Green is the fastest colour

[Top-shaggy]

Hi, my names Shaun and I'm new to the forum and .... Ahem.... New to the ZXR400
Being a two stroke addict and KR/AR fan, its taken me quite a while to embrace the virtues of 4stroke 400cc madness.
But I've jumped in now with both boots and it only took the first 70miles riding it home to make me smitten.
Vibration, buzzing, revving, zinging, zapping, darting around the traffic ... Great fun!

My steed is pretty standard and in good order. Slight flat spot around 4000 but that's nothing after riding a highly strung 2t with all its grumpiness. I'm thinking I need to balance the carbs?

Here's a couple of pics. Will post some more when it's had a strip n clean..
Cheers

[tink]

Hi and very nice bike you have

[zxr89]

Wow.! original painting!

[zimm]

Hi !

as said in the other thread, nice to see one so clean and original

any pictures of the KR ?

I was always partial to the TZR's, would like one again, but they're a lot of money for not a lot of performance now.. KR1's were always the quick one.. but the only one i ever had a go on was, umm .. i think tired is the word im looking for.

[Top-shaggy]

Hi !

as said in the other thread, nice to see one so clean and original

any pictures of the KR ?

I was always partial to the TZR's, would like one again, but they're a lot of money for not a lot of performance now.. KR1's were always the quick one.. but the only one i ever had a go on was, umm .. i think tired is the word im looking for.

I'm a bit of a Kwak fan.. Here's a couple including the R
It always rains when I take them out..

[zimm]

lovely, and in the best colours too

very rare and special bike that.

The KR1-R that is.

Ive never ridden an AR, one of my friends had one, but by the time i'd passed my CBT (on a full power tzr - been riding on roads 2 years by then as had been living in the hebrides and was exempt from cbt) he'd acquired an ex IOM tt TZR250.. which fortunately (for me) was missing the PV link and ran like shite.. so i could still beat him when we went out for a ride..

[zimm]

this is going to seem an odd question from someone who's been riding zxr400's in one form or another for.. um, well, since 1998*... but is it not a bit gutless heavy and pedestrian compared to the KR1 ? or is that me viewing 2 stroke power bands through rose tinted glasses ?






*cos you cant despatch a tzr 1kt without something going bang, but you can ride a zx4 (not zxr) 400 miles a day comfortably (when in your early 20's)

[Top-shaggy]

The KR is light, stops on a pin head, turns quick and screams when the power kicks in on the KIPS...it's a very quick bike.
I've not had the ZXR long but I like the planted feel and balance, its more forgiving and inspires confidence .. Reliability? Not had it long enough to say.

I'm also enjoying having something in keeping with the prod series that I can compare to the 2 strokes

Like my intro suggested, I've been a two stroke nut for most of my riding days (other than sortee's into Hayabusa CBR territory) and this is one of those bikes I always fancied. It helps that the wifey likes it too )

[zimm]

makes sense..

reliability ? keep on top of it and they go on forever.. ive had 2 that covered over 60,000 miles in my ownership without any major work (head gasket every 25k or so + regular servicing .. ) one lived on motorways at 12k+ all day long (and was capable of 143mph according to thames valley constabulary) and eventually got stolen and crashed whilst i was at uni (swapped the wreckage for a tzr engine), the other my ex kept .. bottom end was a bit rumbly by then but she did ride it hard, (only person ive ever known who could wear out the sides of a back tyre before the middle - on the roads) and i'd thrashed it to, round, and back from the alps a few times.. its neglect that ruins them (like any bike really), i got both the formentioned bikes with around 5000 miles on the clock.. and had little damage/wear to undo.

[Mori Man]

Nice pack

I find my ZXR faster than my RG , the 2T will initially skelp it but not for long

When I stop using the ZXR then go back to it I always wonder why I stopped using it Just fitted new hoops on it and adjustable dog bones and it rides lovely

Keep em green fella

[Top-shaggy]

Thanks guys, I will post some pics in the show n tell section soon.
Got it apart and it's in tremendous condition.
It's just not been used... (Q voice of Dick Dastardly...) Hehehe

Some parts I needed have come today so may do them and then take it for another zap
Fingers crossed the bludy sun comes out to play too, I'm getting nesh as I get old )

[Mori Man]

Let us know how it goes , except the " sun " part as fear your onto plums

Been in bike shed all day hauling an engine out and fitting another - rain tomorrow so thankfully it's just bolting everything back on and filling with fluids - no test ride though

[Top-shaggy]

Flat spot at just under 4000 sorted .. The rubber rings sealing the float valve had perished. Never had that happen before but after changing the broken one and others for good measure .. Voila.. Smooth as a babies on take off yay!

Interesting that you can't buy the seals separate for the L9 but you can on the earlier model (H).. Seals cost a whopping £0.68p each worked a treat against around £50 per carb to buy the seal in the set for the L model

I'm all made up... Just can't wait now for spring
Happy New Year people

[Top-shaggy]

Well bike serviced, new mot and looking forward to giving it some miles this summer..yay