years ago

Zed’s Not Dead: Part 3

There’s never a good time to work on carburetors. I was hoping for a quick rinse out operation on Zed’s…

6 years ago

Zed’s Not Dead: Part 2

The first thing I wanted to check on Zed was whether the oil was contaminated or if the wet sump…

6 years ago

Zed’s Not Dead: Part I

I didn’t start out wanting a Kawasaki Z1. I’m more of a H2 750 triple guy. We were renting a…

6 years ago