Anyone own a recent z750?

[Scottatron]

If so, can you please write up a report? Similar to Gos' great post on the ER-F.

Such as performance, pro's and con's, fuel range etc

[deafwish]

Google is your friend.

Wonderful bike, by the way!

[Scottatron]

Google is your friend.

Wonderful bike, by the way!

True, I have read a few on Google, but first hand feedback is always better

[MrStompy]

i used to own one.
an 05 z750.
Im not great at telling a yarn like gos is so i will just give you the gist of it in my own words.

they are pretty f**king good.
really easy to ride and i found it quite forgiving. ie you arent riding on the edge all the time like i have felt on more sporty bikes. you arent scared of the power either like on say a zx10. i have read that the engine is basically a toned down zx9 motor so if that is the case then i imagine the engine is near bullet proof.

that doesnt mean they dont go hard. ask robracer he throws it around like a toy and rides it pretty damn hard (from what i saw following him up the old road one day anyway)

fuel light comes on about 230 i think from memory. the most i ever pushed it though was to 290km cause there was no servos open.

Pros - super easy to ride
cheap to buy
looks awesome
really comfortable. i rode mine down to vic and back and had no probs. on another trip on the zx6 this year i could hardly move my hands when i got off.

cons - not as much suspension adjustability (you can always sort that though)
If you arent used to naked bikes the wind gets annoying on really long trips.
you wont get 260 out of it down the straight at EC (unless you weigh 60kgs)


i think if i had my time again i would probably of bought the z1000 just cause there is a little more power there and some accessories are a little easier to find on ebay.

But if you bought a Z750 i can promise you that you would not be dissapointed.

[rocketrod]

If you were thinking of buying one Scott,how soon and would you consider a pre loved.Im thinking of maybe selling mine early in the new year and im in melbourne.If you are interested i can pm you the details,cheers.
Pics http://www.ksrc-au.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=12658

[Scottatron]

That's a noice bike right there, so it would handle commuting?

[I-K]

That's a noice bike right there, so it would handle commuting?

Why wouldn't it?

[red_dave]

That's a noice bike right there, so it would handle commuting?

If i was buying a commuter - it would be No.1 on my shopping list.

[rocketrod]

To be honest,its prolly a better town bike than for touring.
As mentioned above,it gets a bit blowy out on the open road,but thats more at silly speeds,if you sit on your 100-120 its fine.
Pretty good bike in this hot weather too,you dont get all the heat radiating onto your legs as you do with a faired bike.
Anyway as i said if you may have some interest let me know,its got quite a few extras on it.......

[Jonno]

*snip* Pretty good bike in this hot weather too,you dont get all the heat radiating onto your legs as you do with a faired bike.
*snip*

Must be the bigger sportstourers/wagon train like the ZX12R or the big tourer-cruiser >>> ZZR1200 that don't have that problem, must be a smaller NINJA pocketbike sportsbike problem?
But seriously the big bores don't suffer at all.

Maybe it is that it takes more energy (=heat) on the pocketsports bikes to get to speed

If anything the ZZR was hotter to ride if at all in this sense and really comes down to fairing design.

[Benny]

I commute in sydney everyday on my z750, its perfect. Also about 4 of my mates at work have ditched the sports bikes for the love of nakeds after riding mine in sydney's traffic.

I love my zed <3

!

[robracer]

I have taken over mrstompys old hack & all I can say is BUY ONE you wont regret it.
They have lots going for them with the best aspect being comfort basic erganomics (sp) cheep on the wallet & best of all a hoot in traffic & out in the open country side. & yes i am bias I have owned over 30 bikes in 23 odd years & this does not rate the best bike outta all them but it rates the top allrounder
NB fuel injection is great too!

[petro]

You can check out these two sites, there is so much info you won't know what to do.

http://www.riderforums.com

http://www.zee750s.com/

[Strika]

If you're after a testimonial about RocketRods Z, I can honestly tell you he doesn't work the motor hard, or flog the brakes. He is silky smooth as a rider and obviously has the Zwell sorted. It would be a smart investment as long as he doesn't want $12k for it!!! As far as neatness, it's a pretty unique and tastefully done Z!!!!!

[rocketrod]

Yeah and now its for sale,so check out the FOR SALE section.