It’s a Kawasaki! A Z1000 Mk2!
Air-cooled two-valve—it’s been a while since I’ve seen one of these! ☆
The transmission won’t engage, so let me take a look…
Transmissions don’t break that easily, so let me check it out.
Ah, there it is—the return spring is broken!
That’s the culprit! While I’m at it, they also asked me to check the valve clearance, so let me see…
There’s a Yoshimura ST-2 in there, and the cam head has taken on quite a harsh color.
Let me check… The intake side is completely shot! And there’s even 0 mm valve clearance! Yikes!
With air-cooled bikes, you really want to check the valve clearance regularly!
