Hi! Im Tom

[tkoh12]

Hi everybody i thought seen as though i jus bought my zxr400 i should join one of these forums

i live in stockton-on-tees and am 16 waitin to be 17 so i can do my DAS. I bought a Kawasaki ZXR400 L1 from my mates dads garage which he recieved the bike as a stolen and recovered i managed to get it for £400 which i think is a great bargain!!!!!

Cheers Tom

[RedexRobB]

welcome to the forum tom, sounds like a good buy, any pictures?

[tkoh12]

yes i do but how do u put them up sorry i havent a clue!!!!

[RedexRobB]

when you reply to a thread, look below the box where you type, theres a tag saying 'upload attachment', click on that and the rest is self explanatory i hope

[tkoh12]

Here is the bike what do u think ?? i think it is a L1 still waiting for log book to come back to me

[RedexRobB]

looks really good mate, what work needed doing after the recovery?

And what plate is it on?

[tkoh12]

Well it didnt have keys or log books so i bought a replacement ignition set with petrol cap and seat lock off ebay for around £25 which was cheap compared to ma scooters wen i lost the keys for it . Still waiting on the log book though not sure how long it takes to come back to me!

After i fitted the ignition i was dying to hear what the bike sounded like but i thought the battery would be dead. So i tried it just for the crack hoping for a bit of luck and it started straight away and my ears were loving the noise

i need to get it restricted however to 33bhp which im not sure how much that will set me back so any clues??

The bike has 23k miles on clock which for its ages is awesome!!! the bike is in great condition too!!!

and it is a H reg!

[RedexRobB]

yeah that'll be an L1 then

it will cost you nothing to restrict if you look at this thread

viewtopic.php?f=42&t=5599

Im not 100% sure on this but ive heard its not a legal requirement to have restriction certificates, you'll need to check it out for sure tho. I know when i got a bike restricted it cost about 120 quid for the washers and 60 quid to fit them!!! :S

[tkoh12]

Thanks! that is a great help do you think i ring my local motorcycle dealer they will be able to tell me if the restricters are a legal requirement???
Jus as ill be 17 it has to be 33bhp. i was thinkin tho that over the years the bike has maybe lost a few of its japanese horses lol

[rover220]

it wont have lost any of its horses really.

certainly not enough to get away with not restricting it.

[RedexRobB]

they might know, they might not, im not sure where you would find a definate answer to be honest

[tkoh12]

hmm, do u think i could get away with out gettin it restricted ????

[RedexRobB]

well it has been known for people to get away with it, people dont get asked for certificates when they have an accident and the police certainly dont seem to ask, but its not really worth running the risk really, especially when you look at it from the legal side of things, you could potentially be driving without a license, that can get you into al sorts of trouble if your caught!

spend a few hours finding out for sure and then go from there. DVLA might be a good start? But i definately wouldnt risk it for the sake of a few hours finding out for sure.

[tkoh12]

Yeh thanks i might send a few emails to insurance companys and to the DVLA see whats what ill let you know if its a legal requirement or not when i find out

Cheers

Tom

P.s Love the forum already

[masterofinsanity]

Hi Tom welcome to the zxrworld forum.Very nice zxr400 you got there, in the best colour scheme too, not your old one is it Gem??

if you need some restriction washers speak to lindaloo she has some for sale.