Marko’s Z 750 S1

[Michael]

Hi Marko,

it is below / under the left hand side of swing arm.
Quite close to swingarm bearing tube.
There must be an “ear” existing.

You can see it in the attached picture. Only front part of swing arm shown !
Lower chain guide not mounted.

Picture shows the special chain “slider” I have done for the Dirtbike 🙂

Cheers, Michael

[Marko]

Thank you Michael for all the help!

Other than that, the bike is running fine, as mentioned I was on a meeting this weekend. I will post some pictures when I get them.

Cheers,
Marko

[Michael]

You’re welcome !

Cheers, Michael

[Kaptainkwak]

I am pretty sure this is the complete item. If I remember properly the rubber is vulcanised to the steel bracket and not separate items. Kawasaki only list one part number and the number quoted is correct. Good find Marko. I have bought the other one 😀

[Marko]

KK, that is good to hear!

But it I have checked the swing arm again, and the brachet that Michael indicated is broken off, so I will have to make a new one.

Marko

[Kaptainkwak]

I’ve a swinging arm here that the bracket has departed from it because of rust. They can also get caught and bent so another thing to be careful of.

[Marko]

Hi,

I got the part today and it is made only of rubber (no steel support). It is quite hard rubber, but it is flexible.
Because I have to make new bracket on the swing arm, do you think that it should be the same length as this rubber, or maybe the bracket should be shorter to allow some flexibility (maybe half length)?

Thanks,
Marko

Here is a picture of the rubber part:

[Kaptainkwak]

The bracket should run down the groove in the rubber and should be folded on both edges to stop it bending. I would suggest 1mm thick material or 1.5mm if you can bend it.

[Marko]

Thanks KK, I hope that will be an easy job. I am not riding the bike at the moment because of this, so the repair must be done as soon as possible.

I promised some photos from MOTO VET meeting and here are some. I don’t have many of the bikes, we took photos of us mostly. The meeting was at the only motorbike camp in Slovenia, which is owned by a colleague veterinarian. It was a rainy weekend, but it was great anyway! We rode for about 250km that day, all the way to Croatia.

Cheers,
Marko

[Kaptainkwak]

Cracking pictures Marko. Looks like you had a great time and George looks happy even though a little shy 😆 thanks for sharing them with us. The bracket should be quite simple to make and fit so you 2 can be reunited again. If you need a sketch I can do one for you

[Marko]

A sketch would be helpful, so if it’s not too much trouble for you I would be happy to have it.

Thanks,
Marko

[Kaptainkwak]

I will sort one for you Marko but will have to be this evening when i get home from work.

[Marko]

That’s fine, I will start working on the bracket tomorrow.

Marko

[Kaptainkwak]

Hi Marko
My apologise. I got home quite late last night and didn’t get a chance to get to my garage. I will sort a sketch for you tonite.

[Marko]

That’s OK, I really don’t want to trouble you too much. I found a photo of swing arm online, which I think will be very helpful aswell.

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