She finally started and ran today. Not running very well but I think it is just carb setup (fingers crossed). Still some work to do before an MOT but I did ride it a few hundred yards up the road and back.

I’ve been pushing on with the Zed since getting the engine back in. I’ve now refitted the wiring and replace parts of the wiring and a number of connectors. Now all the electrics appear to work ok with no popping fuses.

I had to put a new battery on it as the old one wouldn’t hold more than 10volts.

I’ve cleaned up the carbs a little and refitted them along with new cam and clutch cover gaskets. It’s had a new clutch cable, which is a little bit short I think but it seems to work for now. Refitted the chain and primary drive cover too after a good clean.

The chain guard I had was some crap after market chrome one that really didn’t fit very well. So I went searching for a replacement only to find that a Kawasaki NOS chain guard is going to set me back £105 ! By accident I came across a local company in Cov that had moulds for a number of classic jap parts. They make a chain guard to fit a Z1 so I went to take a look. Turned out to be a good quality solid moulded part which fits really well. It still cost £40 but I doubt it is any different to the original.

They also make tail pieces and side panels for Zed so if you need one get in contact with LPM

So I’m now waiting on an oil filter so that I can get some oil in her again and then I think I’m ready to put some fuel in and see what happens. Fingers crossed it will be good news from that point on.

Finally I have the Engine back in the Zed

Took a couple of hours of juggling to get it back in and a lot of lessons learned.

To get it in I had to lift the engine with the gear lever side of the engine parralel with the ground. Then layed the bike on it’s side under the engine and lowered the engine into the frame. Put a scratch on the frame with one of the engine studs but other than that it went in without too much bother.