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Z1300 mods tips. No self respecting Z1300 mods page could possibly be complete without Alan Millyards phenominal v12 2300cc conversion. WICKED! ?? Hydraulic Clutch mod. On this page i want to pass on information about useful modifications to the z1300 and ill start with a cheap hydraulic clutch conversion that i carried out on my own bike.? we all know that commercial kits are available to change to a hydraulic clutch, and they work fine but my mod is much cheaper and is just as effective as the more expensive alternatives. i think youll agree that it looks pretty good too!!! This was the first fitting, note: very dodgy screws ? This is it completely finished with stainless screws etc. ? This is the master cylinder and you can also see how the hose follows the route of the?original cable, using the same clips and loops to secure it away from the exhaust downpipes. ? Right so here goes, this is how to save yourself lots of money. The master cylinder is from a GPZ1000RX of around 1987 vintage ( you could use any really ie fj1200, suzuki bandit etc but i wanted to stick to kwak.) and similarly the slave cylinder is from a gpz1000rx. Im almost sure the zzr and zxr kwak ones will do but i used the 1000rx one cos thats what i had!? You will need to remove the round clutch adjuster cover and replace it with a home made effort which will NOT fit inside the recess and which has an extra section where the slave cylinder fits to centre the piston directly onto the clutch adjuster screw. This is important as the push-rod has to twist as its pushed.?? I made my first replacement casing from 3mm alluminium plate and it flexed, so i changed it to 6mm. probably overkill but its fine now. I bored the large hole for the slave cylinder using good old ring drilling with a 2mm bit and then filing to clean things up. The top slave cyl mounting, lines up with the top original casing screw hole, the left one is nut and bolted thru the new casing and the right one, which lies in the extra