New rider Buckinghamshire

[James22391]

Hi everyone,

Past my test september last year (33bhp licence GRR) and bought a mechanically under the weather ZXR L1.

But now the weathers on the turn (for the better I hope) and the bikes due back from the shop next week

SOoo I thought I' d say hello!

Cheers

[gavinfdavies]

Welcome mate

[CaNsA]

[gavinfdavies]

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I assume these are what you meant?

[CaNsA]

Possibly.....

Just winds me up when the new guys come on here being all "i got a zxr400" with out having the courtesy to show us their bike.

I wont say hi until i see them pics from now on,

[RedexRobB]

Welcome to the forum
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[gavinfdavies]

what you like? demanding to see a blokes equipment on his firts time! you're sick!

[Daniel.p]

Your in the same boat as me my zxr needs work and im restricted aswell advice dont take your restrictors out the speed is addictive and you wont them back in

[James22391]

Here's hoping that picture worked.

Bike back from the shop for the second time now and running well.

Thanks for the welcome everyone.

[Tirpitz]

That's really nice, beautiful colour. Looks in very tidy condition, what mileage has it got on it?

[James22391]

Hi,

Thanks, always rather liked the colours myself even if its not very original!

I m afraid picture might be a bit on the flattering side, I mean its pretty good in general but has the usual stone chips and scratches

28k miles on the clock, i m ashamed to say it had 27 of those when I got it, still summers coming!

Cheers

[Tirpitz]

Looks good for that mileage, which suggests it's probably been used mostly in the dry and not in the winter, so you might well have got yourself a nicely looked after bike there.

Looks to me like the original brake hoses on it. If they are THE originals, rather than replacements with OEM kit, I would suggest they are well overdue for replacing. You could do yourself a nice little upgrade by fitting braided hoses. Easy job to do yourself but do a search about brake bleeding. The front is a PITA but much easier when you read others' experiences and use their hassles to guide you. Always loads of help on here if you do hit a snag.

[gavinfdavies]

I second that, new brake lines, fluid, and good pads (i recommend dp sintered pads) and your brakes will be transformed. If you do get some new braided lines go for two full length ones to link straight up to the master cylinder. Alot easier to bleed, and race legal if the mood ever takes you. Should be cheaper too, since mostly they're priced per line, not by length. As for bleeding always remember that bubbles like to get stuck in the top banjo bolt and that end of the mc. Make sure you tilt it over a little now and again to let any bubbles escape.

[James22391]

Hi guys,

Thanks for the advice there!

Payday next week, sounds like some goodridge hoses might well be in order. Especially as the front brake has always seemed pretty soft to me, before and after the garage looked at it.

Any thoughts on the six pot nissin caliper conversion or is that overkill?

Cheers for all the comments

[Tirpitz]

I'm not sure whether 6 pots are worth bothering with, more bling than useful. I had heard they were harder to bleed too. I think there are easier and more effective upgrades using calipers from other bikes. Do a search on here and I'm pretty sure some other forum members have used ZX6R calipers.

I'd recommend doing things a bit at a time and the most important bits first. Do the hoses first and see what it is like. As Gavin says, go for race set-up, it's cheaper and easier (wish I'd done that myself). The next job would be a service of the MC innards. You can buy a service kit from Wemoto which replaces the piston and seals (which will be worn). Cheap and simple job, just a circlip to remove and the whole lot comes out. That is also a mileage-dependant service job and will be due doing now. If you're still not happy you could look at either servicing the calipers (new seals), which is an easy job apart from getting the pistons out, or upgrading. But do it in the logical order above - no point having A1 calipers with a worn MC piston, you're still not going to have good brakes.

Some good pads will also help. Personally I like Ferodo, they don't get as much of a shout as EBC and stuff like that but then what makes most noise isn't necessarily best