ZX7R

[3DP]

cirian75 said:

180 tyre instead of the 190 !!?!?

my old man did that to his TL1000R and it turned much better

If you raise the rear ride height adjuster to about 8mm of thread showing and sort the suspension, you don't need a 180 to make them turn nicely, but some do prefer it on the 7Rs.

[Lee540]

Been using it alot over the last two days and even took it to work this morning.. Its been a bit neglected by previous owners, thats clear to see.. this coming long weekend will give me a chance to strip it down and start making it how I want it.

Picture from this morning...

[VidalBaboon]

Where abouts in Cornwall do you live, Lee?

[Lee540]

Live in Penzance and work in St Ives

[moanthebairns]

Lee540 said:

Live in Penzance and work in St Ives

lovely part of the world, nice bike you dont see many in red

[graham22]

Lee540 said:

Been using it alot over the last two days and even took it to work this morning.. Its been a bit neglected by previous owners, thats clear to see.. this coming long weekend will give me a chance to strip it down and start making it how I want it.

Picture from this morning...

Won't stay red for long parked there thanks to the seagulls!

Hi Lee, you'll soon get people telling you how good the St Ives St Just road is, but I think your commute is better - less sheep & tourist! Did it last week in fact on the KTM.

[Lee540]

graham22 said:

Lee540 said:

Been using it alot over the last two days and even took it to work this morning.. Its been a bit neglected by previous owners, thats clear to see.. this coming long weekend will give me a chance to strip it down and start making it how I want it.

Picture from this morning...

Won't stay red for long parked there thanks to the seagulls!

Hi Lee, you'll soon get people telling you how good the St Ives St Just road is, but I think your commute is better - less sheep & tourist! Did it last week in fact on the KTM.

Yep I know.. I lived in St Ives since birth up until a few months ago..

I remember a rather spirited ride with Age (from SWB) down to Lands End back in 2004, he was on a 996 and me on my little ZXR400.. great fun!!

I personally prefer Penzance to Lands End, rather than St Ives to St Just/Lands End.. the Penzance road is smoother with more sweeping bends and is a proper road with traffic in both directions.. nothing worse than getting stuck behind a caravan or tourist on single lane road!

[Lee540]

Had no history with the bike..

Started strip down so I could do a full check over the whole bike, found a couple of nice suprises.. a K&N air filter, although fitted upside down?! and a dynojet kit in the carbs

How it looks at the moment..

[Mad Dave]

This has got me hankering for another ZX7R

[sprinter1050]

Think I prefer that colour scheme to the (inevitable) solid "green meany" look personally.

(awaits flaming by the Kawasaki purists : )

[Captain Muppet]

sprinter1050 said:

Think I prefer that colour scheme to the (inevitable) solid "green meany" look personally.

(awaits flaming by the Kawasaki purists : )

I have a green/purple ZX7R and I prefer the black and silver.

Although nothing looks quite as good as the old ZXR plain metalic blue.

[Lee540]

Captain Muppet said:

Although nothing looks quite as good as the old ZXR plain metalic blue.

Agreed.. plain metallic blue with black frame..

[Fire99]

Lee540 said:

Captain Muppet said:

Although nothing looks quite as good as the old ZXR plain metalic blue.

Agreed.. plain metallic blue with black frame..

[13aines]

Lovely!

My ZXR400 seems very well cared for, but has been a nightmare this year, so despite seeming used and abused you might be surprised! Currently refusing to run and rev above 3k

[Lee540]

13aines said:

Currently refusing to run and rev above 3k

Fuel starvation, CDi unit, coils..

Would be looking at carbs first though, stripped and cleaned, ultrasonic if possible.. get back on bike and fit an inline fuel filter before trying to run it up.

My ZXR400 had a similar issue, I replaced the CDI unit and seemed to fix it

[13aines]

Lee540 said:

Fuel starvation, CDi unit, coils..

Would be looking at carbs first though, stripped and cleaned, ultrasonic if possible.. get back on bike and fit an inline fuel filter before trying to run it up.

My ZXR400 had a similar issue, I replaced the CDI unit and seemed to fix it

Thanks



See this: http://www.pistonheads.com/xforums/topic.asp?h=0&a...

Then: http://www.pistonheads.com/xforums/topic.asp?h=0&a...

Deja Vu?

[Lee540]

I think your issue is your carbs.. they need to be professionally cleaned really, the rubber tipped float needles are very sensitive and the slightest amount of dirty can really mess them up.

I had my ZXR400 for 2 years, 2004-2005.. had alot of similar issues that you mentioned in your first thread, I got mine as a cheap non-runner!