So, i promised you earlier i'll post here
This is a '92 kawasaki zxr400, bought for about 950eu, 3 months ago. It has a few mechanical problems (gaskets, oil leaks) but it seemed a good fair. There plastics were cracked, the paint was scratched and above all, i managed to crack the front part in 4 pieces. But i managed to fix all cracks, and spray some filler/paint over the most parts. I'll RK the engine this spring, in a specialized service, since i'm not a specialist in these matters. Anyway, i learned something from the manual, and could do easy jobs on this moto. I just cleaned the ail filter, ordered new oil Motul 7100 10w40, Mann oil filter, xenon 6000k, measured the rezistence of spark plugs wires ~4.5 kohms, lubricated the clutch/acceleration cable, repaired the cracks with and other detailing stuff.
Hopefully, i'll manage to restaurate it 100% Here is a few pics:
Kawa zx4r '92
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Re: Kawa zx4r '92
certainly looks like you're getting stuck in. have you decided on a final paint job for it yet?
I do 700 miles a week in all weathers including snow, that's roughly 35,000 miles a year, and some weekend warrior biker has the nerve to get out of his Audi at work to tell me to I was riding far too fast in the wet (over taking at 50... fast eh?).
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Re: Kawa zx4r '92
Well...kinda'... I want the front part - white, the sides white (the upper half) and blue de rest, and the parts under the seats (white and green; i allready did this). Also the fenders are painted matt green. The windshield is matt black, and some other little parts that are black gloss. I'll post some more pics after i come back from work (BTW it is snowiiiinnnggggg )
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Re: Kawa zx4r '92
i want mine either plain matt black, or ktm orange. Think it really brings out its modern looks!
I do 700 miles a week in all weathers including snow, that's roughly 35,000 miles a year, and some weekend warrior biker has the nerve to get out of his Audi at work to tell me to I was riding far too fast in the wet (over taking at 50... fast eh?).
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Re: Kawa zx4r '92
Ok, so it suffered a few modifications. Now, it has zxr750front calipers, motul 7100, mann oil filter, chain lubed by motul spray, end fairings custom painted, and i will paint the front fairings blue with green/yellow pearl
Oh, btw, i went for my first 'real' ride through town as the weather was just fine this saturday. I enjoy every bit of this little ninja
Oh, btw, i went for my first 'real' ride through town as the weather was just fine this saturday. I enjoy every bit of this little ninja
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Re: Kawa zx4r '92
So, after about 1 year, i can really enjoy this bike. Fork working well, wheel is not hitting the radiators , all is well. It would need a better paint, but it still looks ok. I tried a little monster theme, but i would have prefered the original theme. Maybe when i will have more time, i will paint it stock again. Polished it, it looks a bit shiny.
I managed to clean it really well, had some oil leaks (now it won't even drop a drop of oil ), my crazy mecanic that i took it saturday for the fork oil change, managed to ride it with top speed 180 km/h in town (limited and i am not going to de-restrict it).
Oh...the yoshimura exhaust pipe is killing me, i really need to adapt a silencer
I managed to clean it really well, had some oil leaks (now it won't even drop a drop of oil ), my crazy mecanic that i took it saturday for the fork oil change, managed to ride it with top speed 180 km/h in town (limited and i am not going to de-restrict it).
Oh...the yoshimura exhaust pipe is killing me, i really need to adapt a silencer
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