Kawasaki Z550 End Of Year Roundup 2022

 End Of Year Roundup 2022

Over the past couple of months significant progress has been made on this project.  Andy Jenkins is using the engine as the basis for a series of demonstrations during which he has stripped it to the point where the crankcases have been split and all the internal components examined for wear and tear.  The good news is that apart from some wear and tear on the camshafts and a few stuck piston rings, the internals look to be in good order.  At his last demo Andy used a cunning device called ‘Plastiguage’ to measure the main bearing clearances and bingo they were all spot on!  So there is real hope that this grotty looking engine can be restored to run once more.