ZX6R - im giving some serious thought to...

buying an R Reg with 15000miles on the clock, no service history but cheap....

gave it a test ride, all seemed hunky dory exceopt for the hinge that appeared in the middle of the bike when tackling a turn....!

i reckon thats cos iof the tyres, the front is a size too big !

Anyone got any experience of the Kwak?

[jambo]

That'll be a "G" model then...

There's few will know that bike better than Sid Squid, his one's knocking on the door of 100,000 miles now...

I have the slightly later J model which is the same apart from some detail changes. Good bike, handles well, reliable. Check the usual things like bearings, tyre pressures, profile etc....

Tyre sizes for the G should be 120/60 R17 front, 170/60 R17 rear.

I'm no expert whatsoever, but a different front tyre on such a focused bike to me would suggest maybe a frontal impact - ie front end replacement on the cheap.

The standard front tyre is 120/65 on the G, isn't it?

Changing the front tyre size is not an indication of a front end impact. The different size would just make the handling different.

[jambo]

The G model is 60 profile, the J model is 65 profile (exactly the same wheel though). Anything in 120/60, 120/65 or 120/70 is going to be ok. It was probably just down to what was either available or cheap when they were fitted.

[Biker Biggles]

Worn tyres is one thing but really bad handling requires a very hard look at the chassis.Wheel bearings headraces and swingarm bearings,and check the wheel alignment.Do the bars match for distance from the tank both sides lock to lock?Forks straight?
How cheap?Don't pay the asking price.

[TSM]

Originally Posted by pete m

gave it a test ride, all seemed hunky dory exceopt for the hinge that appeared in the middle of the bike when tackling a turn....!

Possably a squared tyre or wheel bearings, feinds bike had shot rear wheel bearings and it was iffy to turn.

[Sid Squid]

An 'R' reg will be either a late F3 or early G1.

Standard F tyres are 120/60 and 160/60, Gs wear 120/60 and 170/60, but as Jambo rightly points out the wheel sizes didn't change for the subsequent models but the standard tyre sizes were altered, thus it isn't unusual to find various G, J and A models with various tyre sizes fitted - 60-65-70 profile. FS is right, the handling will be different, but none of these fitments will make it wrong - just different.

It's a bit of a leap from saying something has a odd size tyre to thinking it's been front ended.

depends how cheap

i would not be too worried abot service history on a bike of that age, my blade did not have any, but was to cheap not to buy, but its a honda so alls peachy

[northwind]

Originally Posted by gettin2dizzy

I'm no expert whatsoever, but a different front tyre on such a focused bike to me would suggest maybe a frontal impact - ie front end replacement on the cheap.

To me, it'd just suggest someone's fitted the wrong tyre- I think they use 120/60 as standard, but 120/70 is often easier to find, especially when you need a tyre quick for a puncture repair etc.