Tarmacsurfer World Chat Champion
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mentalboy World Chat Champion
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Posted: 14:49 - 20 Mar 2021 Post subject: |
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Tarmacsurfer wrote: |
Best mods I've made are a set of gixxer k1 six pots on the front and switching to stick coils from the old packs. The six pots take a bit of maintenance but with braided lines the stock master cylinder is fine and it transforms the stopping power, even two up with a full set of Krauser hard luggage she'll bury her nose and pull up hard.
Ignore the wavy discs, they were too cheap to refuse after I'd ridden off with the disc lock in and fucked up my EBC prolites |
Exactly this. ^^^
Any prospective future buyers shouldn't even bother looking at one that hasn't been modded and if it's an earlier model it's an added bonus if the carbs have had their tops replaced for the flat-tops.
The 1100 chews through tyres like they're going out of fashion, it's fuel consumption is variable - 50mpg two's up with fully packed luggage set and riding like a sensible dude, 18mpg, solo, unladen and hogging the redline.
The rear shocker is shocking, it eats fork seals (and likes to stretch out the aluminium legs just for good measure), brakes seize up if you neglect them, carbs go out of balance for a pastime, it pays to keep on top of valve clearance checks and it chews up swing arm bearings.
It'll sound like a bag of nails until it's warm (or continually, if it fancies the cam chain adjuster as a mid-ride snack).
As per all Kwaks, don't leave anything loose on it or it'll vibrate off and never forget that if you open it up in first with an unaware pillion on the back they will probably decline future free rides, once they've picked the gravel out from between their shoulder blades. ____________________ Make mine a Corona. |
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Wonko The Sane World Chat Champion
Joined: 20 Jan 2013 Karma :
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Posted: 17:24 - 06 Jun 2021 Post subject: |
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I had a 600E, it was brilliant as a first large bike, as soon as it was rolling it was balanced and happy, bit heavy shoving it around to get it in and out of the garden, so if you're not able to simply ride in and out of your parking I'd forget the 1100.
Mine came with the front brake 'upgrade' which after a couple of years ownership caused no end of issues including the pads wearing out in a wedge shape from top to bottom, I actually un-did the mod and was happy enough on refurbished factory standard brakes and semi-sintered pads.
I only got rid of it because it kept kicking back out of 2nd gear on roundabouts. These bikes are 90s legends and will have had some stick in their time. The cost of the gearbox re-build would have been about £600, the cost of it being off the road for that length of time and me getting to / from work without it would have been another £600.
Any ZZR you look at, try and accelerate swiftly from about 20mph in 2nd
if it kicks out of gear back into neutral then plan a gearbox re-build or walk away. ____________________ Looking to pass your CBT / Bike tests in Bury Lancashire? try www.focusridertraining.co.uk Would recommend.
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