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is motorway riding bad for a zxr?

Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2007 6:04 pm
by maz66
i recently rode from Cardiff to Bristol on the motorway doing a normal 70m.p.h, (which makes the engine sit at 7,000 revs) would this damage the engine in any way considering its pretty much there or there abouts for a good 30 mins straight? cheers maz

Re: is motorway riding bad for a zxr?

Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2007 6:18 pm
by RedexRobB
Shouldnt cause any problems mate, manufacturers test engine on the redlines for days before they finalise a design. :smt001

Re: is motorway riding bad for a zxr?

Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2007 6:27 pm
by deviant
no. don't worry about it.

Re: is motorway riding bad for a zxr?

Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2007 6:35 pm
by zxr_oli
It's not a 2 stroke :smt018

Re: is motorway riding bad for a zxr?

Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 10:22 am
by rene
did 250 miles at 110 only stopping for petrol once and she was fine, and my bike had 35,000 miles of abuse on it already :smt003

Re: is motorway riding bad for a zxr?

Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 10:50 am
by zimm
yeh, my old one survived 2 years desptach abuse screaming up and down the M4/M40/M5 all day long at 10,000rpm + never did it any harm .. it rattled like nothing else by the end.. but it had done over 60,000 miles ! still touched 140mph too .. then someone nicked it !

Re: is motorway riding bad for a zxr?

Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 8:15 pm
by CarneyUK
Only problem you'll get doing lots of motorway miles is a flat area in the middle of your tyres and BOREDOM :smt002

Re: is motorway riding bad for a zxr?

Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 10:19 am
by deviant
CarneyUK wrote:Only problem you'll get doing lots of motorway miles is a flat area in the middle of your tyres
and your ass.

(edit: mildly american spelling used to avoid replacement with the even more american "butt". baz, is ar** really that offensive?)

Re: is motorway riding bad for a zxr?

Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 10:51 am
by rene
if Father Jack was alowed to say it on tv i dont see why its that bad!

AR*E DRINK WOMEN

legend

Re: is motorway riding bad for a zxr?

Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 11:57 am
by RedexRobB
and FECK :smt001