1998 ZX9R C1, anyone experienced gear trouble?

[GSXARR]

Hi guys

Posting in this section in hope that technical knowhows might be able to offer some guidance, mods move if in wrong section.

I just moved to Norfolk and want to buy a CHEAP 1500quid bike but with enough performance to get speed thrills and possibly take to snetterton which i believe is near.

There is a dealer selling a 1998 C1 ZX9R 34k miles, says he knows owner for many years etc, no real mention of service history, has wavey disks and polished sub frame, yosh can. thats about it really. asking price is 1600 however i offered 1300 and he kinda said yeh.


Now usual talking myself out of things; done research and so many people have had problems with gearbox on the C1, slipping out of gear, notouriously 3rd... now i dunno if im answering my own question, but if this a good buy?

I want to test drive but its got no m.o.t at moment so he said can go up and down road, obv not enough to see if it jumps out of gear is it...

Hes a reputable dealer been in business for 20+ years and i do trust etc but any opinions on this?

Just missed out on a 2002 RSV1000 mille 40k £1500..


so to recap ZX9R C1 yay or nay(34k on original Gbox).. or for 1500... something else, that is fast... ?

Cheers


background to C1 probs

https://www.ksrc-au.com/html/fixing_a_zx9r_gearbox.html

[MCN.]

Thorn will be along shortly to advise you not to buy it.

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[Matt B]

You answered your own question really. Better off with an E1 because they had sorted the gearbox issue by then.

17 year old bike, dubious service history + Snetterton track day = potential for disaster and lost gears.

But at £1300 it's not a bad buy so ask yourself if you potato it could it be fixed and still be worth the money? Apparently a Z1000 box can be used as a replacement or a later E1.
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[GSXARR]

ohh wow, suprised it hasnt gone already at 34kmiles, unless the dealer doesnt know


whats the B1 version like?(gearbox,engine wise)(dont care if 'too heavy etc') for sale is a 1996 with 26k miles for under a grand???

[Matt B]

TBH I'm not sure if the B had the gearbox issues or not. If the 1996 bike is clean then it's priced OK.

The 9s are really hit and miss though, some have been abused, crashed or ridden through winters and ended up very scabby (wheels and alloy like rear peg hangers seem to suffer badly). Others are well cared for and still fetch a fair price for their age.
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[garth]

B1 is a barge.

Z1000 gearboxes fit C1's. Think I'm just about to buy my old one back!
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[P.]

B engines love gaskets.

Get a C and do as garth did, Z1000 box.

[GSXARR]

ok guys thanks for all inputs, decided away from the C because i dont have the tools,time,space knowhow to change a box, although would love to learn or watch someone have a go!

Just bid and won a 1999 zx7r 23k miles, part SH. wavey discs braided lines, yosh rs3, new ish tyres, last owner had it for 6 years, all mots present he says. £1100.. is a good buy?

I ran a HPI/txt check against reg and came back all ok, buy says colour change yes.. in pics it looks very normal green kawa colours to me, google imagine on 1999 version shows same colour scheme...


this is the bike i bought



https://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/OTAwWDE2MDA=/z/fmwAAOSwT6pV610m/$_57.JPG


https://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/OTAwWDE2MDA=/z/lvkAAOSwd0BV612R/$_57.JPG

[temeluchus]

When the gearbox shits itself, the
Z1000 gearbox gubbins is not a straight swap.

have fun.
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[Matt B]

[garth]

[Thorn]

[garth]

I used the Zed shaft. It had extra grooves and circlips.
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[garth]

Pretty sure anyway. There's a thread on here somewhere with pictures and allsorts.

I think from memory I had to modify a circlip. Dunno. Still working well to date.
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[Thorn]

[Matt B]

You all seem to have missed the fact that the OP got a ZX7R...
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