I think we are always one shy of having enough bikes. Just need more space to put them.
This one looks like a fun project.

This was my first attempt at using Cerakote. The series C is hi-temp air dry process that's a bit tricky and requires low air gun pressure and a very small tip, which I didn't have so had to experiment to finally get it to flow right without runs. It dries to touch in 15 minutes and cures in about a...

Yeh, you probably recall the frustration I went through with the Z. Hotter plugs and pods helped a lot.

Did you solve the fouled plug issue?

Well, this is a wrap. What started as a detailing job turned into a year long restoration. As it turns out, it's a 1978 motor and frame with all other parts being 1980. We're just going to call it a resto-mod. Everything now is working good and overall a nice ride. I haven't been on a Kawi 1000 sinc...

You guys trying to corner the market??? Maybe we can organize a Benelli Rally. They are little beauties.

Wow! what a little jewel. I've never seen one before. What's next, a road racer? Ha

Back to the Z finally. There wasn't any problem with the borrowed carbs. While the tank was removed, I removed the petcock to find the filter screen had a film of light rust on it. The tank was flushed again to be sure no rust remained. My carbs looked good but at this point I decided to replace the...

That is very clever.. makes finding TDC much easier. Probably a right-hand thread on the crank so was a good idea to remove the spark plug.

Thanks for doing that. Today I borrowed a set of VM29's off a friend's 78 Z1R. They have been modified by Yoshimura for racing. Changed the plugs to B7ES and took it for a ride. It ran like a scalded cat and the plug check looks good. As I came back to the shop, it stalled, started up then stalled a...