philpassingham

Hi Beachcomber,

I would answer that with “Yes”.

That seems to be the target when Kawa decided to use that “bell” shaped collector.

I never came accross a filled “bell”. Everytime I remove one, it is more or less clean and dry inside, so there must be a drain opening.

For sure it is possible to route the pipes into an external breather.
A…[Read more]

Me Jealous? Certainly not.

I am very interested to see how these perform.

After we went more than 7.000 km to and in Norway and the drive chain broke on the very last stage, approx. 250 km away from home, I had to sort the mess out !

Bike has the dirt of 7.000km on it !

After removal of clutch cover it was possible to hammer out the broken clutch pushrod.
The broken cover of the drive shaft is replaced and now it is…[Read more]

Fair enough 😉

Good luck !

Cheers, Michael

Hi Kaye,

Peter from Germany is producing down pipes from stainless steel.
It is for a 2-in-2 exhaust layout without connection pipe.
Unpolished for 270,- Euros,
polished around 450,- Euros.

I expect he has some in stock or can produce them within a few weeks.

Cheers, Michael

Pic shows the unpolished version.
I have marked the approx. 15°…[Read more]

Hi AtLarge,

as far as I can see it is a Grimeca double-duplex drum brake (Made in Italy).

Was in use with MV Agusta 750 S:

Memorable Motorcycle: MV Agusta 750S

and some more italian bikes and race bikes in the 1970s.

Currently this drum brake is out of production, but may be appear again at even…[Read more]

Regarding the thread of the oil pressure switch I have found this:
http://www.ralstoninst.com/news/story/the-difference-between-npt-bspp-and-bspt-seals/

Very important is to understand, that this thread is conic. If it is tightend to strong, it may break the engine case !

Use some Loctite and tighten it just a bit.

Cheers, Michael

Some info in regards to oil pressure switch:

Bosch 0986345003 or
Metzger 0910009 fits.

Tech Data:
Switching pressure 0,13 – 0,26 bar
Thread size 1/8″ BSPT

Hi AtLarge,

looks like you had some fun 😉

… and well dressed gentlefolk !
Respect !

Thank you for sponsoring me 😉

Cheers, Michael

Hi Beachcomber,

I have heard of some tests with the exhaust cam as inlet cam but this doesn’t seem to work very well.

You can get the camshafts modified by Megacycle in the USA.
I have ridden this Twin with these cams, 950 cm³, Mikuni 34mm flat slide carbs and a 2-in-1-exhaust with Supertrapp silencer.

Incredible !

Find the full story (in…[Read more]

Hi Hardride,

there are exchange mufflers from a company called “SITO”.
Style is more or less stock, sound as well. You may find some at ebay.

There are other mufflers offered by a german wholesaler called Louis, http://www.louis.de
but shipping cost to you may be exorbitant.
I may help buying them locally and ship them to you, but this will add…[Read more]

Found the video taken by my friend Richi.
It took exactly five minutes for us all to pass his position.

You can see me with Belstaff and jet helmet at 1:37 😉

At 2:16 you can see the guy with the 26″-wheeled bike (Harley?)

At 2:37 a crash could be avoided with effort. It was a guest from our MDMC…[Read more]

Of course there where other Twins present.

Even ones with strange cylinder angle and 26″ wheels front and rear 😉
Engine sounds awesome !
He was riding approx. 15 km / 10 miles at next position to me.

Cheers, Michael

Of course there where other Twins present:

Hi Lonesome Twins,

I was the only Z750Twin attending the Munich ride amongst approx. 400(!) attendees.

Other “Twintreiber” joined other rides 😉

Well, the weather turned out to be fantastic !
A bit fresh in the morning, but sunshine all the day, just some decorative clouds in the sky.

Finally we ended with a group picture at the famous…[Read more]

Hi Rich,

I have seen this looking device once now!
It is a steel rope, has a mushroom-shaped head, can be pulled out from the frame and fits into a lock that is mounted at the right hand side, below the pillion seat. There is a (unused) lug with two holes in it to allow mounting of the lock.

To bad I didn’t take any pics of that.
Hope to meet…[Read more]

Have a trailer this weekend and moved the Twin to our private “bike-building-garage” to get the recessed rear frame welded on in new position.
We meet there every Friday evening.
Will be done within the next few weeks.
Cheers, Michael

Hi Andy,

thank you for explaining that to me 😉

Well, it is a 750 ccm motorbike.
In the 1970s that was a “Bigbike”.
That suits me fine 😉

Looking forward to shape the seat plate to match my “design” concept.
Then moving forward to get the right upholstery and seat cover done.

Front end with headlight and it’s holders plus instruments (speed…[Read more]

Hi Tango,

well done and looks good !

Yes, the other Caferacer is Peter.
Will tell him that you’ve done it 😉

Cheers, Michael

… is making the bike look big.

Is that meant to be good or bad ???
(Sorry, I don’t understand the intention of this sentence)
😉

Cheers, Michael