First Post Gasket set & rings recommendation 73 z1

Hi all,
I have a cylinder head gasket oil  leak 73 z1 so planning on stripping the head and barrel off
125 psi on all cylinders 
plan to hone and fit new rings if bores are in spec
28000 miles presume original pistons
what do you all recommend for good base and head gaskets and rings 
located USA 
thanks in advance 
Mike

Hey, welcome to the fun!  KZR is a great place for answers, there are plenty of members happy to help you.  

Last year I honed cylinders and replaced rings.  I used Cometic gaskets.  Ring sets came from IMD Pistons (they're in England, I sourced the ring sets before tariffs.  If you're in the US, you may want to find a US supplier).   While you have the motor apart, check the cam chain sprockets, idler, and tensioner parts for wear and deteriation - they're 50 years old and the rubber in the sprockets was dried out and broken in mine.  I replaced them with Liska billet sprockets, tensioner, and related parts (APE, now KZ Zone).  I ended up getting them thru Z1Enterprises.  I'm sure other members can recommend other gasket and ring sources, also.

If you don't have one get a Factory Kawasaki service manual for your Z1.  Also take a look at Nessism's excellent thread "new owner things to know"

IMD or NPR rings. With the tariffs I would go with NPR. Retro cycles sells them on ebay. About $75 for the set. Cometic for the base gasket and OEM for the head gasket. Should be able to find a OEM head gasket or Versa if you cant. I would also replace those old cam sprockets with Liska sprockets while you in there. Use the solid mounts they offer for the center sprocket. If you really want to freshen things up you can split the cases and replace the cam chain with a heavy-duty DID from APE. Not that big of a deal to split the cases.Clean the cases and use Locktit 518 to seal it back up. 

Looks like the bike is pretty much original. How long have you had it.