Kawasaki Z250

More progress was made towards getting this bike running. Most notably the throttle cables were installed and further work was done towards completing its wiring. The bike has its original air filter box which presented something of a problem. The first issue was getting it back into the frame. Jack suggested dropping the rear wheel downwards by removing the rear shock absorbers. This worked a treat although it was something of a Chinese (AKA Japanese) puzzle to fathom how to fiddle it in. The biggest single issue is going to be getting the carb rubbers (Air filter box to carburettor) over the carbs. They have shrunk and gone hard over time. Very hot water softens them enough for there to be a realistic prospect of getting them to fit, but the air filter will have to be fitted very quickly so they remain hot. Jack has now been awarded the ‘Air Filter box fiddling award!’ A set of front fork stanchions to fit this bike are amongst those that are being despatched for re-chroming.