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not looking for anything to "modern" thought about a bike from my past, a kawasaki zzr600 1997 on.
thanks all for your thoughts it reinforced my first impressions about them, will scan through fleabay and mcn. the issues with a lot of older bikes as said is a lot have been thrown heavily down the road and have stickers and paint jobs to hide it
so Budget Bikes = Avoid
Not so much avoid, more if you do see a bike there you want then go into the sale with your eyes wide open knowing your paying premium prices for non-premium bikes and that their not renowned for standing by their responsibilities as a trader regarding warrantys ETC if something fails on the bike.Originally Posted by Trev_P
I would definitely go for private seller for this type/age of bike, you won't be looking at huge amount of cash and there's a chance of getting a real gem. Bear in mind that some of the earlier Jap sportsbikes are getting more popular so you may actually get a newer bike for the same money if you set the ebay filters right, the trick is to get something before the motorcycle journalists get all dewey eyed about them.
Burblers Blackbird would be worth a look if in the right price bracket for you
now why would i want 2 Blackbirds in the garage
gonna scour the private and dealer ads, i've got about 6 months so no hurry
Out of curiosity why '97? E model was '93, adjustable forks (only worthwhile change on the entire production run) was '95.
Here's mine (2004 E12), I used to have a '91 400K as well with a 600D motor shoved in it.
i assumed that '97 on had the adjustable forks, fuel gauge, digi clock with new dash layout. and you know what they say about assuming
Out of curiosity why '97? E model was '93, adjustable forks (only worthwhile change on the entire production run) was '95.
Here's mine (2004 E12), I used to have a '91 400K as well with a 600D motor shoved in it.
Far as I knowi assumed that '97 on had the adjustable forks, fuel gauge, digi clock with new dash layout. and you know what they say about assuming
'93 E model
'95 Adjustable forks
Unsure on Digital clock maybe that was '97.
All E models have the fuel gauge.
I think it was 2001 or 2002 the exhaust went stainless
Looked at Budget bikes ZZR listings. They are asking too much, what they want for a mid '90's E model is a lot more than I paid for the one above. It's not a rare bike, good ones come up frequently.
Last edited by WR6133; 01-08-18 at 09:26 PM.
happy to wait for a good'n as i have only mentally made room in the garage, physically making room starts autumn unless a ZZR comes up lol. my old ZZR was a 90/91 pre ram air model a "D" i think and fuel lights instead of a guage. the lights used to come on as soon as you used a sniff of fuel, i used to find it damn annoying. heres the old girl
ZZR 600_01.jpg
My 400K was the same colour scheme
After multiple crashes (you can't kill a ZZR) & rebuilds, a 600D motor, new fairings, nissin calipers and a new shock.
Whatever you end up getting I'd then budget a rear shock in to it, even in good condition the stock shock was crap (the 14k mile shock on my 04 I literally threw in the bin), £240 on a YSS rear shock totally transforms the bikes handling.
bit of an update, after resetting all the suspension back to factory spec the bike sat in the garage for a few weeks seeing as the good ol british weather turned a bit frumpy. took it out for a shake down today to find that it suffers from either fuel starvation or ignition issues which never showed itself on the short test ride or the ride home through town. at constant throttle its like a bucking bronconot good when on a roundabout or long bend
blade kawasaki wouldn't touch an older bike but they pointed me in the direction of gp bike and auto centre as the guy is ex blade, looks like its going for surgery over the next few weeks
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