#z650

I'm in the process of getting my Z650 back out of winter hibernation, and inevitably I've found an interesting variety of issues since putting it away while the weather was bad. Most annoying and important

I've spent the last few days refurbishing the front brake caliper on my 1978 Kawasaki Z650. It was binding and causing drag on the front wheel - enough that it would generate excess heat and all kinds

Welcome to the next post in a seemingly endless series where I show all the things I'm doing to try to get my 1978 Kawasaki Z650B1 back on the road. I'm currently working through possible causes for the

In my ongoing project to get my old 1978 Kawasaki Z650 properly back on the road, it is definitely a case of "three steps forward, two steps back". Having identified and cured a huge volume of

It feels like this project to get my 1978 Kawasaki Z650 back on the road has been going on forever ! In the process, I've discovered an insane amount of issues and problems that have needed to be solved,

I've had a problem with my Z650 recently; it seemed to only be running on 3 of the 4 cylinders. Here's the story so far - sorry for the lack of photos in the initial bit, I was thinking about finding the

The ongoing sage of working on my old Zed ! More Carburettor Work After fixing the electrics, I started the bike up again. The first thing that happened was that petrol flooded out of the float bowl overflow

This post is definitely a saga of "two steps forward, one step back" as I work towards getting the old Zed roadworthy. Solving Brake Light Problems With the carburettors back on the bike, I went

The ongoing story of my Z650 project, where I aim to get the thing roadworthy and rideable. Cosmetic stuff will mostly come later ! This post is still a bit of a catch-up on jobs I've already done. Paperwork