Hello, American in Germany
Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2007 6:29 am
Hello, my Name is Mark, I'm a 36 year old, stationed in Germany so if you guy ever head to Nurenburgring let me know, its a short trip for me.
I've been riding for three years now, started on a Suzuki GS 500 but wanted something i could take to the track. So last Fall I bought my 95 ZXR 400. It was my winter project, I stripped down to pieces/parts (excluding engine), When I took the bike apart it was obvious a past owner had dropped it and used what ever was available to put it together again different size/type of bolts and screws, along with not doing a good job of straightening brackets, Rad/ oil cooler were resting on header pipes. I polished the frame and swing-arm, fixed electrical that was poorly done in the past, and put it back together use better hardware. Had wheels stripped and repainted, and fitted race plastic to it.
Have been riding it all summer now and found that the ZXR is a great little bike. it may not be as fast at other liter bikes, but D@%& it fun and can keep up with the big guns in the twistys.
I've been riding for three years now, started on a Suzuki GS 500 but wanted something i could take to the track. So last Fall I bought my 95 ZXR 400. It was my winter project, I stripped down to pieces/parts (excluding engine), When I took the bike apart it was obvious a past owner had dropped it and used what ever was available to put it together again different size/type of bolts and screws, along with not doing a good job of straightening brackets, Rad/ oil cooler were resting on header pipes. I polished the frame and swing-arm, fixed electrical that was poorly done in the past, and put it back together use better hardware. Had wheels stripped and repainted, and fitted race plastic to it.
Have been riding it all summer now and found that the ZXR is a great little bike. it may not be as fast at other liter bikes, but D@%& it fun and can keep up with the big guns in the twistys.