I've been thinking (which is rare)
Posted: Sun Mar 19, 2006 10:35 pm
i've been looking through all the documents for my zxr especially the mot's n stuff. now i bought the bike at the end of august 2005 its a
1997 Preg
it had 12100 miles on the clock at the time i bought it
6previous owners
and a service history until 2001
i've been thinking that over the last 9 years the bike hasnt been ridden much. in fact most of its life its been tucked away in a garage only ridden on sunny days i bet it had never seen a drop of rain.
but now its ridden everyday to get me to work through rain, snow, salt and shite. and now there is just over 16000 miles on the clock. im punishing my zxr
9 years is a long time in the life of a motor vehicle. but for 9years of occasional riding on dry days only then to be introduced to harsh weather and everyday riding cant be doing the engine any good also the cam chain tensioner has gone along with other little problems. no service history since 2001 worries me. even though the last owner said he did everything, i'll never know.
so..............
would a big expensive kawasaki service be a good idea to get the zxr up to scratch? coz the bike might not have had a decent service for 5 years
thanks
1997 Preg
it had 12100 miles on the clock at the time i bought it
6previous owners
and a service history until 2001
i've been thinking that over the last 9 years the bike hasnt been ridden much. in fact most of its life its been tucked away in a garage only ridden on sunny days i bet it had never seen a drop of rain.
but now its ridden everyday to get me to work through rain, snow, salt and shite. and now there is just over 16000 miles on the clock. im punishing my zxr
9 years is a long time in the life of a motor vehicle. but for 9years of occasional riding on dry days only then to be introduced to harsh weather and everyday riding cant be doing the engine any good also the cam chain tensioner has gone along with other little problems. no service history since 2001 worries me. even though the last owner said he did everything, i'll never know.
so..............
would a big expensive kawasaki service be a good idea to get the zxr up to scratch? coz the bike might not have had a decent service for 5 years
thanks