Some mojo has returned to the Mitchell camp. I had a boring night shift the other day and watched a curse word load of youtube clips of various Z400 twin creations looking and sounding awesome - some really nice bikes.
Anyway, I've been trying source some rebuild kits for both carbs (may as well do both - depending on the price of the kits) - so I'm waiting to hear back from them. The company is called NRP carbs and they specialise in J carbs. Cradley didn't have anything and as always with this bike, everything is discontinued and 'don't know where you'd get hold of one of them mate'. Hopefully these guys will come through. If they don't have a build kit, I'll just get some replacement jets and clean the rest up.
In other news, I just bought another bike which i'm picking up on Friday. It's starting to get pretty traveller now in my 'garage en bloc' - with beth's moped (zip50), my Honda benly in pieces and spare engine in bits all over the floor, the Z and all it's spares, and the GPZ bobber, and now, this new little bike. that's a few too many vehicles for one chap. I've only got one so something has to go. I'm going to try and get the Honda running and get it sold (still got loads of tax and test). Quite exited about Friday!
Anyway, I've been trying source some rebuild kits for both carbs (may as well do both - depending on the price of the kits) - so I'm waiting to hear back from them. The company is called NRP carbs and they specialise in J carbs. Cradley didn't have anything and as always with this bike, everything is discontinued and 'don't know where you'd get hold of one of them mate'. Hopefully these guys will come through. If they don't have a build kit, I'll just get some replacement jets and clean the rest up.
In other news, I just bought another bike which i'm picking up on Friday. It's starting to get pretty traveller now in my 'garage en bloc' - with beth's moped (zip50), my Honda benly in pieces and spare engine in bits all over the floor, the Z and all it's spares, and the GPZ bobber, and now, this new little bike. that's a few too many vehicles for one chap. I've only got one so something has to go. I'm going to try and get the Honda running and get it sold (still got loads of tax and test). Quite exited about Friday!