Another one!?! Sydneysider ;-)
Tue Jan 29, 2013 3:44 pm
Hello to all Kawasaki mad internetters out there 
Hereby this can be regarded as my formal letter of introduction!
Last week I took delivery of a 1999 ZX9R in the blue/violet paint scheme
Not having a bike for 6 years made me a little stir crazy - last ride was a 2000 VTR1000 which met an untimely demise into a tree in the National Park, which resulted in me losing 2cm of height and gaining $15000 of titanium across 5 vertebrae as well as bleeding of the brain 
but luckily I was a miracle boy, only 6 weeks off work and back to 100% normal! But work, parents, g/f, some friends etc. were very much of the "bikes are EEEEVIL" brigade, so for their sake I have restricted myself to a ride a year when catching up with my Bike mates back in Adelaide (hometown).
Until now................
But now the Ebay gods looked kindly upon me and I picked this bike up at a great price, as with my other rides in the past i made a home in the corner for it and it is currently in 10000 pieces to be cleaned and put back together. Majority is now done and back together, but awaiting on a 'zorst ex America, mirrors and grips ex China - and a side fairing decal ex Brissy
interesting side story there, the decals I need - one side NLA the other $200 so a little worried as quite a few hours/days Googling was not gaining good results - but amazingly Ebay was 1/2 my saviour again when I found one new unused for $30! And with my ringing around to find a non-gen decal place, a sticker shop in Syd I was talking to has his only OEM sticker in his drawer is the other side So once the Brissy one gets here i'll pop into his place and he'll fit both - 'Tis a sign i tells ya the motorbiking powers that be demand I ride again 
I do a bit of travel for my work so popping over to Germany then Czech for 2 weeks, by the time I get back every component I need to finish the bike (hmm haven't given her a name yet!) will be awaiting for me @ work. mad weekend to fit everything up then off I go.........
Hereby this can be regarded as my formal letter of introduction!Last week I took delivery of a 1999 ZX9R in the blue/violet paint scheme
Not having a bike for 6 years made me a little stir crazy - last ride was a 2000 VTR1000 which met an untimely demise into a tree in the National Park, which resulted in me losing 2cm of height and gaining $15000 of titanium across 5 vertebrae as well as bleeding of the brain but luckily I was a miracle boy, only 6 weeks off work and back to 100% normal! But work, parents, g/f, some friends etc. were very much of the "bikes are EEEEVIL" brigade, so for their sake I have restricted myself to a ride a year when catching up with my Bike mates back in Adelaide (hometown). Until now................
But now the Ebay gods looked kindly upon me and I picked this bike up at a great price, as with my other rides in the past i made a home in the corner for it and it is currently in 10000 pieces to be cleaned and put back together. Majority is now done and back together, but awaiting on a 'zorst ex America, mirrors and grips ex China - and a side fairing decal ex Brissy
interesting side story there, the decals I need - one side NLA the other $200 so a little worried as quite a few hours/days Googling was not gaining good results - but amazingly Ebay was 1/2 my saviour again when I found one new unused for $30! And with my ringing around to find a non-gen decal place, a sticker shop in Syd I was talking to has his only OEM sticker in his drawer is the other side So once the Brissy one gets here i'll pop into his place and he'll fit both - 'Tis a sign i tells ya the motorbiking powers that be demand I ride again I do a bit of travel for my work so popping over to Germany then Czech for 2 weeks, by the time I get back every component I need to finish the bike (hmm haven't given her a name yet!) will be awaiting for me @ work. mad weekend to fit everything up then off I go.........
Re: Another one!?! Sydneysider ;-)
Tue Jan 29, 2013 4:01 pm
Welcome to KSRC 
sounds like you have it all sussed, hope the final bits go together quickly for you
sounds like you have it all sussed, hope the final bits go together quickly for you
Re: Another one!?! Sydneysider ;-)
Tue Jan 29, 2013 6:23 pm
Welcome
Good to hear you're getting back on the horse..Just take it easy eh
Good to hear you're getting back on the horse..Just take it easy eh
Re: Another one!?! Sydneysider ;-)
Tue Jan 29, 2013 9:46 pm
welcome gav!!
Re: Another one!?! Sydneysider ;-)
Wed Jan 30, 2013 8:09 am
Welcome to KSRC. 
Re: Another one!?! Sydneysider ;-)
Wed Jan 30, 2013 10:09 pm
Why thanks y'all
Maddog - yip, that's the idea no idea what happened with my crash, but know I wasn't in the "spirited riding" mood/mode - did have a shockingly hard compound rear tyre on though which I think was my undoing (had highsided @ Mallala track on the same tyre 4 months before).
Project update: Mirrors, exhaust and grips arrived today Zorst fitted and sounds great, grips fitted and a tad shite (shoulda got open end ones, will try and cut them flush so they go on further and I can then put the bar ends on! The ones that came were part of the grips!?!)
Maddog - yip, that's the idea
no idea what happened with my crash, but know I wasn't in the "spirited riding" mood/mode - did have a shockingly hard compound rear tyre on though which I think was my undoing (had highsided @ Mallala track on the same tyre 4 months before).Project update: Mirrors, exhaust and grips arrived today
Zorst fitted and sounds great, grips fitted and a tad shite (shoulda got open end ones, will try and cut them flush so they go on further and I can then put the bar ends on! The ones that came were part of the grips!?!)