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Back to the carburettor work—it looks brand new now. Feels great. This time, thankfully the float valve area is new! Future task: I need to adapt the old met...

A suggestion to make it easier to remove the oil filter? The GSX-R750 GR71 series is unique in that its oil filter differs from other oil-cooled models. Plus...

Let's continue. The chain gets a thorough scrubbing and cleaning. It looks like it'll need replacing soon anyway. I do quite a bit of meticulous cleaning. If...

We're partway through the Deco-mainte.   We'll start with the front. Cleaning and lubricating the speedometer gear and cable. It might improve a bit. Th...

Continuing with the work.   Replacing various parts on the painted components. The top bridge won't budge at all… I'm reminded of the nightmare from the...

Just making the fairing a single piece gives it a nice character. We'll start with the carburetor that's been slowly leaking. All sorts of used bikes come th...

Now for the Exact wheel installation that was brought in. I checked the chain line and overall width just to confirm. Since it was for the GSF, there were no...

Kawasaki KZ1000/KZ1000MK2/Z1R—the Z-series bikes always struck me as having a pretty short swingarm at first glance. I don't get to work on them that often, ...

Continuing on. It gets about 4.3 mm larger in diameter. Even the Bandit 1200 isn't this large. ← If you use the Bandit 1200 release, it's a bit larger, so it...

Let's make a brake hose. First, lift the front and fully extend it. This is nearly the maximum length, so we'll fit it in this state. First, the bracket that...