The Mighty ZX7R

[bsasuper]

Not my R6. Way smoother than any Kwaka I've owned including the one right now.

I just dont like yammy's, had a couple but gave up on them, do many gremlins

[James Deuce]

You're a Jinx!

[Mikkel]

If you are looking to pick up your first mid-sized sportsbike I'd say it's fairly easy...

Get a Kwaka 636 - good bang for your buck.
Or a 675 if you got cash to burn.

I mean, any post-2000 japanese 600 ccms sportsbike is going to be plenty fast and will handle better than anything else you've tried. But with the more race-oriented tuning they will be less "friendly" in your day-to-day travels. The 636 and 675 were not built for racing, they are built and tuned for the road.

At least that's my theory and I'll stand by it until someone presents an argument to the contrary which I can not ignore...

As for my zx7rr - lovely bike. But fuck I'm glad I don't have to man-handle it across town everyday. It would be like using a tiger to pull an ox-cart.
Oh, and of course I have to say this bit as well, get a motard - they are a lot of fun and they crash well too.

[Dave-]

as much as the advice is welcomed it's got to the point where I just want to try one, I've literally consolted too many people, every bike is balanced by someone's opinon and im grateful.

but I really just want to try a zx7r and decide for myself, then i can come back here and give my opinion and make a decision.

hands up if you know a motorcyclist in chch with a zx7r that isn't mike.

I know there's atleast 3.

[Mikkel]

...only other guy I've seen on a zx7r around Christchurch is Jay Lawrence... at Ruapuna, backing it into the hairpin.

[t3mp0r4ry nzr]

The P1 zx7r is a great bike. very easy to ride and flatering to the rider. Would happily throw the mrs the keys. easy to ride and non-threatening. The front end weight bias and progressive rate fork springs gives loads of confidence in the front end

now looking for a H1 zxr750. Let me know if you come accross one and the seller aint dreaming about the price.

[Maki]

Can't go wrong with the R6.

[tzrmike]

Despite the impression that may be given by my username, I have a 1992 J2 model. I haven't actually ridden any late model motorbikes, and if I'm perfectly honest, although I could put one on tick, I really can't afford to buy a new bike. Also, it's because I fear that I'll be so dis-illusioned about mine, I WILL put one on tick!

I have upgraded the suspension and brakes on mine with '05 ZX636 parts, and the motor is now 793cc, but there's no getting away from the fact it's nearly a 20 year old motorcycle. It was the start of a period of rapid advances in motorcycle technology, particularly the models being built for Superbike racing, so models from that period were superseded very quickly. Dry weight is according the specs, around 200kg, but most pundits put them at around 210kg. That's heavier than most of the modern 1000cc bikes. Long wheelbases with short swingarms, the H, J, and K don't have cold-air induction, the "hoover" hoses feed air down onto the coils! Even the P models were for the most part, unchanged through 8 odd years.

Now, all that said...I like my bike. Yeah, it's pretty much out-gunned by most modern bikes over 600cc, yeah, parts are expensive, if available, yeah, it desperately needs a paintjob, but it's mine, and there's not another coming round the next corner, or the next corner, or the corner after that...and sometimes, that's enough!

[imdying]

Andyman has a 93 L, he'd probably let you have a bash on that

[Batcerb]

ZX7R P3 was my very first proper road bike after my RG.
I had wanted one ever since I was ripping around the neighborhood on my bmx after school. I find it hard talking about the mighty ninja 7 without it sounding like some bizzare sexual obsession, but if you are happy to forget about the power/weight ratios of todays 600s ect, and just enjoy the legend of the 7 then you wont be disappointed. Absoulte pedigree, real soul...
Heavy, yes, but think of it more like a chuck norris total gym on wheels