Newbie

Hi all.
I'm Fabio,i live in Tuscany , Italy.
Sometime i fall in love: so after a Honda xr 600 r,an old Guzzi Alce from the army (1939) and a Bmw r80st ,2 months ago i got a Z1300 -
The bike is a 1980( i suppose  the painting is not from that year) ,with 46000 km, very confy ,but after read here and there  i'm little worried about the cam tension gear..do you think i have to change with that mileage?
thanks 
Fabio

Welcome to the site. Looks like you found a very nice KZ13.
Probably the biggest or main concern would be the cam chain tensioner. Better to change it out before it fails then after it fails and bends the valves and connecting rods. The other issues that crop up are annoying issues but the tensioner will cause some significant damage.

Look through the FAQ tab at the top of the page for advice on the tensioners people have used with success.

Enjoy the site. We're here to help.
KB

Welcome Fabio.

There are several fix’s regarding the cam chain tensioner. Being that it’s holiday season here is one that you can do very easily, most likely right away with a nut and bolt you have lying around or a local hardware store will have it.

www.kz1300.com/index.php/forum/welcome-m...-cam-chain-tensioner

I have done this mod on two bikes and so far so good. 

Hi Fabio, nice looking Z13 you've got there.
Fully agree, its well worth doing the Cam Chain Tensioner upgrade: it was the first job I did when I got my Z13 a few years ago.

Cheers Tim

Hi all and thank you for your welcome,
 About the tensioner ,i have read a lot but i dont understand why it fail: is the internal retainer or some others components?
In this case is it enough  to change one of those?
Cheers
fabio

Hey Fabio

welcome to this site. Are there many Z1300 owners in Italy ?

best regards from Switzerland

Holger