Mon May 13, 2013 9:27 pm
Gosling1 wrote:greenman43 wrote:....Definitely the black one; isn't the blue your basic '80 Z750E (at least, I think that's the model number) ?....
the black one - well all is not as it seems. That bike is also (well, was) a bog-stock 1981 Z750E. I got it as a wreck and knocked it back together in about 3 weeks - this was well before kids
In that photo, it is using the old bikini fairing from the Black Pearl, a 4-1 exhaust I knocked up myself complete with dodgy Repco chrome turn-out muffler, a set of rear shocks from a 1973 z900 - and everything else OEM.
But the build-quality is so high, I can understand why you would think its a jap-market import
This bike has had a lot of changes over the years......
Mon May 13, 2013 9:49 pm
Tue May 14, 2013 4:32 am
Tue May 14, 2013 6:54 pm
Tue May 14, 2013 9:14 pm
Eastoe wrote:....Unreal photos Gos......I love the original Z1000MKII (take note brian).....
Wed May 15, 2013 8:40 pm
Eastoe wrote:Unreal photos Gos. I love the original Z1000MKII (take note brian)
Wed May 15, 2013 8:54 pm
Gosling1 wrote:
I would love to see a good Gixxer 1100 chookie, that would shred !
Take 2 x BMW R1100GS, 1 x GSXR 1100, and 1x Honda NX 650. Put them on 1000 kilometres of extreme dirt road, throw in lots of river crossings, sand, corrugations, rainforest, beautiful coastline, and interesting people from the top of Australia and you’ve got a light hearted look at a journey of four friends on motorbikes where size does matter.
Wed May 15, 2013 10:14 pm
Wed May 15, 2013 10:53 pm
Thu May 16, 2013 6:25 pm
Fri May 17, 2013 9:20 am
Gosling1 wrote:Nice - looks like an early 900 or 1000 fitted up with a J head for the bigger valves. The kickstarter gives it away as an early motor....
better get back on-topic here, massive hijack of a 750 thread will dig up some info on that igniter unit, I am pretty sure the GT750 igniter is the same as the standard Z750 unit of the same era - the GT motor was pretty much identical except for the output shaft and some of the engine covers were a bit thicker to reduce engine noise. The GT motor would have used the normal mechanical advance just like the bigger MkII motors used - I have swapped these units between 750 motors and 1000 motors pretty regularly.
Thu May 23, 2013 7:16 pm
hipstir70 wrote:Gosling1 wrote:Nice - looks like an early 900 or 1000 fitted up with a J head for the bigger valves. The kickstarter gives it away as an early motor....
better get back on-topic here, massive hijack of a 750 thread will dig up some info on that igniter unit, I am pretty sure the GT750 igniter is the same as the standard Z750 unit of the same era - the GT motor was pretty much identical except for the output shaft and some of the engine covers were a bit thicker to reduce engine noise. The GT motor would have used the normal mechanical advance just like the bigger MkII motors used - I have swapped these units between 750 motors and 1000 motors pretty regularly.
Wrong thread Gosling, Greenman43 was looking for the igniter/wiring diagram for a gt750. Enjoying the hijack away
Cheers Rob......