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Kawasaki KR1000 Endurance Replica
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Do you think they are blingey
Why, it's how it was in 1981..............
Dunno why it should, but given a few things are not as they were in 1981 like the ohlins forks, radial brakes, and digital dash, there is scope for finessing. It's just my own niggle with it and a minor personal one at that. The build is great, the patience needed is huge and the attention to detail is lovely. It is your build and rightly, it should be built to your expectations and wishes 
I did improve the messy external weld by welding internallyDunno why it should, but given a few things are not as they were in 1981 like the ohlins forks, radial brakes, and digital dash, there is scope for finessing. It's just my own niggle with it and a minor personal one at that. The build is great, the patience needed is huge and the attention to detail is lovely. It is your build and rightly, it should be built to your expectations and wishes
I like it as it’s a bit quirky and historical to the original 
The.dunnster
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Attention to detail on this build is amazing!
Wondering, with the 2024 date on the plaque - is that a committed date? Or are there 2023 and 2025 versions hiding in the kitchen drawer?
Wondering, with the 2024 date on the plaque - is that a committed date? Or are there 2023 and 2025 versions hiding in the kitchen drawer?
All I can say, on behalf of everyone, is, it’s about f&&king time
I only started building it in June 2022All I can say, on behalf of everyone, is, it’s about f&&king time
it took you longer to get a front sprocket off remember 
I do remember seeing this on DF, i don't know the full story, in short what is the back story??I only started building it in June 2022
I know about the shed and the wing mirror but not this!!
Er, June 1922. Easy typo to make, I guess. At your age.I only started building it in June 2022
I did improve the messy external weld by welding internally
Have you bought some 1981 air for the tyres
No as it's made in 2024 so I need 2024 air sillyHave you bought some 1981 air for the tyres
Edit: I can't get it yet
Decided to put a screwdriver slot in the end of the puller pin as a secondary way of locking it for disassembly - probably never needed but it gives the option of a special tool to lock it inserted through the old push rod location.
It was a bit nervy doing it by hand but two hacksaw blades in 1 saw did the job nicely...
It was a bit nervy doing it by hand but two hacksaw blades in 1 saw did the job nicely...
Hey @BobTheBounder, I need some more of your logic!Didn't, worked it out logically
Have you still got your Crank Cases split - I am trying to work out which is the oil outlet to the oil cooler and which is the return just behind the barrels under the cam chain tensioner................. reason being my oil cooler has a high port and a low port so I think I need to feed the low port first to ensure it fills fully
My Vin Plates are quite magnificent 
I trial fitted the Yoke Plaque today. The fella even lasered the 1mm Rads on the corners and they are absolutely cock on! Link below to Solent Vin Plates FB page - they come highly recommended! He also does specialist engraving on anything you might want to engrave...
I trial fitted the Yoke Plaque today. The fella even lasered the 1mm Rads on the corners and they are absolutely cock on! Link below to Solent Vin Plates FB page - they come highly recommended! He also does specialist engraving on anything you might want to engrave...
Sorry for the delay chief, on my 750 the oil cooler ports are on the sump pan :-Hey @BobTheBounder, I need some more of your logic!
Have you still got your Crank Cases split - I am trying to work out which is the oil outlet to the oil cooler and which is the return just behind the barrels under the cam chain tensioner................. reason being my oil cooler has a high port and a low port so I think I need to feed the low port first to ensure it fills fully
From the diagram lh cool line is the return and rh hot is the feed.
I will search for yours, what year is the engine again mate?
Cheers, I thought they would be the same!
I have the Kawasaki Manual but it doesn't show which is which.
Mine is a GPz1100 Unitrack (A1 to A2) 1983/84
I'll get on mate, see if I can help solve
The forward port would be most likely pressurised from the oil pump and the rearward port the return, If it was the feed that is quite a distance fro the oil to travel via the cooler to feed that gallery!
Yep, but the rear hole is directly over the oil pump
Can you pour some oil down each hole, the oil in the pressure side shouldn’t readily flow past the gear pump, but the oil in the hole that's on the return side should freely flow back into the sump, unless there’s any pressure regulating restrictions or oil jets downstream in the system.
Do you have an oil system schematic for the engine?
Do you have an oil system schematic for the engine?
If the oil hose carrier/adapter on your engine is like the one in Hughdg's post, it looks like it also carries the oil pressure switch, so can you deduce which port the pressure switch taps into and hence supply and return ports on the crankcase?
Does the oil hose carrier/adapter also feature a thermostat that isolates the oil cooler when the oil is still being warmed up, so the cold oil just comes out of the supply port and back into the 'return' side.
Either way you should probably determine what's what from that, in addition to filling the ports and unless the pump is knackered, you should have virtually no back flow through the oil pump.
Does the oil hose carrier/adapter also feature a thermostat that isolates the oil cooler when the oil is still being warmed up, so the cold oil just comes out of the supply port and back into the 'return' side.
Either way you should probably determine what's what from that, in addition to filling the ports and unless the pump is knackered, you should have virtually no back flow through the oil pump.