Congrats mate. ZZR600 E's are a cracking bike. I still love riding them. Very well balanced, a silky smooth and powerful motor with loads of midrange torque for a 600. I hope you enjoy it. Some tips for keeping an E healthy. Watch your changes from 1st to 2nd gear. If they have a weak spot, it's 2nd gear. It's the first thing anyone will check on them. Be smooth and use the clutch to go 1st to 2nd to minimise wear or damage. they are a clunky box at the best of times, but if you look after 2nd gear, it will last.
The other thing they need is a decent rear shock and some fork respringing and revalving by a suspension guru of your choice. It transforms them from capable sports tourer to road carving weapon.
The motors on these are crackers. I know a certain engine builder who got more power out of a ZZR600 E motor than they ever did out of the next two generations of ZX6R's. This motor I speak of, ran to 16,000rpm reliably for an entire national Supersport season in 1994. It sounded glorious coming onto the chute at the Island with 16,000rpm singing out through a certain brand titanium pipe!!!
"I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me" Hunter S. Thompson.
There are really only two questions in life. 1.Which way do i go? 2.What is the lap record?
Strika wrote:..... It sounded glorious coming onto the chute at the Island with 16,000rpm singing out through a certain brand titanium pipe!!!......
smokin' kneeslider shot mandatory !!
Nah mate..... twasn't me!! It was someone else steering it. I was on my old YZF600R E back then, just before I bought THE ZX6R which still sits in the shed eagerly awaiting my return to the racetrack. I have decided it sits until it has a "proper" Historic class to run in.
"I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me" Hunter S. Thompson.
There are really only two questions in life. 1.Which way do i go? 2.What is the lap record?
You could be waiting a few years before Period 7 gets the nod !! but in good news for the 83-89 crowd, Period 6 now has got the nod as a support class in the Historics at next years WSB round ! Yay for P6 !!
".....shut the gate on this one Maxie......it's the ducks guts !!............."
Yeah I like Kawasakis.
http://www.ksrc-au.com/phpBB3/viewtopic ... 24&t=35468
but in good news for the 83-89 crowd, Period 6 now has got the nod as a support class in the Historics at next years WSB round ! Yay for P6 !!
It'll sound a LOT better.