About a year ago I stuck a battery on it, the wrong way around, I think, (Fek knows how) which fried the earth wires so it got ignored again, until a gullible friend was willing to help me push it up the hill to my workshop. I remade the earth straps and was amazed that it fired up, albeit as rough as octogenarian prostitute an the five year old go juice.
Before it got side-lined, I did check the fuel rail pressure and made all the electrical measurements possible, all of which were passed with flying colours. I did try more than one ECU, I even bought the special tool that is used for checking the TPS. Now coming back to the project I noticed that when the throttle was released it didn't always put both LEDs on. I sorted the throttle cable so that it released nicelywith a bit of free play, but still the TPS tool lights don't always go on when the throttle is released. That said the movements to get it correct are minute. I vaguely recall from before that replacement TPSs are about as common as honest government ministers and almost as expensive.
The original masterplan was to run the bike in on the stock setting, then fit a PC and get the red rocket on the dyno to tune for maxi-welly.
Since then and now I have become a regular scribe for Classic Motorcycle Mechanics magazine and whilst it's a bit late to serialise the resto, a series of articles about FI on older Kwakas would I am sure be of interest to readers of said organ. Now my knowledge of FI is very limited to say the least - buggering about unsuccessfully with the GPZ and uploading maps to a few Triumph that have passed through my hands.
I am also building a Z900A4 special on which I had intended to fit RS34s , but given how shite petrol has become of late with the politicians having their chains yanked by tree huggers, I wonder if some kind of not too modern FI could be an option for that also. Megasquirt has been suggested by one of the Z1OC ladz.
The series of articles could include the mighty Turbo, if anyone who doesn't live too far from Bristol would be interested in being involved - I'm sure you all believe that we're paid a King's ransom for writing, but sadly it's far less than you would believe and showing no sign of increasing any time soon, despite everything else going up in price, so there really isn't much for me to drive huge mileage to take photos. Only my own nosiness!
Having read quite a bit on here, I am thinking that I will need to replace the injectors with more modern ones. Being more than slightly skint, I could do without wedging out for a new set said of fancy injectors if I can find a cheaper route - the wife still thinks I'm selling it


Can you guys help?
Thanks
Ralph Ferrand