Z900 (Z1) Gutsy Maintenance, Carburetor Maintenance, and More

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Let’s continue from yesterday.

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Since it was assembled yesterday, let’s go ahead and install it right away.

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It’s really out of sync. The synchronization adjustment method doesn’t seem to be very good, does it? It reacts sensitively to linkage play in the adjustment, so I’ll keep it loose.

 

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This should be good. At this point, it’s idling much better than when it came in, and the return is excellent.

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We also replaced the throttle cable. I’m thinking if there was a 950 mm option, it might be even better.

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We organized the throttle cable for appearance and as a small touch to make the handlebars turn smoothly left and right.

 

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I’m a Matsushita fan. Good thing we didn’t throw away that timing light.

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Checking versus not checking makes a big difference.

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It’s a scary story, but it actually turned by hand. We did an oil change with Newtech.

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Kawasaki OEM is hard to bundle, so we’ll switch to a newer version. We’re out of stock, so we’ll order it.
The rear brake switch is faulty, so we’ll order a replacement. It should be ready next week.

We’re holding off on this for now.

 

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