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History
I purchased two 1983 zx1100A1's from Sydney, one was a goer while the other was "state unknown". The body work has signs of wear and tear in the paint work and full fairing. The second zx1100 has some body work missing and its engine state is unknown but everything looks like its there. I will take what I need from it and sell it off shortly either in parts or complete. After a good inspection the running zx1100 requires some cosmetic work to tart it back to original.
Future Plans
Mechanically the bike will need another full service soon, that will include overhauling the forks, brakes, anti dive, rear suspension and wheel bearings. I also noticed the EFI throttle bodies might not be synced. So I can do that first.
I might change the paint scheme to match my 1984 GPz900R, I think they have very similar red paint originally sold as "Firecracker Red", however I might add some GT stripes and convert all the fasteners to stainless steel as they are mostly showing signs of surface corrosion. It will need new mirrors and I might put some smaller LED blinkers on it and get some replacement decals when its repainted.
Final tuning prior to the first ride, basic maintenace included some engine oil, lubrication of the throttle, clutch and spedo cables as well as some basic electrical wiring cleanup. Fork seals are good and the brakes are excellent as is the rear suspension.
Ready for the first test ride, a fast lap around Mt Nebo, Mt Glorious and back through Samford to home. In the end no major issues were discovered but the DFI warning light kept flicking on, I suspect the temp sensor is faulty or the connector for it is dodgy. Symptoms include sudden change in engine fueling and DFI enter safe mode (maybe its changing the AFR to a safe (non-lean value?) for $1500 a great score once basic maintenance was performed!
Although the 900 and 1100 were released one year apart, the two bikes demonstrate the technical and styling advances made, On the left is my 1983 zx1100-A1 with 120HP air cooled, 1089cc engine, factory fitted Throttle Body Injector (TBI) Digital Fuel Injection (DFI) and on the left is my 1984 GPz900R with 110 HP, water cooled four valve head (with CV carburetors). EFI was deemed too immature to fit onto the new 900 that would become the flag ship sports bike range from then on.
