Next Rebuild Z50AK1 Silver Tag

[hambone]

Though I'm lacking in painting skills and equipment, i was able to get a clean paint line.

 

[Tripod]

Those are the little things that make it hard to sell one of these. Every time you look at the bike you will see that paint line. Others just see the bike.

 

[hambone]

I ordered a repro tail light bracket, not even close, has anyone had this problem? didn't think I would be cutting it up for fitment??

 

[Tripod]

Maybe it's designed for the later "ski jump" style taillight mount on the frame.

 

[Robert thran]

Wow. That’s way off!!! I have a huge box of different parts that I ordered then you realize there junk when you go to install and it’s too late to return!!!!!

 

[hambone]

I have been reading that the mounting bracket on the frame of the silver tag may differ from the bracket on the later K1's, could anyone confirm that?, not sure if the TL mount changed??. Anyway, the vendor reached out to me on a Saturday😳 and said they would make it right, said they have had a few that were designed wrong, sending me a new one, can't ask for better service than that, even said they would test fit on a silver tag before shipping.

 

[Tripod]

The taillight bracket design changed before they switched over to black tags. So silvertag k1 have both style of mount.

 

[hambone]

The taillight bracket design changed before they switched over to black tags. So silvertag k1 have both style of mount.

Thanks Tripod, I will post what I end up with.

 

[Gary]

Even though the frame bracket changed from the L to the ski jump style the tail light/licence plate bracket was the same on all K1's. Your vendors supplier just got it wrong. Here is what an oem one looks like -

Check out these prices from 1992, I should have bought a dozen of each

 

[hambone]

Thanks for the pic Gary, good info., would be nice to see prices like that nowadays, I almost forgot about C.O.D., lol.

 

[hambone]

Bought a 2nd over piston kit from tbparts, went by the boring shop, didn't realize his machine wouldn't bore that small, he said take it to machine shop and cut it down within .002, then he would hone the rest, is this how most bore the 50's?

 

[OLD CT]

Yup, was laughing at the COD also. I used to have to stay home all day waiting for the ups guy after getting a notice usually bringing goodies from the Big 4 catalogue. Like a new rear Yokohama super digger knobby tire or the Bell moto III helmet, back then.

 

[hambone]

Been waiting on my cylinder to get back, couldn't stand the wait, I will pull the front tire when I install top end. Still have some things to button up but I'm getting there, there is a couple of China parts on it, not a show stopper but a nice looker, again, thanks for all the help.

 

[hambone]

The replacement bracket worked much better.

 

[hambone]

My last few parts will be delivered tomorrow from CHP, brake cables, intake heat deflector, header pipe and stinger. Thanks for the help and parts from the group, going to step away from the Honda's for a bit, time to build the H1 500.