New Bikey...

[philbut]

Well, after being firmly set on getting an '02 R6 in red, I impulsively hit "buy it now" yesterday and bought....

2407

A green ZX7R. It was the right price (£1200) and not too far away. Went to have a ride on the bike before buying and all seems ok, other than needing the calipers rebuilding cos they were rubbish. Will probably get them powder coated at the same time as the typical Kwak poor finish is showing through.

More pics here:
http://www.auctiva.com/hostedimages/showimage.aspx?gid=618291&image=178084011&images=178084011,178084088,178084169,178084433,178 084660,178084817,178084893,178085097,178085332,178 085509,178086288,178150953&formats=0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0&format=0

1997
19k miles
6 months t+t
Bridgestone BT014's that will need changing in the not too distant future
DB screen
Wavey front disks
Viper race can with OEM (rotten as hell) downpipes
Service history, including recent front fork overhaul
Tail tidy / undertray
Mini indis
Tiny dent on tank and a small amount of plastic missing from the under side of the belly pan - looks like it was pushed down a curb and didn't have enough ground clearence.

So, my list of stuff to sort on her over winter:
Strip down rear shock linkage and grease
Strip and refurb all calipers
Fit braided hoses
Possibly refurb rear shock depending on funds or source an aftermarket replacement
Consider painting wheels again, although they are remarkable good for a bike of this age
Strip carbs and possibly vit jet kit
Check valve clearence and balance carbs
Fit R&G's

[plowsie]

That looks tiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiidee!

[KnightRider]

Very nice mate - will she be coming out to play tonight?

[philbut]

Very nice mate - will she be coming out to play tonight?

Not for a while yet. it isn't insured and won't be until November. i probably won't bother riding it until I've sorted all of the above. I've got the ZZR for riding through winter, so I might keep this one for spring. No doubt I'll take it out at some point if the weather is good but not till the brakes are sorted.

[Warthog]

cool, look forward to having aplay with you on that!


(that sounds wrong)

[ogden]

Well batted - they're heavy old buses but great fun and look the business.

Bad timing though - I've just flogged a perfectly sound set of 7R downpipes on ebay for peanuts!

[philbut]

Well batted - they're heavy old buses but great fun and look the business.

Bad timing though - I've just flogged a perfectly sound set of 7R downpipes on ebay for peanuts!

Bu**er. I have my eye on a set going in London with an ART can so might get them and flog the can. You don't by any chance still have the haynes manual for it do you, or ay other bits and bobs?

[ogden]

I'm fairly sure I have the manual somewhere in the garage - I'll see if I can find it at the weekend. I may have a few other random odds and sods as well, but I think the last few random bits were skipped when I moved.

[philbut]

Nice one man. If you can dig it out that would be great. Swap you for an SV one :p (or some money)

[ogden]

You can have it gratis - I tried punting it out on ebay but it didn't sell, so as far as I'm concerned its cash value is zero.

[Skip]

That is cheeeeep!

Nice find! ;)

[Stig]

S'good is that. I have a soft spot for kwaks. Makes me wonder why I have never owned on :confused:. Well apart from a KE175 a million years ago.

[StreetHawk]

nice!

[philbut]

nice!

:alien: - The Kawazaki alien. How many thigns can we find in Kwak green I wonder.

[Warthog]

My face?

[Stu]

needing the calipers rebuilding cos they were rubbish. Will probably get them powder coated at the same time as the typical Kwak poor finish is showing through.

It's very common for Kwak calipers to wear out, 3 of us have bought new/nearly new 'Busa calipers from Sean in the US Those calipers are the same as
the Hayabusa calipers. I have one set of gold 6pots
in stock off an '07 with 1200km on them. They run
$165 USD plus $37 for shipping. Add 4% for Paypal
fees and your total would be $210.08 USD.
I also have a set of new '07s arriving next week.
That set would run $185 plus shipping and fees so the
total there would be $230.88 USD.
Let me know which set you would like. Either set will
come with their OEM brake pads. I can also add Galfer
HH brake pads for $72 USD plus 4% for PayPal fees if
you'd like upgraded brake pads with them.
--Sean
I'll pm you his email address or it's speedking at TLZone Forums

Nice Bike!!!

[walkaboutandy]

My face?
http://img.metro.co.uk/i/pix/2006/12/pigPA291206_450x469.jpg

:p ;) :cool:

Thats a cool looking bike! How fast are they?

[ogden]

Rather than bother with the 6-pots, just get some old 4-pots from a late 90s ZX6R or GSXR600 - the ones with mounting points 90mm apart. They're cheaper and more plentiful and work just as well. I think the set I had are now on a friend's ZX9R, so they're more than up to the job.

[Stu]

Thats a cool looking bike! How fast are they?
170 on the clock at the Nurburgring 8)

[philbut]

cheers for the advice fellas. I'm going to have a go at rebuilding the calipers as it doesn't cost anything, assuming the seals are ok - which they should be really, I don't think the bike has been ridden in winter. If tht doesn't work I'll look into the other options further. There are also some very tastey AP racing calipers going on ebay at the moment. The only problem being they cost £400 :-(

[DanAbnormal]

I have some Tokico 6 pots sat in a box in my garage. I was going to put them on the Hornet but would need to faff around making a steel bracket. If you want them let me know, I paid about £180 for them I think but you can have them for about £150 if they fit of course. Not been used much.

[philbut]

If you have any pictures Dan I might be interested - this was meant to be a budget bike for me so maybe a little pricey. Alternatively if you need a bracket machined up give me a pattern and I can most likely do it for you - I have access to various mills and lathes etc. You'd just have to supply the metal.

[ogden]

170 on the clock at the Nurburgring 8)

160 on the clock on the A26 south of Calais, with luggage.

[DanAbnormal]

160 on the clock on the A26 south of Calais, with luggage.

Blimey, I had 155 at the Nurburgring on my little Hornet. Felt like my head was going to come off mind.

[ogden]

I took an unfaired bandit up to 150, that was rather windy. 160 on the 7R did involve a bit of a race crouch but it wasn't particularly windy, just fast.

I haven't really bothered to see what the Gixer will do flat out. I'd guess about 170.

Re: Haynes book of lies, I had a trawl through the garage earlier and couldn't find it, so I fear I may have given it away at some point or just binned it when I moved.

[Stig]

I got the mountain bike up to what must have been at least 15 mph today. Now THAT is impressive.

[FG1]

Si, was it on the back of the car at the time ????

[Stig]

Si, was it on the back of the car at the time ????

You been spying on me :?: