ZX7R advice

ProXimaCore · Dougal Joined: 01 May 2003 Karma :

Who's had any experience with one of these?

I'm looking at getting a bike again but would rather pick one up under the £2k mark. The ZX7R is a bike I've always liked and I wouldn't mind getting one.

Just wanted to hear about any positives/negatives with them. Am I likely to get anything good under £2k?
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Wafer_Thin_Ham · Super Spammer Joined: 18 Nov 2005 Karma :

I believe Yellow Ninja still has his for sale on here. Maybe worth a PM?
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0ddball · World Chat Champion Joined: 15 Jul 2005 Karma :

You should get a very good one for £2k, in fact i wouldn't want to pay any more than that for one.

Pretty much the perfect sports bike for the road imo. Only real critisism (apart from the weight which, to be fair is a double edged sword) is that you have to man handle them a bit to get them to turn at high speed.

Ant · World Chat Champion Joined: 24 Feb 2003 Karma :

i had one, you should get a nice one fot 2k, they are heavy and "big" but thats what i loved about it, if you stick it into a corner, it's like its on rails, it's got enough grunt to keep up with most newer bikes too! big service is at 16k (i think)
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ProXimaCore · Dougal Joined: 01 May 2003 Karma :

Sounds good so far. Smile

4Stroke · Scooby Slapper Joined: 04 Dec 2008 Karma :

ProXimaCore · Dougal Joined: 01 May 2003 Karma :

How would one compare to a similarly priced ZX6R?
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Faldo · World Chat Champion Joined: 05 Aug 2007 Karma :

Only just noticed this thread.

The ZX7R was the first 'big' bike I bought after my ZXR400. It was pretty daunting when I picked it up. Obviously loads more power, bigger and it was so uncomfortable I was aching after 50 miles.

However, after getting used to it I absolutely loved it. Fast enough to keep up with everything bar the latest thous in a straight line, and the front end is incredibly stable. I've hooned, commuted and toured on mine it's been pretty much perfect for what I wanted, and it's one my favourite looking sportsbikes ever. Since getting used to the seating position I now find it really comfy, and toured France & Spain doing 300 miles a day and had no aches or pains at all.

Downside, the front brakes are pretty toss, but sintered pads and braided lines do help a little.

I have two 7Rs and both of them have been amazingly reliable. The only thing apart from normal maintance that I've had to buy is a clutch for the P5 I have, that was at about 20k miles.

I'm selling my P6 on ebay at the moment if you're interested. I did want £2.5k for it, which I thought was a fair price for a fairly low mileage 2002 model, but since I binned the 10R and have some big financial commitments coming up I've put it on at £2k no reserve. Clicky to auction

https://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff267/yellaninja/Yellow%20ZX7R/7r11.jpg

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Whosthedaddy · Super Spammer Joined: 11 Dec 2005 Karma :

The 7R was a fantastic bike for me despite the odd little glitches to be expected with a 10 year old bike. Yep, the twin pots on the ZXR were so much better than the brakes on the 7R.

Whoring opportunity...

https://w4.bikepics.com/pics/2009%5C01%5C02%5Cbikepics-1527585-800.jpg

The bike may have been superseded in so many ways by newer and smaller cc bikes but they in my mind they are a rapidly becoming a classic sportsbike with looks that haven't dated that much.
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