Born Again ZZR1200

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billwest
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Born Again ZZR1200

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:D :kuda:
Don't ride as if you own the road.......
Ride as if you own the bike!

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COOL :kuda: :kuda: :kuda: :kuda:

I am really impressed with my old girl, I commute 55klms each way every day to and from work :kuda: . Includes light, medium and heavy traffic as well as freeway south to Campbelltown.

It has 56K odd klms, any thing I should look out for??
If everything is under control.......your going to slow

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Yep! Cages.

Kidding aside - I have had no issues with my ZZR, except for cam pitting at around 50k. Fixed for free by Kawasaki Australia.

Here it is:

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Ride as if you own the bike!

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Just run in.....
2 X ZRX1200R 4 X ER6N, GT550, 1988 ZX-10, 4 X GPZ250R, 4 X GPZ900R and GPZ750R :) Yeah I like Kawasakis.
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Yep, still rides like day 1.

I swapped out the front rotors, because they were slightly warped.
It also has aftermarket mufflers (Staintunes) because they sound better.
I put on stainless steel brake lines, and use a K&N filter with a Factory Pro jet kit.
What else - Genmar risers.
Double bubble screen.
Don't ride as if you own the road.......
Ride as if you own the bike!

ZZR1200 ('02), FJR1300 ('19).
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Hey....
Just like mine, same colour as well

Nearly 70K klms, travels around 50 - 100 klms every day, raib or shine

Has a Corbin seat
Genmar risers
Staintune pipes

Never missed a beat!!

Absolutely love it

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2002 ZZR 1200 Roady
Bandit 1200 (Written off. My fault )
FJ 1100 ( Written off. Not my fault)
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RustyAs wrote:COOL :kuda: :kuda: :kuda: :kuda:
It has 56K odd klms, any thing I should look out for??
Now you can start to open her up
My ZZR1100 has just over 100K and still runs fine I would have been adding another 1000 on it this weekend. I am going to use the FJR instead
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144,000 km on it now. Once again did the ride to PhillipIsland and back.
Since the top end overhaul, it runs better than ever.

Would have had more kms on it, but I also have to ride the ZRX (it gets jealous otherwise), which now has 146,000 km on it, and is still going strong.
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Ride as if you own the bike!

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