Another newbie with questions
Posted: Wed May 16, 2018 2:30 pm
Hello everyone
New owner, new biker really. Currently awaiting the opportunity to go and do my tests and get the full licence, so I can move on from my CBT/L-plates on my existing CBF125
I picked up a my ZXR400, as project bike, in boxes, a few weeks ago, as I like the character of these classics. Yes, the bike was pretty much in boxes, the only thing not boxed was the frame and fork/wheels attached. So they were duly dismantled and loaded into a borrowed 4x4
Anyway, it is G reg, 1990, just under 21000 kms. It was advertised as a H1, but the VIN number site shows it up as a H2 ?
I decided to take the opportunity to do a massive restore/rebuild job, so I can learn about this bike, and bikes in general, with the help of my neighbour, who is pretty handy with bikes and mechanics as he's played with bikes for about 40 years. (Pics of the progress will be posted up soon )
The frame and a few bits have gone off to be cleaned up/aqua blasted, then powder coated to the factory looking silver/aluminium colour. The wheels have been stripped and resprayed Kawasaki green, all new bearings, tyres, valves, etc. The calipers have also been completely stripped and new pistons/seals, etc. installed with new SPS pads and branew new HEL braided hoses (2 hose set up on front instead of using the splitter) purchased.
Been working on the engine the last few days, sump off, completely cleaned and sprayed up, all the bearings, etc inside look clean. So will clean up the rest of the engine, spray it and then new gaskets all around.
While donig this, I checked the thermostat and sender unit housing, and it looks like the bike may have been run with just water in the past , as there was dry white powdery bits at the point where the hoses were connecting to the housing. So the bits were removed, and I have cleaned that up, but I discovered the hose that goes from the water pump to the radiator is cracking, so I really want to get new hoses (which I was planning to get anyway).
But this is where I am stuck.
The radiator I have is the curved one - is that the correct one for my bike ? Some sites seem to say the flat one is the correct one ? Just need to be sure whether I need get the 3 hoses (1 small, almost 90 degree hose, then the one that's like a flat C shape, and finally the one from the water pump to the rad ?
Samco seem to do sets of hoses for ZXr400, but it says 'Not for H2 model' on their site, and no other option for H2
Any H2 owners have pics of how the radiator is mounted and hoses (if possible) so I can compare please ?
New owner, new biker really. Currently awaiting the opportunity to go and do my tests and get the full licence, so I can move on from my CBT/L-plates on my existing CBF125
I picked up a my ZXR400, as project bike, in boxes, a few weeks ago, as I like the character of these classics. Yes, the bike was pretty much in boxes, the only thing not boxed was the frame and fork/wheels attached. So they were duly dismantled and loaded into a borrowed 4x4
Anyway, it is G reg, 1990, just under 21000 kms. It was advertised as a H1, but the VIN number site shows it up as a H2 ?
I decided to take the opportunity to do a massive restore/rebuild job, so I can learn about this bike, and bikes in general, with the help of my neighbour, who is pretty handy with bikes and mechanics as he's played with bikes for about 40 years. (Pics of the progress will be posted up soon )
The frame and a few bits have gone off to be cleaned up/aqua blasted, then powder coated to the factory looking silver/aluminium colour. The wheels have been stripped and resprayed Kawasaki green, all new bearings, tyres, valves, etc. The calipers have also been completely stripped and new pistons/seals, etc. installed with new SPS pads and branew new HEL braided hoses (2 hose set up on front instead of using the splitter) purchased.
Been working on the engine the last few days, sump off, completely cleaned and sprayed up, all the bearings, etc inside look clean. So will clean up the rest of the engine, spray it and then new gaskets all around.
While donig this, I checked the thermostat and sender unit housing, and it looks like the bike may have been run with just water in the past , as there was dry white powdery bits at the point where the hoses were connecting to the housing. So the bits were removed, and I have cleaned that up, but I discovered the hose that goes from the water pump to the radiator is cracking, so I really want to get new hoses (which I was planning to get anyway).
But this is where I am stuck.
The radiator I have is the curved one - is that the correct one for my bike ? Some sites seem to say the flat one is the correct one ? Just need to be sure whether I need get the 3 hoses (1 small, almost 90 degree hose, then the one that's like a flat C shape, and finally the one from the water pump to the rad ?
Samco seem to do sets of hoses for ZXr400, but it says 'Not for H2 model' on their site, and no other option for H2
Any H2 owners have pics of how the radiator is mounted and hoses (if possible) so I can compare please ?