Workshop blog update for Saturday October 19th. The assembled throng busy in the workshop. The below video of some of the activities that went on during our 19/10/24 workshop session, was kindly prepared for us by club member Mark McDermott on 19/10/24 and originally uploaded to the club Facebook Group. First and foremost we welcomed Andy Jenkins AKA ‘AJ’ back for the first time since his horrific accident back in April, it was also great to see his wife Meryl with him.  AJ looked surprisingly good considering his 6 month ordeal to regain his fitness. Kawasaki KZ550 Limited. It is fantastic to be able to say that AJ set to work on the bike with assistance from Jack. A number of wiring issues were tackled and at one point the bike could be found laying on its side on the workshop floor. Not because it had toppled over but because AJ and Jack were replacing the oil pressure switch.  The oil pressure switch is located on the bottom of the engine and had the bike been left...

  Saturday October 5th 2024 The Grinnng Reaper mysteriusly appeared during the session.  Look out Dneprs everywhere. Kawasaki Z250. Graham and Don worked to try and ensure the fuel levels were correct.  Kawasaki in their infinite wisdom only specified a fuel level and did not provide a float height.  Initially the bike was taken outside and started up.  Having previously run reasonably well, it now ran like a dog and quite a lot of fuel overflowed from the carburettors. Oddly the fuel levels were quite low.  Taking off the float bowls revealed why it had been running so badly.  One of the bungs blocking off the pilot (AKA Idle/Tickover) jet was now missing.  Don recalled that at the previous session the carbs had been taken apart outside the hall and set off in search of the missing bung.  Miraculously he returned a short while later having found the small black bung on the ground outside.  I say miraculously because it could so easily h...