[PTA SC] Kawasaki ZZR1000 D4, 1059cc engine

De OP

First ride



No insurance, wrong brake disks and fairings held on with zip ties and gaffa, but the project ZZR 1100 is in one piece so took it out for my first ride!

It's a big heavy beast, takes all my oomph to get it off the centre stand. It's wide at the back -- I keep scraping the cans on the door frame -- and it's a long stretch to the bars, arms are almost straight. Pegs are quite high but not set back. There's little support behind, giving a strange sensation of being about to fall off the back all the time.

Took it very carefully at first as brake disks are too small and covered in rust, but after a bit of use they started to bite. Soon I was able to get the front Bridgestone 020 chirping and squeeking, though oddly the ZZR doesn't feel like it's stopping as fast as the Cat, probably the extra weight and lack of fork dive.



Engine and gears are totally different from my Thundercat. 1st is even taller, 2nd is almost too high to use in town but then again, you get smooth power right from 2000rpm. In top it cruises at less than 5000 rpm at 80! What 4th and 5th gear are for I'm not sure.

Mmm power, loads of it. It builds and builds from 2500rpm and before you know it it's you're at the 10500 redline, no sudden powerbands, no raucous noise, if it wasn't for the feeling of someone pulling you off the back, and the speedo, you'd say it wasn't that fast. But it bloody is. I still haven't opened it up all the way in first or second, so I've got that to look foward to.

Gear box light and accurate, a joy to use even with an old bolt in place of the toe lever.

Suspension is firm but works really well, lovely smooth ride, takes bumps of all sizes beautifully (good because the adjuster's jammed!).



Steering is not as slow or heavy as I expected, turns in nicely but sometimes feels like it wants to stand up or run wide a little in corners. A gently rising throttle seems to sort it. Probably due to having the wrong fork tubes fitted - the C model tubes are 8mm longer and you can't drop the forks through the yolks sadly.

What this bike seems to be really good at is going quickly with little effort. 70 feels like 30, engine just ticking over, little noise and good wind protection. No vibes anywhere. There's power from any revs. Would probably barely notice a pillion. I think this will be a quality tourer.

Working on this bike I have been really impressed with the attention to detail and build quality, far better than any previous bike I have had. I suppose it was a 'luxury' model when new.



Things like; a proper fuel gauge, grease nipples on all the suspension bearings (if you've ever overhauled a Thundercat's back end you'll know why I mention this). Well-made, properly adjustable, properly painted mirrors that actually show you what's behind you. Twin horn that actually makes some noise. Beautiful (and very expensive to copy) paintwork. All fastners rustproof. Built in indicators that don't look like and afterthought. Oh and a hydraulic clutch, lovely.

Bad bits: despite the huge rear end there's barely any space under the seat. Battery is hard to get to. The riding position will take some getting used to, while riding I felt like I was getting backache but as soon as I stopped it went away. Brakes will hopefully improve with the correct disks. Seems to generate a lot of heat. And it's not as scary or exciting to ride as I hoped -- at least not while behaving myself!


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[ Bericht 50% gewijzigd door Sjoewe op 15-06-2006 11:53:13 ]

Hee ik neem tenminste de moeite om wat te maken

Al is het een moto

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Op donderdag 15 juni 2006 11:55 schreef Googolplexian het volgende:

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Stiekum trek je het liefst z.s.m. een leren pakje aan, hè ... geef maar toe.

Nee sorry, ik heb het geprobeerd maar het deed me niks

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Op donderdag 15 juni 2006 12:04 schreef dimage het volgende:
dit is toch een nederlands forum ?? vraag mij af wanneer de eerste russiche posting komt. dus vertaal het eens ff in het nederlands

Waar de fuck heb jij het nou over?

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Op donderdag 15 juni 2006 12:11 schreef Googolplexian het volgende:

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Ik daag je bij deze uit.

Om mezelf samen met jou in het leer te hijsen?

ijsmeis, bedankt voor de readers

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Op donderdag 15 juni 2006 12:20 schreef Googolplexian het volgende:

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Nee, hoor ... gewoon: Jij in leer, foto's (minimaal 1 overzicht en 4 detail) en foto's hier in de SC.
Ook minimaal 1 zonder helm

en om de eer.

Ik heb wel een kilt hier liggen

ik kan de foto niet meer vinden

En de plee is ook weer helemaal schoon

Zo ingwikkeld is het niet toch. Inladen, photshop-batch/infranview-automatisch de boel laten resizen, terijl jij je kaarte weer volschiet.

Fat Kwalbert?

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Op donderdag 15 juni 2006 13:49 schreef worldpimber het volgende:
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