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[danbsydney]

Hey guys, been sifting through the pages here reading other people's stories and figure I may as well join the fun.

Picked up an 08 ZX6R a couple of weeks ago. Went in to buy a spare rim for my 03 GSXR600 race bike, walked out with the rim and a damaged Kawasaki. Although not written off, this is going to be turned into a race bike over the next year with a view to have it ready for the 2016 season.







Although a Kawasaki guy at heart (Dad has a 73 Z1, I've got a 1970 H1 stashed away) this is the first Ninja I've owned so looking forward to trawling through the pages to try avoid asking dumb questions and learn something along the way.

Any tips / suggestions are welcome, provided they are good ones haha

First dumb question though - this is a 'Special Edition', according to the tank. Does this mean anything more than a tacky sticker set and red wheels / fork tubes I'm going to have to swap out at some point? I've tried googling it of a few occasions and it seems that way.

If anyone is chasing any of the road stuff that is left on it feel free to PM me and we can chat price. If anyone has a dash to suit I'd be interested in picking one up to, you know, get the bike actually going. Obviously also going to be chasing other goodies so if you have good stuff you want to flog let me know.

Cheers guys

Dan

[MadKaw]

Welcome aboard and good luck with the project.

BTW - The Special edition is just the colour scheme.

[danbsydney]

Cheers mate, thought as much.

[Jonnymac]

Yep gotta love specials. lol

Welcome mate. The only thing I would warn you about with that model is I believe they can have some gearbox issues and potentially engine problems.
I've never had one but perhaps Glen may be able to word you up.
A strip down might be in order seeing as your intending on racing 2016. Plenty of time.

[MadKaw]

Yes, I believe there was a top end issue with a few on here.?

[Glen]

Big indeed. Dropped a valve in turn 1 and Kapooftka. Look for Jonno on here, he bought our old one and I'm not sure if he still has it but he was selling all the bits (I just bumped his thread, go nuts). We bought it with 700klm on it. The only special thing is the paint scheme, the red wheels and the jazzy red forks. Great little bike but watch the top end. Others here have had them and had no problems so I think it's the luck of the draw.

Jonno is your man though our old one is a cracker except for the engine. You could probably drop the engine out of that one into his rig and you'll have a whole bike load of spares

Good luck with it.

[danbsydney]

Big indeed. Dropped a valve in turn 1 and Kapooftka. Look for Jonno on here, he bought our old one and I'm not sure if he still has it but he was selling all the bits (I just bumped his thread, go nuts). We bought it with 700klm on it. The only special thing is the paint scheme, the red wheels and the jazzy red forks. Great little bike but watch the top end. Others here have had them and had no problems so I think it's the luck of the draw.

Jonno is your man though our old one is a cracker except for the engine. You could probably drop the engine out of that one into his rig and you'll have a whole bike load of spares

Good luck with it.

Cheers mate. Re: the red highlights I'm definitely going to be looking to replace them. Once I get the proper green fairings it'll look like bloody christmas haha

Will be interested to see how the engine is. The tyres have some pretty remarkable chicken stripes on them so I don't think it's been thrashed round the track or up the old pac too much but who knows old mate might have been one of those dudes who bounces it off the limiter at his mates' bbq. Hoping to pull the fairings off and find some aftermarket go fast goodies but I don't think I'll be that lucky.