<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 23:10:45 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/z650/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Fixing A Carburettor Fuel Leak on My Kawasaki Z650]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm in the process of getting my Z650 back out of winter hibernation, and inevitably I've found an interesting variety of issues since putting it away while the weather was bad. Most annoying and important]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-102066/@alonicus/fixing-a-carburettor-fuel-leak-on-my-kawasaki-z650</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-102066/@alonicus/fixing-a-carburettor-fuel-leak-on-my-kawasaki-z650</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-102066]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[alonicus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 17:43:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yenn8VPd2eLiU8mxxmbuLiTBi1kQs55QeVRQQGsSm5s447QZ5UmfyigrBZhyexpKS98TieposhrLrMEk1Dj4t8qw6EEouZDjMr8JEEfuKfwfGvWaubxS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Z650 Front Brake Caliper Refurbishment]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've spent the last few days refurbishing the front brake caliper on my 1978 Kawasaki Z650. It was binding and causing drag on the front wheel - enough that it would generate excess heat and all kinds]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-102066/@alonicus/z650-front-brake-caliper-refurbishment</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-102066/@alonicus/z650-front-brake-caliper-refurbishment</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-102066]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[alonicus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2025 19:19:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yenn8VPd2eLiU8mxxmbtP8NceskmiUk5CgSPrEWToU62UiuhF7geWe7ajjGApHMpEpuM4uHj8w8kij2hi68dBohSxFjJwY5ReSseeZyXwjLmoaqHbnRL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Checking Kawasaki Z650 Valve Clearance]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welcome to the next post in a seemingly endless series where I show all the things I'm doing to try to get my 1978 Kawasaki Z650B1 back on the road. I'm currently working through possible causes for the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-102066/@alonicus/checking-kawasaki-z650-valve-clearance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-102066/@alonicus/checking-kawasaki-z650-valve-clearance</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-102066]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[alonicus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 22 Jun 2024 21:33:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yenn8VPd2eLiU8mxxmbszoyDcGWs8BYac3MjP32dcEPrXD1uBEHfqqPBnQ1JTZKKizRTWQ56As6DanbFdydafbvWnwivb36jVsjFNQ8Vek8e2WP5YBG2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Compression Testing My Kawasaki Z650 - No Electric Starter]]></title><description><![CDATA[In my ongoing project to get my old 1978 Kawasaki Z650 properly back on the road, it is definitely a case of "three steps forward, two steps back". Having identified and cured a huge volume of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-102066/@alonicus/compression-testing-my-kawasaki-z650-no-electric-starter</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-102066/@alonicus/compression-testing-my-kawasaki-z650-no-electric-starter</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-102066]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[alonicus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 2024 20:20:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yenn8VPd2eLiU8mxxmbuNc7rrisK1NjrXHiXS7kAviiHLtW1NpydHKAA9DhdXMPqpgcZuX9WVbXmf7wKUDyPpmkSyggPR6aT4ALU9gfvd6HZE65VzPwk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[1978 Kawasaki Z650 Carburettor Synchronisation]]></title><description><![CDATA[It feels like this project to get my 1978 Kawasaki Z650 back on the road has been going on forever ! In the process, I've discovered an insane amount of issues and problems that have needed to be solved,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-102066/@alonicus/1978-kawasaki-z650-carburettor-synchronisation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-102066/@alonicus/1978-kawasaki-z650-carburettor-synchronisation</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-102066]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[alonicus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2024 00:51:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FUkUE5bzkAZT3HzV5tJDiU2ik81PCd4JCyhWnRcDN8XJsVFY3UNB8DCQsq25PH4p23ACPdvkqNH5iK94xzvMezJ8s8X6SFuER5vQz7e7SPZyAdgjaUQd675VytS29mDB9zbrPSkeuwMEM4wUJjsqbEiJWVUZ2aJ7w2AA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kawasaki Z650 Exhaust Stud Bodge-Fix]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've had a problem with my Z650 recently; it seemed to only be running on 3 of the 4 cylinders. Here's the story so far - sorry for the lack of photos in the initial bit, I was thinking about finding the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-102066/@alonicus/kawasaki-z650-exhaust-stud-bodge-fix</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-102066/@alonicus/kawasaki-z650-exhaust-stud-bodge-fix</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-102066]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[alonicus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2024 21:54:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yenn8VPd2eLiU8mxxmbtP8GDtcAwBTKkEsG3udVX5DUjBLUy6guQyJHnzuEej5qdpzkwyhuSrz2zKMW9oTe8a4HAAtJNkpMopjobcbY3HTGUu9neEEK8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Z650B1 Restoration Diary #4]]></title><description><![CDATA[The ongoing sage of working on my old Zed ! More Carburettor Work After fixing the electrics, I started the bike up again. The first thing that happened was that petrol flooded out of the float bowl overflow]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-102066/@alonicus/z650b1-restoration-diary-4</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-102066/@alonicus/z650b1-restoration-diary-4</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-102066]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[alonicus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2022 21:02:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8SzwQc8j2KJa5zNbRVVrXkzCd9HNSAM9TwKNjpGfp1adhnJaaFbpv5oZ8vZ3W82e64iWiu67LYkU3QxgC2UWkpWZYawPUrpbJ6BvCgukbX3jTY8vYsY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Z650B1 Restoration Diary #3]]></title><description><![CDATA[This post is definitely a saga of "two steps forward, one step back" as I work towards getting the old Zed roadworthy. Solving Brake Light Problems With the carburettors back on the bike, I went]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-102066/@alonicus/z650b1-restoration-diary-3</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-102066/@alonicus/z650b1-restoration-diary-3</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-102066]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[alonicus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2022 21:20:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/TZjG7hXReeVqFVvkXVUAoCnJ1v1VgroFt8gEbR89Mb2ynrqiGvHHRshA3UEEmU67aZ3eKzwXoRXSv3JJdofnkEobGBBEQ2QabFmxoVbFrz8mkJNDw9hUpiriiEPd2oj447xqbLzt391Wrz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Z650B1 Restoration Diary #2]]></title><description><![CDATA[The ongoing story of my Z650 project, where I aim to get the thing roadworthy and rideable. Cosmetic stuff will mostly come later ! This post is still a bit of a catch-up on jobs I've already done. Paperwork]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-102066/@alonicus/z650b1-restoration-diary-2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-102066/@alonicus/z650b1-restoration-diary-2</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-102066]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[alonicus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2022 23:37:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/9vWp6aU4y8kx949aDJ3YMzVLdPdgysaSmkB2s8acZ1x2cftRFVPaomvu1yfQYNZNRAwpGLCW1nrrjC34vJcEZBR2Fi52kaGKQZ73d6Mf51Gy3iGFAD6nMfFFSAoezSvMLC77VTLXA2ZF5ZUAJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>