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A couple of progress photos – hopefully everything comes together again!

Wow that is quite some collection Mark. Maybe one day I will get the chance to see it?

It sounds quite an off you had and as you say we don’t bounce as well as we get older but really great news your back in the saddle again.

KK

Michael has an amazing collection of bikes.

My collection is al Kawasakis. I have a KX65, ZRX1200R and 7 twins in various states of build. My main ride at the moment is the CSR twin but I am currently restoring a UK B1 ans getting ready to do a K1 belt drive.

Hi Marko

That is great news you can remain with standard pistons and rings.

I have replied to your message.

Cheers

KK

Thanks KK, I sent you a private message. In addtition, we decided that we’ll use standard size psitons, so I am looking for a set of those.

Cheers, Marko

Hi Mark and welcome to our site. I’m sure we can help you through any problems. The starter clutch is a regular issue with these bikes. If you take it off you will hopefully be able to fit a refurb kit and away you go. We need to see and know a bit more before we can advise.

Whereabouts are you from?

Hi Marko.

To view the site Michael posted I copy the link and paste it into Google chrome. This has a language translator built in. Not perfect but also not far off.

I can supply standard much cheaper than those on that site so fingers crossed.

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Hi KK,

we will check again if oversized pistons are really necessary, in case we’ll need standard ones I’ll let you know.

I do not understand much German, but I assumed that oversized pistons in various sizes (+0.25, +0.50,…).are available in the shop that Michael posted above (Scheuerlein).

Cheers, Marko

It looks good to me Marko.

Check the bores carefully as oversize pistons and rings are very hard to find and usually very expensive. Like i say i do have standard ones in my stock.

I will have to check on the price of the studs and will let you know

Michael,

I found this one on eBay, is it the right one?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/KR-Motordichtsatz-Dichtsatz-komplett-KAWASAKI-Z-750-G1-Ltd-1980-Gasket-set/151866729717?hash=item235bf664f5:g:6EYAAOSwwz5auNo8

Hi guys,

thanks to both of you!

I will have to speak to my mechanic first, but I think that we’ll need a bit larger pistons. Thanks Michael for the link, I will check if we can get them here first.

KK, I am interested in the high tensile studs kit, could you please send the price and method of payment (I can pay with PayPal)?

Cheers, Marko

Hi Marko

The most commonly available complete gasket sets are Athena and these can be purchased for around £50 plus postage from ebay.. However some folk do not like the Athena head gasket. Our twins have a known issue of the head gasket leaking oil at the middle front. One possible cause of this is the head retaining studs stretching. High…[Read more]

Hello again!
Here’s an update: the piston ring on the left cylinder was almost gone, I guess that explains the oil consumption and smell from the exhaust. It seems that we will need to change the pistons as well. The next thing on the shopping list are the engine gaskets, do you have any recommendation for the complete set?

Cheers, Marko

Ooo I need another set please

I’m convinced one year you will not strip her down lol.

Coming on good mate. Your wife must be so tolerant with you doing that in the living room ha ha

Hello Leejohn  and welcome to our site.

Yes  you have probably the most common ailment of these bikes, the electric starting problem. I am familiar with stud removal but it is always helpful to see how others deal with the problem because as you say the method you use varies with the type of break.

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Thanks, since they are not so expensive I’ll try one of those and see how they sound.

Marko

I use the short reverse cone megas which are louder but only really when you open her up with aggression. In my opinion the sound much better

I’ve fitted a HiFlow filter before and can’t remember it being any shorter. Not sure what it’s reference was but they do need to be the same length or your risking oil bypassing the filter