ZX6R Resurrection: Updated with BLING! - May 23rd

[The Tot]

Let me recap what happened

The saga of my ZX6R started off like this.

September 21st when i slid my bike coming home from work as the front end washed out. I slid down the road for about 10 yards unhurt, but the bike decided to aim for a car.

RESULT

After a 10mph lowside into a car, it ended up looking like this

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Tastefully modified fairings
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Not quite the exxon valdez but i tried to warn loads of passing bikers about the oil, but they carried on blindly! A few stopped and asked what the problem was, bless , but it meant the parked their bike up RIGHT where the greatest concetration of oil was. Kwaka engine casings are made of jacobs cream crackers!

https://photos-b.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v143/10/100/500990711/n500990711_381989_649.jpg

Seeing that i hit the car on the side, how the hell did the arse get a tumble!!!

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Bye bye Ninja boy

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Bike to car interface!

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Bike keeling over like a beached whale saying - nehheheerrrhrhrehrh nhehrhehehehrererer feeed mee with teh oil!!! So new exhaust and casing later - it was fine (my mate like a twat dropped the bike and scored the casing - pleb forgot to lower the sidestand!)

https://photos-c.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v152/10/100/500990711/n500990711_406758_2776.jpg

A saturday morning spent stripping off parts - broken clip ons and indis and fairings

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It later transpired that i had a hole in my headers somewhere which caused the bike to blow in various places.

So, after a short bash at MCN ninjas, i found this.

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140 quid later i had a swona full titanium system which I was happy with.

Fiddling about and getting the baffles to fit for the MOT was a bit of a pain in the arse and one that I could have done without. I later found out that my headbearings were screwed, so off to get new head bearings fitted and passed the MOT.

Time for some fairings i think.

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So as well as that, i decided to buy some other accessories. Knowing that i already had powerful lights on the bike in the form of philips Xtreme Power, I decided to give the HID's a shot.

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Got them for 30 quid from diane-shop on ebay - H4 Bi-Xenons.

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Goes to show how small the ballast is.

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The bulb with its sliding mechanism that goes chunk chunk when you flip between hi-lo.

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Some carbon parts

So Christmas came and went and i had the bike at the spray shop.

Today, it was the time for its return.

I was slightly disappointed with the numberboards but the rest of the paintwork is immaculate. Most of the expense was a result of removing the dent in my tank, and fixing fucked plastics - especially the rear panels where it had cracked (i got the panels for 40 quid a pair on ebay considering my original ones were destroyed) and the hugger which was fraying and cracking.

I'll let the pictures do the talking and leave the verdict out on the rear numberboard - i wanted it more like my ZXR250 but i gave this picture as a reference


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The result

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I suppose i can always go over the numberboard with vinyl and do it that way just to make it right, but i'm happy with it for the time being. The rest of the bike is ace.

Now it was time to fit the Eks E Nonz

Finding a place to mount all the equipment became the main challenge since the wiring box needed to be placed midway between the ballast and battery. I had mounted the ballast beneath the lights in the nosecone,

Once again, i'll let the pictures explain what i did. It was a matter of just routing wiring and getting the right connectors. Unfortunately for me, they did not have the H4 connector supplied to go with the wire from the ballast so i just smashed the plastic and wedged the appropriate spades into the H4 connector.

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A bit of a mess I say

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Ballast out of sight under the clocks

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How I bodged the H4 adapter onto the connector.

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6000K of luminescence. I will post night shots when it gets darker.

Anyway, glad to have it back, but i HAVE noticed some problems

The bike was a bitch to get starting again! A plume of white smoke came pouring out the rear - i assume because it's condensation vapour in exhaust and possibly the downpipes. It was a white-ish sort of smoke, followed by reluctance to idle correctly. I put in a full tank of fuel and just put it on choke for 5 mins. After getting it going, it was stuttering and whenever i released the clutch, it would die, so had to ride on choke for another 5 mins. I would suspect it was because of the remaining fuel prior to me filling up getting a smidge stale over the winter and a combination of the cold resulting in that. The sight glass in the oil has condensation in it. I'm not sure if i should get worried since it might indicate head gasket issues or just that it's considerably colder out here and that it hasn't been running for about 2 months.

My rear light doesn't work so i will need to test that out with a multimeter at some point to check if its a faulty loom - i seriously cannot be bothered to track back the wire and remove it, although i do suspect it might have something to do with the HID installation - i must look at my Haynes and isolate the problem.

Next project - Get some Hyperpro shock and progressive forks.
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The Tot 2019 Z1000SX - 2007 R1
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[McGee]

Looks good man.
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Its pronounced Jixxer!

[The Tot]

Some night shots of the Xenons

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Compare that with the standard Philips Xtreme Power

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The Tot 2019 Z1000SX - 2007 R1
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[quacker_boy]

Looks the dogs danglies in black, me thinks clean up wheels operation and polish rims. You know it makes sense

Do quite want one of these....very nice bikes. How much was it to get the fairings and tank all sprayed?
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wizzzard wrote: Imagine God just stopping by, tidying your front room up and then quietly letting himself out again. Statisticly more likely to happen than Korn being on here.

[The Tot]

It would have been 500 if it was just a straight up respray but i had cracked hugger and dented tank so it was 600 all in which i don't think is unreasonable seeing that the dent in the tank was a bit of a ball ache - left a 30mm dimple.
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The Tot 2019 Z1000SX - 2007 R1
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[binge]

Now you just need some more black leathers.
Looking cool though man. Once the Babyblade is done, Were off out for another Hoon!

[quacker_boy]

Doesn't sound too bad at all, i assume you have to inform the DVLA/Insurance don't you?
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wizzzard wrote: Imagine God just stopping by, tidying your front room up and then quietly letting himself out again. Statisticly more likely to happen than Korn being on here.

[The Tot]

Yeah, i'll send my letter off to the DVLA next week - the bike WAS originally black before it got dropped by the previous owner!

I might think about polishing it, OR i could just hammerite the stone chips and get white rim tape because i ride through winter and don't have a garage, so living on a 3rd floor flat means that i can't always polish or wash my bike when i like.

I'm in the search of some black or silver leathers - brand preference - you should all know by now what brand it is!

Does anybody know any good vinyl cutters. IF i send the template of what needs to be cut and they'll do it - its just that i'm not happy with my numberboard- i wanted a sharp angle following the line of the bike - not a sudden drop!
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The Tot 2019 Z1000SX - 2007 R1
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[andi]

Nice job! Black always looks good imo
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[The Tot]

Yeah, i was about to ask, put a poll - i guess it's conclusive that black is the better colour. It works so well, so understated. Well, i see it as the bigger brother to this thing

https://w2.bikepics.com/pics/2006%5C12%5C14%5Cbikepics-746734-800.jpg
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The Tot 2019 Z1000SX - 2007 R1
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[craigs23]

Not bad, at least it isn't luminous green.

[Fahd]

That bike looks much better now and those xenon headlights look brilliant! great way to take advantage of your misfortune eh?
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[The Tot]

Well i have now discovered that it COULD be experiencing a possible valve or head gasket problem due to the white smoke/steam ONLY on the overrun. Bugger, new engine time it may seem or just a valve rebuild -whichever is cheaper!
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The Tot 2019 Z1000SX - 2007 R1
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[Wave2k]

Thats Kawasakis for you, chocolate head gaskets, i say it alot but people think im actually joking when i say that.
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[Fawbish]

[The Tot]

Nah - black = subtle and timeless


Mileage on bike is 28k on a late 1996 plate. Has had valves done, camchain tensioner done etc.

Ninjas are known for popping head gaskets or should i say all kawasaki IL4's. - get onto MCN ninjas and you'll be surprised as to how common it becomes. The F model is supposedly meant to have a more reliable engine than the G
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The Tot 2019 Z1000SX - 2007 R1
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[Fawbish]

*knees quiver and fawbish runs away screaming and pissing like a little girl*






Good call with the black
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"Oh....it looks like Average Joe's is forfeiting the match!" - "Yeah, its a risky strategy but lets see if it pays off for 'em Cotton."

[The Tot]

EDITED - NOT a head gasket failure as i suspected - temperature fine, coolant fine, oil fine, not a sight of contamination. I just got paranoid when i tested the symptoms in the dark.

Minimal coolants left in the coolant circuit - FUCK! EDIT - upon checking during the day, a small top up of distilled water - about 30-50ml and she was fine - didn't smoke up on start, idled but then started puffing smoke under a vacuum - so either on the overrun or on a closed throttle.

Time to spend another 300 quid then eh. ... don't know what's worst - knowing that the symptoms for head gasket are incorrect - i suspect it's a leaking valve! It's more money out and labour but it's like my main form of transport for when i'd be doing shift work in spring so i'd need it being tip - top. The oil and coolant levels
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The Tot 2019 Z1000SX - 2007 R1
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[quacker_boy]

Bring the bike down Sahf and i'll do the head gasket for you
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wizzzard wrote: Imagine God just stopping by, tidying your front room up and then quietly letting himself out again. Statisticly more likely to happen than Korn being on here.

[killa]

Nice one...liking that Titz
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[kinners]

very nice work there
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[The Tot]

Sorry double post
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The Tot 2019 Z1000SX - 2007 R1
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[The Tot]

Killa - i took the design from your 7R, but they literally did what i did for the numberboard design rather then what i had in mind - but sod it, black ninjas are always nicer looking;.

I'm gonna get pics of the headlight covers with it - it does look mean from a distance, but utterly useless at emitting light!

Next phase - finding out why it's being a smoky bugger on the over run. After that - some dyno time

Then Suspension mods to come.

It's all the bike i want for the time being since it's soon becoming more of a weekend toy.
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The Tot 2019 Z1000SX - 2007 R1
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[The Tot]

So after all that effort, the bike is dead!

The engine is terminal - it looks like it has decided to drop a valve and die! Ride at your own risk.

Fortunately for me,

I managed to get a 8000 miler from a ZX6R F2 in good condition for 250 quid delivered from bernies bikes. The bloke seemed genuine and i remember ordering a part from him which went missing, and then fully refunded me the costs - went missing in the postal strike.

Now, it's time to get the blasted thing fuelled and jetted correctly before i even attempt to fiddle with the handling. Such a shame but i was getting along with that bike. Never thought it would have died like that!

Oh well, lets say i have another 5 years of wear i can put onto the engine before it goes pop eh?
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The Tot 2019 Z1000SX - 2007 R1
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[Gazdaman]

Good price for a new engine. I think you'd notice if it dropped a valve though...

It'd sound like the engine was gargling with nails and would feel very very weird.

Gaz