1982 GS1100gl project

[craz1]

Well Im going to wrap this project up. I have been breaking the bike in on two recent rides. The first ride I had a minor problem. I forgot to install the spring on the idle screw and it vibrated inward causing my RPM to increase to 3,000 at a stop. Also when I was syncing the carbs I could not get carb 2 to sync properly. I was thinking I must have a vacuum leak somewhere, then it dawned on me that carb 2 feeds the vacuum operated petcock and I forgot to plug the line, Dah. Otherwise I could not be happier with the results of this build. The 1134 Wisco kit is performing nicely and the bike pulls good. Only been reving to 6,000 for now but I can feel how it will be once I let it all hang out. Thanks for viewing. Now on to my next project which is a XJ550 Maxim.

 

[Rob S.]

Here is my friends Z1 I restored using this process.

That's a Z1b ('75), correct? What a beauty!

 

[craz1]

Yes we restored that bike(Z1B) two years ago and restored his Z1 last winter

 

[craz1]

And my Z1 bikes

 

[Rob S.]

Wow! I had a '73 that I bought from a widow (true story).

Is that one for each year from '73 to '76? A two stroke 750 triple (H2?) would look real nice in that group. I'd love to see pics and hear about each of those. My Z is still a recurring feature of many of my dreams.

 

[craz1]

The Z1's I have are an early 73 built in Oct 72, an original 74 Z1A I bought from a friend who passed several years ago, and 2 75 Z1B's. I have sold two of my 74 Z1A's and contemplating on selling one of the 75"s. I have had several 76 KZ900's and 1 78 KZ1000 but sold them before restoration. The value on those bikes are not quite there. It gets expensive to restore these things. I also have a restored 73 RD350, a 72 XS2 650 Yamaha, a 74 CB550. My modern bike are a 2013 FJR1300 and a 2020 Tracer.