Balanced carbs will certainly make a difference and sounds more likely the source of the problem. The voltage should rise once running , at 13.8V shows your reg/rect is working amongst other parts in the charging circuit. Good to hear you have a result, would give the plugs at look at once you get o...

Ah, that makes sense , great site , can see Ralphs recommendations on home page.

Rewiring my z900A4 and needed some bullet connectors and battery cable & crimps. These guys have the parts I / you may need for such rewiring/repair jobs. They are also into their Zeds and have a section on parts for them. An alternative to ZPower if out of stock but check/compare prices. https:...

Thanks for the reply , apology for keeping it basic , you understand the wiring , bin the relay until it runs properly, agree like others ( and yourself) the coils as a starting point .

Are you still running with the original wiring harness? I have changed mine out to a zPower replica as I was getting a few faults that I am putting down to high resistance and poor earths. I guess also you don't have the original Ballast Resistor fitted and the coils are new 5 ohm ( not 3 ohm ) alth...

Looking for the carb throttle stop screw and bracket with the 2 cross head screws, would you sell that part separately?

Thanks,

Apart from getting 130 PSI.... which gives me an idea that the bores and valves are probably gonna be ok.

Yeah , would hope to get closer to spec once its running ....a wee bit away as yet but working through the resto. New wiring harness and reg/rect unit ( ZPower) going on at the moment, 50 year old wiring is brittle and connectors loose , been hacked about a bit by me over the years , surprised it la...

Finally sorted out wiring , earth fault , new harness and reg/rect from ZPower on order as its totally fkd .......will by 50 years old next year!! Hooked up starter motor direct to battery , turns over freely, more importantly getting 130PSI on all cylinders , guess the kickstart wasn't enough to ra...

Cheers mate , appreciate the offer , will give you a shout if I need a hand.

Put the battery in yesterday to turn over a few times on starter .......ignition light/oil light on .....nothing else, all fuses ok.

Need to sort that out first

Thanks for the info, yeah all around 100 PSI which is encouraging they are similar , think maybe add the carbs and pipes and run it a little to see if there is any improvement,

Any other comments from anyone greatly appreciated.

No, carbs/exhaust's were on when its been stored, oil down the bores and turned over a few cycles , plugs back in . Carbs drained and tank drained down ....but tank liner fell apart but I have re done that now. Its on the bench just now but ports have rags in them to keep crap out, tried some oil do...

Think I am avoiding the obvious but seek opinions from you folks. Zed been standing idle for a long time, got around to refurb , just checked compression and getting around 100 PSI per cylinder max. Cold engine and just had oil change after a couple of weeks drained down , no carbs or exhaust on and...

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Cleaning the alloy engine casings on my 900A4 , I have done the cam cover with gunk then soap and water then a coating of Fertan H102 Aluminium Cleaner then Solvol Autosol and wire wool , them final polish with Solvol only. Trouble is there are still blackish markings etch on the alloy, I am thinkin...