{"id":65268,"date":"2014-03-05T13:24:43","date_gmt":"2014-03-05T04:24:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/?p=65268"},"modified":"2026-09-24T13:44:34","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T04:44:34","slug":"z900-z1-front-maintenance-carburettor-maintenance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/20140305\/everyday-events\/z900-z1-front-maintenance-carburettor-maintenance","title":{"rendered":"Z900 (Z1) Front maintenance, carburettor maintenance, and more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"decob-1595124393\" class=\"decob- decob-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/advertise\" aria-label=\"ad_sample_1456_180_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/ad_sample_1456_180_1.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/ad_sample_1456_180_1.png 1456w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/ad_sample_1456_180_1-300x37.png 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/ad_sample_1456_180_1-1024x127.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/04\/ad_sample_1456_180_1-768x95.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1456px) 100vw, 1456px\" width=\"812\" height=\"100\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/DSC_0270.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-65262\" alt=\"DSC_0270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/DSC_0270.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/DSC_0270.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/DSC_0270-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/DSC_0270-624x415.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>Parts are gradually coming in, so today we&#8217;ll work on the front area.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/DSC_0271.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-65263\" alt=\"DSC_0271\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/DSC_0271.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/DSC_0271.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/DSC_0271-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/DSC_0271-624x415.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>Since we&#8217;ll be disassembling the caliper, it&#8217;s easier to loosen things beforehand, but both the nipple and the hose joint were seized.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/DSC_0276.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-65264\" alt=\"DSC_0276\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/DSC_0276.jpg\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/DSC_0276.jpg 533w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/DSC_0276-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>Every time I think I should make a kit to hang the light assembly more easily, but you know how it goes\u2014out of sight, out of mind.<br \/>\nWe&#8217;ll just hang it with tie-downs.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/DSC09651.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-65255\" alt=\"DSC09651\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/DSC09651.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/DSC09651.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/DSC09651-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/DSC09651-624x415.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>It had tapered roller bearings installed. There&#8217;s oil on them too.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/DSC09649.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-65265\" alt=\"DSC09649\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/DSC09649.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/DSC09649.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/DSC09649-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/DSC09649-624x415.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>The rear race is discolored. Did someone weld it or something??<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/DSC09653.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-65266\" alt=\"DSC09653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/DSC09653.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/DSC09653.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/DSC09653-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/DSC09653-624x415.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>Occasionally when these tapered rollers have been swapped in, they can be difficult to remove, so I really dislike the poor serviceability.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/DSC09660.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-65267\" alt=\"DSC09660\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/DSC09660.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/DSC09660.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/DSC09660-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/DSC09660-624x415.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>We&#8217;ll switch back to the original ball bearings.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Parts are gradually coming in, so today we&#8217;ll work on the front area.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":65262,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pochipp_cv_data":"","swell_btn_cv_data":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1924],"tags":[136,134,115],"class_list":["post-65268","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-everyday-events","tag-carb-maintenance","tag-chassis-total-maintenance","tag-z-aircooled"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65268","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=65268"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65268\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/65262"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65268"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=65268"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=65268"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}