BOUGHT THE BIKE BACK IN '94 WHEN IT WAS TOP OF THE SPEED CHARTS.
HAD A FEW PROBLEMS (MAINLY DUE TO WINTER RIDING) INCLUDING; SIEZED CALIPERS CAUSING DISC WARPING, EXHAUST DOWNPIPES ROTTING, FORKS PITTING AND WHEELS CORRODING, BUT OTHERWISE THE OLD DOG HAS STOOD UP WELL TO THE 40,000 PLUS MILES ... Read review
BOUGHT THE BIKE BACK IN '94 WHEN IT WAS TOP OF THE SPEED CHARTS.
HAD A FEW PROBLEMS (MAINLY DUE TO WINTER RIDING) INCLUDING; SIEZED CALIPERS CAUSING DISC WARPING, EXHAUST DOWNPIPES ROTTING, FORKS PITTING AND WHEELS CORRODING, BUT OTHERWISE THE OLD DOG HAS STOOD UP WELL TO THE 40,000 PLUS MILES I'VE PUT ON HER.
FRONT DISCS WERE REPLACED WITH PFM ONES AND EXHAUST REPLACED WITH MICRON 2000 SYSTEM AND RACE CAN (ALSO WITH ZXR750 CARB TOPS ... ...AND DYNO'D AT A RESPECTABLE 136.2BHP AT THE REAR WHEEL.
THE TOP SPEED CROWN FELL A WHILE BACK NOW TO THE BLACKBIRD AND LATER THE 'BUSA BUT AT A RECENT 'RUN WOT YA BRUNG' I WASTED TWO BLACKBIRDS BY AROUND 50YDS AND ONLY JUST LOST OUT TO A HAYABUSA ... SURPRISINGLY AN R1 GAVE ME A RUN FOR MY MONEY TOO.
THE ZZR IS A FANTASTIC TOURING TOOL (WHETHER SOLO OR TWO UP) BUT ALSO HAS SPORTIER PRETENTIONS IF YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO MUSCLE IT ... more
BOUGHT THE BIKE BACK IN '94 WHEN IT WAS TOP OF THE SPEED CHARTS. HAD A FEW PROBLEMS (MAINLY DUE TO WINTER RIDING) INCLUDING; SIEZED CALIPERS CAUSING DISC WARPING, EXHAUST DOWNPIPES ROTTING, FORKS PITTING AND WHEELS CORRODING, BUT OTHERWISE THE OLD DOG HAS STOOD UP WELL TO THE 40,000 PLUS MILES I'VE PUT ON HER. FRONT DISCS WERE REPLACED WITH PFM ONES AND EXHAUST REPLACED WITH MICRON 2000 SYSTEM AND RACE CAN (ALSO WITH ZXR750 CARB TOPS AND DYNOJET KIT!!) ENGINE STILL WITHIN MANUFACTURERS TOLERANCES AND DYNO'D AT A RESPECTABLE 136.2BHP AT THE REAR WHEEL. THE TOP SPEED CROWN FELL A WHILE BACK NOW TO THE BLACKBIRD AND LATER THE 'BUSA BUT AT A RECENT 'RUN WOT YA BRUNG' I WASTED TWO BLACKBIRDS BY AROUND 50YDS AND ONLY JUST LOST OUT TO A HAYABUSA ... SURPRISINGLY AN R1 GAVE ME A RUN FOR MY MONEY TOO. THE ZZR IS A FANTASTIC TOURING TOOL (WHETHER SOLO OR TWO UP) BUT ALSO HAS SPORTIER PRETENTIONS IF YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO MUSCLE IT AROUND ... BELIEVE ME I'VE LEFT SOME 'SPORTS' BIKE RIDERS STANDING!! THE WORN HERO BLOBS, EXHAUST CAN AND CENTRE STAND, AS WELL AS MY KNEE AND TOE SLIDERS, ARE TESTAMENT TO THE LEAN ANGLES THAT CAN BE ACHEIVED (THOUGH I DO ADVOCATE HANGING OFF AS GROUND CLEARANCE LEAVES A BIT TO BE DESIRED) AND STABILITY AT HIGH SPEED (175MPH BEST I'VE SEEN) OR IN THE CORNERS IS CONFIDENCE INSPIRING. OH, ONE LAST THING ... IT PULLS EXCELLENT WHEELIES OFF THE THROTTLE!!
Advantages: Speed, Acceleration, Comfort, Disadvantages: Wear boots or you will be eating you're calve for supper!!
I was given this second hand ZZR-D model a couple of times to take our customers out on Sunday breakfast runs.
What a beast.... I now understand why the ZZR was the worlds fastest production bike for a very long time. Acceleration and topspeed is phenominal for a bike this of age.... since it had a lot of kilo's on it, some fine tuning would have done wonders!
The ZZR is well on the heavy side and wheelies took a moderate amount of evert but once ... ...great and this was a very comfy ride.
After long rides I my right calve felt a bit slow cooked from heat coming from the motor.
The suspension whas worn out bad and fast corners whent down commicly weebly wably... as I was shamefully laughed at.
Fuel consumption not bad for a beast but if you open up hard you will flush the tank in no time. ...
iger78 21.06.2007
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Advantages: powerfull, rider friendly, comfy,loves miles Disadvantages: eats tyres, stock exhaust is pants,
Bought the zzr 1100 D2 6 months ago, from a dealer. Its second hand and over 10 years old, it had been dropped, but this lot stil never put me off. I had new clutch , new engine and just finished the warranty off with a full micron exhaust, thanks Bill Head, that is warranty.
this is without a doubt the best toy i have ever ridden. It is so powerfull, yet so controlable. feed back isn't great but then it weighs in at over a 1/4 tonne.
72 mph in ... ...ride round town in the top gears as easily as it will cruise at 130 MPH.
top speed is silly, but theres no weave. i fitted a flip up screen just to take the slight buffeting away, but then i am 6ft 4. i weigh over 20 stone, and even with a pillion on the bike has no bad manners. The mirrors are better than most, and the lay out works well.
Down side?
well i done 4000 mile in 6 month even with all the problems. It loves eating tyres.
well ok i ...
BigMik 12.07.2004
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I have owned a Kawasaki ZZR1100 D7 for the last 2 years now and having owned many different machines over the years I can say with confidence that the ZZR is a truly impressive bike throughout.Comfort when riding is superb and as for the performance, well what can I say that hasn,t already beensaid "mind blowing" seems fairly accurate when describing the accelleration and speeds that the zzr is easily capable of. So if anybody is reading this wondering whether to buy one, GO FOR IT !!! 10 out of 10 machine for sensible money. ...
stuart888 05.11.2007 (02.11.2007)
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