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...my ZZR600 is such a heavy bike (heavier than most bikes I have come across, including a ZX12!) and as a short female, it can be a battle for me sometimes when I have to push the bike or get it upright on a slope.

Do any other ZZR600 owners (current or previous) find the same thing?

I don't want to sell her, but at the same time I need a bike I can throw around a bit more.

Colette wrote:...I need a bike I can throw around a bit more.

dont we all

Welcome to take mine for a spin...

You NEED a new zx6 ...

Lawnmower Man wrote:You NEED a new zx6 ...

I've considered it (thanks for the offer as well Dave), but the seat height is too high for me. The ZZR has a seat of 780mm and I don't even flat foot it on that

10...........and clogs

What about an 02 636?

I think they can be lowered relatively easily and would go just as well, if not better than your ZZR...

Colette wrote:

Lawnmower Man wrote:You NEED a new zx6 ...

I've considered it (thanks for the offer as well Dave), but the seat height is too high for me. The ZZR has a seat of 780mm and I don't even flat foot it on that

You NEED a new zx6 with lowered dog bones and the triple clamp slid down the forks by 5-10mm ... or some platform soled bike boots

no such thing as a heavy bike. the faster u go the lighter it becomes

Colette wrote:

Lawnmower Man wrote:You NEED a new zx6 ...

I've considered it (thanks for the offer as well Dave), but the seat height is too high for me. The ZZR has a seat of 780mm and I don't even flat foot it on that

The width of the seat will make a difference to effective height, have you tried sitting on a zx6?

Seats can be scalloped to give an extra centimetre drop, plus the overall ride-height can be changed with replacement dog-bones (some are even adjustable standard).

Could always start wearing boots with higher heels, such as RM Williams Cuban heeled boots (assuming you don't already).

Colette

pm Bobbi (Bluefly) and Karen (MizzZZr)
both who are shorter than you... (yes serious!)
and ask them about their ZX7r and ZZR600s

I do know Bobbi has had her ZX7r altered (seat and susp)
not sure about Kaz though


cheers

Smitty wrote:Colette

pm Bobbi (Bluefly) and Karen (MizzZZr)
both who are shorter than you... (yes serious!)
and ask them about their ZX7r and ZZR600s

I do know Bobbi has had her ZX7r altered (seat and susp)
not sure about Kaz though


cheers

Thanks Ian - Bobbi is actually the same height as I am (poor girl), not sure about Kaz though.

Spend a week with something like an XJ and it'll feel a whole light lighter...

Every new bike I've looked at lately feels like a toy compared to my old yammy. Maybe you need to bulk up? Hit the weights?

Colette wrote:...my ZZR600 is such a heavy bike (heavier than most bikes I have come across, including a ZX12!)

I don't want to sell her, but at the same time I need a bike I can throw around a bit more.

Can't you just go down the gym and lift some weights

There you go, problem sorted

The trick is confidence and clever planning! I assume you're fairly new to the ZZR600, in which case owning it for a bit longer will give you a bit more confidence and that will make it easier to manouvre.

Also, remember to park so that any time you "push" the bike it is downhill, so that when the bike is pointing uphill you can just let the clutch out rather than pushing it. A mistake I remember making when I first got the bike was riding straight into a downhill parking spot.. and needing help from a mate to push the bike out of the parking spot. If I'd planned ahead and reversed in, it wouldn't have been an issue at all!

It's very rare that you will have a problem as long as you pay lots of attention to where and how you are parking. It's the same as stopping at a set of lights on a slope - plan ahead and decide where you're putting your foot rather than getting there and realising you're in a pothole or you can't reach the ground!

Being a guy I'm no doubt taller, but still shorter than most at 5'7" and ~65kg, so I can definitely associate with the problems you mention. Stick at it, and don't be disheartened if you need a hand from someone or if you drop the bike.. happens to the best of us (even me).