ZXR 400 advice.

[carlnicholson...]

A friend of mine is selling a ZXR 400 cheap. He bought it as a project from a kid who didn't know what he was doing. The prat had set to it with a collection of aerosols and had inadvertantly ratted it. It was a shed to say the least.

He has cleaned it all up, got it road worthy and sorted all the panels and primed them. They now just need painting which I would rather do myself anyway, that way there will be no silly gherish schemes!

So, are there any certain issues to look for on old ZXR's? What can I expect to be shagged, what should I look out for and walk away from? He is selling it for next to nothing, so I'm not expecting a minter, but I can't afford to buy an irrepairable bike!

Merci.
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[The Tot]

Listen to the camchains, they tend to go at about 20k miles, there or thereabouts. Check the rear shock too.
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[Itchy]

how cheap is cheap? , I've seen ZX4Rs for £500 around Mancs ,
I've seen engines with low miles from crashed bikes for £210.
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[Jack_Cheese]

Head gaskets and cam chains are the preferred fodder for ZXR400s. Expect the cam chains and head gaskets to be eaten every 10 miles or so

Jack
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[ram_doom]

Cam chains are fine, its the tensioners that go around the 20k mark

Head gaskets depend on a lot of things, but its adviseable to get it changed around 16k, as preventative maintainence.

Just need to try and find one that runs smoothly, there's always plenty of spare motors around though.
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[Squiffy_The_Wombat]

ZXR400s are great bikes, price depends on which version, the ealrier H version is slightly faster but less desiarble than the latter L version.

As said, watch for cam chain rattles (normally the CCT's giving up the ghost), Pitting on the forks as theyre not that great in british weather.

Remmber the ride will be HARD, they make great track bikes but if your roads are bumpy dont expect a smooth ride (also dont let this put you off, they are fun!)

If its an H model with damaged fairings be careful as genuine fairings are a right mission to get hold of and the pattern jobs arnt so good!

Also check the chain and sprockets, mine always wore really quickly.

Another common problem is the rectifiers seem to go, oftern taking the alternator with them, both are easy and cheap to replace however!

goto www.zxrworld.com and read up there, helpful chaps and tons of info!

think thats about all i can remmber now, im 5 stellas down!
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[Kwaks]

Rocker switches and cams, listen for a kind of ticking noise when running the engine.

Only use full race oil, using anything else will cause the above problems
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[carlnicholson...]

He said he wanted 500 for it, but would take a sensible offer. I haven't even seen it yet, hopefully I get a look at it on sunday subject to the weather.

So, generally, if the motor is smooth and quiet enough, and the electrics work then it might be worth a punt? I was most worried about the cost of things like head bearings and brake disks, I would suppose its the perfect wheelie/stoppie bike for a first timer with little mechanical sympathy.

I'll post some pics on monday if I get to see it.

Thanks all.
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[iooi]

zzr-international would be a even better place to look.
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[Itchy]

there is a fairing damaged NC30 in Cheadle if you are interested:

Damage:

Needs:

left side belly pan , left side middle panel ,nose cone & v piece

front wheel , LH clip on , LH switch gear , LH footpegs
left fork ,

all about £600 parts if bought new , £300 if bought 2nd hand, he wants £500 for the bike I have his number if you are interested , interestingly
enough breaking it for parts the bike bits are worth about £675-£750, I refuse to break repairable bikes however thus I didn't buy it , breaking
bikes that are servicable is bad , expecially bikes that are no longer produced.
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[Kwaks]

Only prob I had with mine in the 2 yrs i had it was the aforementioned camshaft & rockers, but brakes discs& all were fine. However even after dropping teeth off the sprocket that bike is near impossible to wheelie, so doubt if there will be associated damage
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[carlnicholson...]

For the love of god don't tell me that it won't wheelie!

I've even had the VT on the back wheel! (Completely unintentional of course, well, at least thats what I told the wife who was sat on the back carrying a weeks shopping from ASDA!!!)
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