Z1000SX Service Series -Part Two Air Filter/Plugs/ Throttle Body Balance 

After watching this video, I think I will tackle this myself. I always thought changing the spark plugs on this bike was much more complicated. This could have just saved me a lot of money. Thank you for the well done video.

Thank you very much for your detailed instructions. I'm doing plugs on a 2015 and this was a huge help.

hi, i want to thank you for your detail videos, I have the z1000sx mod 2018 and that video is help me a lot Best regards from Greece.

Your videos are great! We really appreciate it, thank you from New York.

Great video. Having completed this job of spark plugs on my 2017 SX today, I can say that right tooling is paramount. My various array of extension bars and a wobbly all at 3/8 drive, made the job easier. I didn’t remove my tank, but used a bungee to hold it up, whilst I did the job. I also found that the rubber mating was over the coils, and this caused massive access issues. I had to use a Stanley knife to expose the coil packs better. Once exposed the job itself was ok. Middle 2 as expected we’re simple. But the outer 2 were a pig! I also found they weren’t even tightened up properly either. But without the wobbly neither would have come out. The multi plug harness for cylinder 1 was very awkward for access and had to be kept out of the way constantly. I also realised that the coil pack plugs, have a orange rubber dust protector which lives inside the plug. On removing the plug, one of the rubber seals dropped down and was a mission, to recover it. Beware on removing the plugs. But replacing is straight forward. The reverse of removal. I did torque mine to 13nm. On starting the bike, once complete, it was a task to get it going. At first. I thought it was plug issues or coil packs. But more than likely a fuel issue. Once going, it sounded rough, and so I let it idle. It calmed down. So I turned it off and tried again. No issues. Probably where the tank had been lifted for 2 hrs. Won’t be rushing to do it again…..

many thanks, this is a great help for keeping this great bike serviced. Keep it up !

Excellent mate,this will help me out when I service my bike 👍👍👍

I noticed mistake that causes an air box leak. I have caught myself doing the same thing in a video too. The MAP sensor bracket is not meant to be pinched between the two halves of the air box. Instead it should be inserted into the slots that pass through both halves after the air box is assembled. Nice to see how the balancing is done, thanks! That's my next chore.

Nice tutorial, love your channel.

Thank you. Great Video. Best regards from Germany

Thank you for this video

Hello, thanks to share this video! Will help me to do maintenance my motorcycle. Brazil!!!

very detailed. congratulations..

thanks very much. great info

Wonderful information which u had shared. Thank you so much

Excellent video...thanks alot.

Great vid!

I have this bike. Thanks for saving me money 👌

good video, thanks

Well detailed/explained helpful video. BRAVO thank you

Obrigado por este video. Ajudou com minha moto. Deus abençoe !

Great video and clear instructions, made the job so much easier to understand! I am having trouble getting the rubber rings on the air box to properly fix on to the throttle bodies, any tips?

just a note, at 19:46, the clip goes on top of both base and cover of air filter

Good video. I own a z1000. Same bike as the sx only a few differences. The air adjuster screws are on the fuel tank side right. Not in from next to the engine?? I think I saw you do it from the tank side. I think mine needs new plugs. Thanks for the video.

What the spark plug type for z1000?

Hi, do I need to dismount the left front pannel to get access to the sprocket case? I have 9000 milles and I am start getting solid oil and dust paste drips from the chain sprocket case, I just saw the first movie and seems to me you dismount quite a lot to get access, thank you for your time, a pleasure seeing you working on the motorcycle!!!

What number of base throttle body sir?

Could you make a video explaining the ht lead extender? Im trying to learn the vaccum sync myself and have no idea where to buy a tachometer to read the idle accurately. Its driving me nuts! Ps im in australia, so it should be the same name for the tool?

Hi thanks for the videos, really helpful…. I’ve put it all back together, and runs ok. However when I turn the engine off with the ignition on the power and traction’s modes flash. Any ideas what I’ve done😅 thanks for any suggestions

My bike wont start after I completely unscrewed “idle screw” by accident when I was changing throttle grip. Do you know how to get it running ? TIA

how did you connect multimeter to check rpm? i can't see that part on video

There are no awkward plugs on this bike. Ever done a 1400GTR?

Hh mate, thanks for your informative videos on sx maintenance. I have a question for you. Ive recently taken the collector box off underneath my 14 plate sx and fitted a straight through new manifold and cans. 4 into 2 . Since doing this ive noticed that the bikes engine can die or cut out at low revs which never happened before. Is there any adjustment i need to do . Cheers rob

Is it necessary to drain the fueltank before removing the connectors or are the connectors self sealing? I think myself hearing fuel left in the tank at 5:00 though.

Hi how i can contact to you ?

I've got a question, I recently installed a Healtech Quickshifter, ride with it a little bit, didn't like it much, had no problems before and with the Quickshifter on my bike, after removing the Quickshifter completely from the bike, plugged everything back where it should be plugged in, made a 30-minute-ish ride, when i tried to throttle to full speed i noticed it didn't felt right and after a while it shutdown the bike by itself, luckily i was on a safe place by then. I assumed it had something to do with the spark plugs (Google and motorcycle forums related), so i changed them the day after, but it didn't fix the problem...Do you have some experience with this kind of problems?. Should it have something to do with unplugging the Quickshifter, that my ECU or bike has a malfuction on the injection or any of kind? Best regards - A fellow biker!

Hi, many thanks for the video, it was extremely helpful. I've just done the clearances on my z1000sx. The bike has 37k and it's the first time they've been done. It was running well but when I checked the clearances there were 7 that were out of spec and 4 that were borderline. I adjusted them and all was looking good until I came to sync the throttle bodies. Once again this has never been done on my bike. The engine appears to run ok (as far as i can tell without reassembly and a test ride) but the gauge on cylinder 4 has excessive flutter, making it impossible to get a good reading. I triple checked the clearances and have also swapped the coil and plug with another cylinder but the issue remains (it's not the gauge). Any ideas what might be causing this? I've just ordered a compression tester and will check the readings, I'm expecting number 4 to be low as i think it might be a valve or head gasket issue but would appreciate any advice you may be able to offer? Thanks in advance.

Hi all, can i use this service manual for my model Kawasaki Z1000SX 2019 please? Thanks a lot!

Afferim len bizim olen güzel anlatmıssın.

did you do a valve clearance check before syncronisation

Where is your garage just want to do service of my kawasaki z1000sx

How long is the extension for spark plug?

R u using 1/2 entension or 3/8 ?

Hi - ive got a couple of questions as im just about to purchase the healtech esync to do this job.... 1. On the esync one of the pipes has a "T" on it - does that need to go anywhere or just be blanked off.? Thanks very much for the video - very helpful...oh there is a specific kawasaki tool (right angled screw driver) for the job. www.cmsnl.com/products/pilot-screw-adjuster_570011239/ if anyone else does this.

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way complicated. How much do the tools cost? each.

i have bought a 2014 z100sx with 13.000miles. when do I need to balance the throttle bodies?

Jesus Christ why don’t bike manufacturers make bikes easy to work on. 🤦‍♂️