Project ZZR

[John]

Well, since my incident, I have decided that I will give the ZZR a facelift - I cant source new fairings, and I dont feel like a streetfighter yet, So I'm getting the plastic all weilded up again..

Sand it all down myself prep it, and send it to a paint shop and get some obscure color that no one has seen before.
(ideas?)

Then move to a full engine overhaul (maybe increase the bore), and then rebalance it etc (most prob pro done, I have no tools )
(Ideas experiences?)

then get a new muffler system fitted, at the moment its dual, but I was thinking of a new thruster system, or similar, or just some temp slip ons.
( I need suggestions on what to do here )

Why am I doing it? simply to be a loser and different..

I will follow it everywhere with my camera as it evolves into a refurbished beast... then take it to koie and bust it up so I can do it all again :P

so any help/tips/suggestions/ideas you feel like you want to share would mean alot..

cheers.

[Bonez]

Primer pink as a colour.

[avgas]

this is gonna cost u a lotta cash mate.
respray can be anywhere as high as a couple of grand.
but the zzr is a cool bike.
but u can buy a new GSX for $6K, plus an exhaust with rejetted carbs for less then $1500.
Something to think about

[John]

I figure the cost will be high, shit happens.. : /

pink is fessable, I like it. Tasteful?

[FzerozeroT]

I know you won't want to listen cause i didn't either, but after spending about $2000 modifying a $6000 bike that is now worth $2500 you really should save your coin for a bigger/newer bike. even if you get nice paint and a balanced engine you still have high km's frame, suspension, gearbox, brakes etc.
IMHO best value would be just paint the fairings yourself, buy some super sticky tyres and get the suspension set properly.

[John]

yea, I do know what your saying but aparently I can get it all done relativly cheaply (mate is a panel beater willing to paint) and It is relativly low K's 11k it was in storage for most of its life, thus I just need the plastic reweilded and then the minor repairs, (handle bar straighten etc, which is already done, its rideable for the time being, but since I have a good 2 years or so on it, I would like it in a tidier state, I will get photos tommorow to show the state shes in)

I hear what your saying, I like the tires on it at the moment (arrowmax front / rear) they are sticky sticky.

Thanks for all advice I always take it on board, thanks.

[erik]

so any help/tips/suggestions/ideas you feel like you want to share would mean alot..

cheers.

Wait till you calm down a bit after your crash before you start spending too much money on it.
IMHO bikes aren't supposed to be perfect; they get dirty, scratched, damaged, and worn out as you use them.
Especially in the case of new riders like you and I, since we are more likely to have accidents as we learn to ride, I think it is best to just make sure the bike is mechanically sound and roadworthy and keep riding. Don't worry too much about whether the paint is scratched.
Save your money for a bigger bike when you get your full licence, like others have suggested.

[Hitcher]

Pink? On a motorbike? In the words of John McEnroe III: "You can't be serious?"

[John]

pink, its perfect !!

But yes - I was getting the bike painted previous to the incident, I knew that it will always become scratched etc, But I always thought that the ZZR would look nice in a racing red or similar. I will probably paint it.. and leave it at that, but since my bike is all I have in life, better enjoy it eh?

Thanks for all the great advice !!

[FzerozeroT]

you just made it sound realistic though, only 11k on the clock means it is pretty mint, too mint to touch the engine yet even, waste of money till probably 50k or so. Go the paint (and a set of crash bungs)!

[Teflon]

pink, its perfect !!

But yes - I was getting the bike painted previous to the incident, I knew that it will always become scratched etc, But I always thought that the ZZR would look nice in a racing red or similar. I will probably paint it.. and leave it at that, but since my bike is all I have in life, better enjoy it eh?

Thanks for all the great advice !!

Yeah pinks such a prety colour, maybe pink with purple poka dots?, look prety trick.

Also try and track down some pink 1 piece leathers with a purple helmet, fuck that would be cool.

[John]

Yeah pinks such a prety colour, maybe pink with purple poka dots?, look prety trick.

Also try and track down some pink 1 piece leathers with a purple helmet, fuck that would be cool.

sarcasm kills babies/various small animals, please think of the babies/small animals..

[Teflon]

sarcasm kills babies/various small animals, please think of the babies/small animals..

Ok dude, but i think this up there with people who want Leds, just isn't right.

[John]

just so its clear..

I'm NOT painting my bike pink, but the purple poka dots, now thats an option

I always thought LED's made the bikes faster... mainly when they flash... and they are blue, and there is a cluster of 10+

'Its like nos for your lights!'

I will sleep now.. sorry dude.. Not trying to take the shit out of you.

[Hitcher]

pink, its perfect !!

Next you'll be rationalising this by claiming that there are "shades" of pink...