Got me a new motorsickle, and it's all KB's Fault!

**sugilite:Me** · 18th March 2006, 17:33

I bought my 1st road bike this century, in fact it was waaaaay back in 1994 that I last bought a road bike!
Personally, I blame kiwibiker and it's folks for posting so many damn tantalizing road rides and events, you evil bastards!!!!!

It's a Kawasaki 1989 ZXR750 that I got for a good price!
I'm just charging the battery, though I already started it with the battery out my superbike. I took this bike for a ride from southern Hawkes Bay to Taupo and back about 6 months back, and it's a real sweetie.

Plans:
Well, I'll be using it mainly as a road bike.
It is also eligible for post classic, and I have about 6 sets of tyres off the superbike lined up for it.
I'm also going to fit my spare arrow race system to it. (see pic one)
I'm hoping my spare white power shock will go in, but it's a long shot me thinks....

I checked out the post classic times for the atrix series in 2005. Watch out guys I'm commin

I mean to say 1:19's being a hot time? I've done faster than that on my motard bike lol (1:18 flat on my KX500) I'm thinking a high 1:15 is definitely doable on the 750

Any ways, thanks guys for motivating me to get back to the roadie fold :spudbn:

BTW, anyone got any spare fairings for this model? I have the feeling Ill need a plain fairing for stealthy reasons....

**Sniper** · 18th March 2006, 17:53

NIce work man.

**GSVR** · 18th March 2006, 18:28

You got a thing about green bikes or something? Tidy bike and they don't go to bad either.

**sugilite:Me** · 18th March 2006, 18:34

Yeah, it seems that way, I was traditionally a kawa dirt bike guy and a suzuki road bike one, then dickytoo (Richard) turned me fully to the green side lol

**T.W.R** · 18th March 2006, 18:34

Tidy ! good honest old bikes with plenty of fun to be had

spare fairings mmm you may be lucky! if you find any

$4500 for factory ex jap, just fairings don't go that early in model (only to J1)
otherwise ex england

**sugilite:Me** · 18th March 2006, 18:45

Heres hoping I get lucky with some old race fairings!
I have a set of Keihn flat sides ready to put on too. Tis all good!

**chanceyy** · 18th March 2006, 18:48

Nice bike sugilite, might see you on it one day soon

as you go flying past my place of course

:spudflip:

**babyB** · 18th March 2006, 19:05

hay good on ya sugilite, im sure youll enjoy your new fredom

(lol a funny lookin gsxr though

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**Shaun** · 18th March 2006, 19:14

Originally Posted by sugilite

Heres hoping I get lucky with some old race fairings!
I have a set of Keihn flat sides ready to put on too. Tis all good!

your'e a nutter

But who am I to say

**kiwifruit** · 18th March 2006, 19:33

cool bike man,
ive always liked those.
Enjoy!

**BEAMER89** · 18th March 2006, 20:14

:spudbooge Very nice bike matey! l always liked those ZXR 750,something about that colour scheme.

**kro** · 19th March 2006, 06:44

Looks to be in very tidy condition. I love those damn things.

**miSTa** · 19th March 2006, 07:52

Originally Posted by sugilite

BTW, anyone got any spare fairings for this model? I have the feeling Ill need a plain fairing for stealthy reasons....

Fairings are available here http://glenshiel.co.uk/acatalog/Cata..._750__433.html and here http://www.skidmarx.co.uk/prices_roa...k_kawasaki.htm

Good choice btw, they go well, and are comfortable.

**sugilite:Me** · 20th March 2006, 20:57

I bought a replacement battery today and charged and installed it.
She started right up, so it was off to the local bike shop for a w.o.f. via my road (part of the targa rally, so yee haaa stuff.)
So it's like been sunny for weeks, I get 7 km's into it and I see a wall of rain heading for me! No wait that sure rain sure looks thick, Oh great it turned out to be hail and then rain!!!

I don't know what it is, but whenever I get a new bike, the universe decides to baptize it!

It did not last too long and I was quite dry again before getting to town. It flew through the WOF and it was off home again.

The best part of the road (a decent hill climb) was dry, so I put her through her paces. I did notice the portly 230KG dry weight, but she did her best to hide it lol.
The front end on these bikes are stuff of legend, thus the front end feedback was not to bad from the front michilin malcodamia nut or what ever it's called, but for sure, I'm looking forward to getting a grooved slick on there pronto, same for the rear.

I'm impressed with the stability, though I should prob still fit a steering dampener for racing safety. I think I'll reduce the steering lock whilst I'm at it.

It's a revvy motor being a 750 4, I like the motors character. It is so typical of the late 80's powerband style! It feels so much like my GSXR750 from the same period it's not funny!
I noticed the collector box on the exhaust has had the bash, so the race pipe will make a big difference there me thinks. And fer sure those Keihn flat slides will be primo.

The rear shock is shagged, so under power she is wallowing and running wide, especially on sweepers.
STOP THE PRESS!!! I just now went and measured the shock, and it is the same length as my spare White Power shock for the superbike, and I have 3 different springs for that shock, so yahooooooo!

A little birdy told me a while back that a friend of mine has a set of spare marvics doing nothing....now those would sharpen up steering response!
This post classic race/road bike project is just getting better all the time!!!

**sugilite:Me** · 20th March 2006, 21:07

Thanks for the cool comments everyone!
Special thanks to ZZR for the fairing links....

Baby b, I was thinking I was going to have to build a GSXR 7/11 to be competitive, but then I saw the lap times and the 1989 ZXR came up for a good price, I just had to do it.
I'll be going for a cruisey night ride later, and yeah, it will be a buzz to enjoy the freedom of the open road again!