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  1. J

    The Fear of Failure (First time restoration woes)

    Ok, my mind was going to the rich vs lean thing on setting up the pods, not filtered well vs not so much, lol. The GS700E I rode for a little while had pods and ran quite well, so somebody did a good job. I think they were cheap ones though... The Kawi I have now has a K&N with an excess oil...
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    The Fear of Failure (First time restoration woes)

    Never heard that before (eating up the rings); could you elaborate a little, if it's not a thread hijack to ask... Tks. Sticking with the subject though, I like the stock look. I'm still getting used to the turn signals molded into the fairing and tail piece (don't know what to call it) on my...
  3. J

    Race Tech Rear Monoshock - Rebuild or Replace?

    No, the son wasn't; maybe 170. I'm 240. Not sure about the dad, who had the bike most of it's life, but I don't think so.
  4. J

    Race Tech Rear Monoshock - Rebuild or Replace?

    Sounds expensive... PO said it was a "gold" something (gold valve probably).
  5. J

    Opinions on a Suzuki vx800

    The Japanese are still getting even for losing the war and all associated with that... It's either addict us to really nice stuff, or once in a while punish us with bad M/C seats... Lol. Seriously, I think some small part of their success might be not having to worry about national security so...
  6. J

    Opinions on a Suzuki vx800

    It's a V-Twin GSX1100G! I totally forgot about those. I like it (but I read the mechanical issues stuff too...).
  7. J

    Race Tech Rear Monoshock - Rebuild or Replace?

    On my '97 Kawasaki ZX-11, old installation. Any opinions about that? I've never messed with suspension stuff. It's got a "remote reservoir"(?) under the seat, where the damping is controlled. I heard something about 175psi of nitrogen needed. I might have access to some nitrogen bottles...
  8. J

    Back With a New-to-Me Kawasaki ZX-11

    Yeah; I'm having just a little trouble controlling my throttle hand on this thing, heh. I had it out for a nice ride yesterday in 60F+ but WINDY, then today for a shorter one on an errand. Don't want to make an a$$ of myself or startle anyone rocketing around them any more than necessary. That's...
  9. J

    Back With a New-to-Me Kawasaki ZX-11

    Merry (winding down) Christmas... Just updating on the progress - finally was warm enough today to get out there this afternoon and do the fuel pump (and fuel tap). Ran the bike for a few minutes on an alternate gas supply, and changing the pump appears to have fixed the significant leak. I was...
  10. J

    Back With a New-to-Me Kawasaki ZX-11

    Looking like it might be the fuel pump that was leaking. Pulled the tank tonight, and it's still wet underneath it. It's on the RH side. The fuel tap (Kawasaki terminology) was wet too, so I ordered one of those a day or two ago. How common is that, for a fuel pump to leak? That's a...
  11. J

    Back With a New-to-Me Kawasaki ZX-11

    Aren't the '80 and '81 GS1100Es the ones with the square headlight? And the '80 1100L the only L with the 16V motor? Used to see things for sale that are fewer and farther between now. Funny how certain areas have/had a lot of a particular model or type. This thing I have now is way more...
  12. J

    Back With a New-to-Me Kawasaki ZX-11

    Cluster and so forth. Lotsa miles, but lotsa maintenance... ​
  13. J

    Back With a New-to-Me Kawasaki ZX-11

    Thanks. Yes I can tell it's fast, but I haven't really opened it up too much yet. Has a heavyish feel. Seems to breathe really well - re-jetted, with the 4-1 pipe, flow commander... I like it. Sounds good too : ). Maybe just a tad loud when I'm on it - not for my tastes, but for keeping...
  14. J

    Back With a New-to-Me Kawasaki ZX-11

    Wellll, it didn't take long for it to let me down, lol. I've had it a week and it was dumping gas today when I was about to leave from work to go home. Part of the game of owning old stuff. Glad it didn't catch fire... Probably an easy fix. I'm about to get to know it better than I wanted...
  15. J

    Back With a New-to-Me Kawasaki ZX-11

    Howdy! Been a good while since I was on here, prob at least 4 1/2 years, since I sold my last bike - '91 GSX1100G. Just got me another one last week, and thought I'd come back for the "Other" bike section I seemed to remember (vs joining a Kawasaki forum right away). A little background I'll...
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