A little about me....

[SplaTZXR400]

Been with the forum quite a while now and never really introduced myself properly, hello my name is splatzxr400. some people call me wanker but dunno y that is anyway live in eastbourne, fun little town, but love riding my bike all over lovely sussex countryside. bike is zxr444 L3, excpet the bore, everything is stock. 30,000 miles, some service history, alot of work done, good condition but some evidence of a crash.

been riding for about 2 years now. started when i got a cpi gtr thing wen i was 16 and really started to get into biknig so wen i was 17 i did my full test and after researching wot bike i'd like, decided to get a 400, cheap to insure and powerful enough. researched more and decided i wanted a zxr400 as i loved the look, good reviews, and that they we're the fastet 400, reportedly. and by fluke i found 1! but never buying off a polish 'mechanic' again.

Absoloutly love my ZXR, and even more since i got in running like a bike should, with no more headlight issues and carb problems etc. no jus a good old fashioned blown exhaust now but i enjoy it alot more now i feel confident about it. wacthed videos on youtube about how to get your knee down, really did help and i feel a more confident rider now i know how to control it better round corners.

i like to customize little things, just to be different and so its my own personal touch, makes it feel more mine.
things I'VE done since i bought it.

better condition L5 loom + coils, leads, caps, plugs, fusbox, all relays r/h switchgear. ctx-12 battery
front and rear clear indicators
polished frame (tempted about the Wheels)
ZXR barends
clear screen, painted with pearlescent paint.
manual fan switch
clock and compass (compass seemed like a good idea but dont work, always points south coz its attracted to the clock frame. duh
blue LED backlight for clocks (fancy some UV ones now)
alarm
gold (brass) radiator grill and side grill
wheel tape
my own kawasaki sticker on the side i made
fibreglass repaired panels and sprayed inside black
heated grips

Il put up some pics when they are accepeted.

[RedexRobB]

Hello mate, how did you sort the headlight issue in the end?

[SplaTZXR400]

I was convinced it was alternator coz i thoghut any electricald drain, biggest being headlight would kill the engine, but turned out to be coils i think, or either HT leads or caps, anyway replaced those parts, and i can idle with all possible elctrics goin and nothing, not even a blip. and its fixed all my hard starting problems. so if any1 has these symptoms, check coils, i got a pair with leads etc. for £15

[masterofinsanity]

hello & welcome to zxrworld!

[mycallsevern]

Hey welcome, couple of questions, was is easy to change your clock lights and where did you get your big bore kit?

Cheers Michael

[SplaTZXR400]

clock lights piece of piss, only thing is i had to take the front off to get behind them which is a pain, but only 2 allen bolts on the frame, 4 bolts on the body and 2 bolts under, jus above the mudgurad, its easier to loosen the clocks aswell. then pull the old bulbs out and replace with LED, u must use 12V 286 wedge bulbs, u need 5. i got mine for 49p each form ultraleds.co.uk iv bin looking at UV ones to see if they will make the numbers and stuff glow

dunno bout the bore kit, i think its made by tts or something, but u might need to talk to a garage, mine was already bored when i bought it so dont now the ins and outs

[SplaTZXR400]

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[mycallsevern]

Cool thanks for the info.