I have had a 1977 KawasakiZ1000A1 owned from young by a chap called Andrew that has suffered at the hands of, well, cowboys!
When they last returned the still not running bike to him, they explained that it wasn’t charging and should that be sorted all in the garden would be lovely. The bike had gone in with leaking float bowls, which is a common malaise of the Mikuni VM series carbs; a good clean and maybe a set of float needles and it should have been job done. They interfered with all manner of stuff, including the ignition timing and carb jetting for no good reason, given it was running when they got it.
Andrew discovered me through a friend in the Z1 Owners Club and asked me to sort the charging issue – a short job, or so I thought. The battery was new and the bike easily (too easily) turned over on the starter. The synopsis that the poor running was down to a defunct charging system was quickly discounted. After a disappointing compression test, I did a leak-down test and discovered all the exhaust valves were leaking. I assumed that the shims must be tight as Andrew couldn’t remember when the valve clearances were last measured.
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