Well, It's been a while since I was on this forum !!
I sold my old ZXR250 after rebuilding it, bought a smash repair Hyosung GT650, had good fun modding that, good bikes actually post 2006 (Black frame models)
I just swapped it for a 1996 ZX7R, which has 39,000kms on the clocks - It's a sleeper in Black.
What can I say, except this My Fav Ninja since the early 90's when I was a young laddie - I saw (Heard first !!), a ZXR750 (The Hoover pipe for air intakes model) coming over the crest of the hill I was walking up.
He had given it the full burn down the road, and was coming over the hill on a closed throttle from high revs, man it was crackling and popping itself stupid on the overrun .....
The hair on my neck stood up, and from that moment forward, I knew I had to own a bike one day, and maybe even own a Ninja 750 if things went my way.
That was 19 years ago !!
ShockedI still think they are one of the most sharp looking bikes around, even today, I want to do quite a few mods to mine, including paint, here's a pic of how I got it:
Anyway, the Ninja is tight, still tracks very true, you can tell straight away that the suspension is very planted at the front, the motor is very turbine like, no rattles, no smoke.
The ergonomics actually were very good for me on the 7R, I am quite short, so it's an easier fit for me
The only question I have about the bike, is clutch slipage......
Hard launches in 1st, then hard in 2nd, no clutch slip - If then pin the throttle after changing into 3rd, it slips like a bastard until the speed matches the revs, say around 8000rpm.
I can then rev out in 3rd, select 4th and pin it, no slip ......
Reckon if I fitted 3 heavier clutch springs out of the 6 in the basket it would perform better, or are my plates on the way out ?
Thx !
Kilt.
