over running possible clutch?

yep, maybe flush the fluid out, what year is it ? if its like a 96/97 it may never have been bled before or flushed, so perhaps try that

i would definately check the adjustment before anything else.

also possible the friction plates are just glazed, and need a light lapping to get them grippy again. or if they are fine, perhaps the clutch springs are a little sad and either need replacing or shimming


as for oils, somebody on here said the only ones that will affect your clutch are "FRICTION MODIFIED" car oils....

if your sick of paying $40-50 for oil, then just go and buy any SD, SF, or SG oil (as recommended by kawasaki) from safeway, $10-16 for 4L depending on brand

Nup. ZX7's, like ZXR750's and ZX-9R-B's, which all share the same basic engine architecture, all have hydraulic clutches.

ah ok

bleed 1st , from there check the basket as suggested above as that sounds like the number 1 likely cause here

if your sick of paying $40-50 for oil, then just go and buy any SD, SF, or SG oil (as recommended by kawasaki) from safeway, $10-16 for 4L depending on brand

i paid $40 for 4L for SJ, as i am just learning about oils and watever the wasn't sure if i should use it, as it turns out SJ is a higher grade than SD,SF,SG, what brands of oil come in a SD/F/G ?

i bought some havoline SG oil for $12.95 for 4L from safeway, but only because they had run out of the $10.95 homebrand SG oil


basically any brand will make SG/SF/SD, go with which ever brands marketing tactic makes you want to buy it the most

changed the clutch fuild about a mth ago, re-bleed it last week. still the same. went to gassit and talked to one of the dudes there they said the same thing as Mick C, basket is most likely a bit worn creating the plates to stick slightly. they also said it's most likely worn clutchs causing the slip and that it's not unheard of having worn clutchs @ 20k. very unlikely to be sad springs in the pressure plate due to the km's

ohh well looks like more $$$ and the thing needs tyres. just take the bike off the road for a couple of mths. i'll tell ys how i go. thanks for the help

i bought my bike with 27k, and no clutch slip. after the bike was tuned, the clutch started slipping (more power i guess). fibres and steels were in near-new condition, and the springs were still marginally within spec. made up some shims to put under the springs and hey presto, no more slip.


whats my point? oh uhhh, k's isnt the only thing that can affect springs, time does too. they are under tension with the bike just sitting there doing nothing, and can get 'sad' after a while

u've got a point there. the bike is a 97" and i known it's been riden pretty hard. can i do this job on the normal bike stand or do u think i'll need to get a swing arm stand?

ive never had trouble taking a clutch cover off a bike with the bike on its side stand... dont even have to drop the oil


if your really worried, put the front wheel on a piece of wood or something, it makes the bike lean over further on the stand to make sure you dont lose and fluids