Mizz ZZR wrote:I'd be interested to know what the weight is, considering they make such a big deal about things being done to reduce the weight in the write up about it.
I'd also like to know the seat height
Both in Imperial measures on this site (scroll down, it's close to the bottom):
http://www.motorcycle.com/mo/mckaw/04_05_Line-up/index.motml
Seat height is approx 820mm, which is 40mm higher than your current bike in stock form, and I dare say too tall for you, me and Colette.
Weight is good, it's down to 170-odd kg dry which is shitloads less than the E-Series.
IMHO, I think Kawasaki are making a huge mistake by making the ZZR too big for smaller riders. I don't know what the hell they're playing at, as the 1993-2004 E-Series ZZR-600 is the ONLY current sportsbike by any of the big Japanese manufacturers that I can come anywhere near getting my leg over, and I'm not really THAT short, unlike some of the ladies on this forum.
And a ZX-6R J1 remake - what, did they have some unsold stock they want to shift from the warehouse? Can't be bothered updating a design, we'll sell you the old one and hope you don't notice??? Puhlease...
By going this way they are going to alienate a significant percentage of their user base. Is anyone going to buy a '05 ZZR-600, if they can get a '05 ZX-6R with a 636cc motor which is just as comfortable, and has a more useful mid-range.
So maybe that Peter Stevens dealer was right after all, the ZZR-600
IS dead
Bah humbug!