ZX-6R

[Mantzy]

I got it!

And it's great. Will post pics soon. First time over a ton on the way back...had to slow down for the missus to catch up in the car. Makes a lovely highpitch "rrrrrr" noise. I like lots. I want to ride it more! MORE MORE MORE!!!

Details: 1999, "Firecracker Red" aparently, 11.6K miles. Custom Road Legal can (Carbon Can Co.), new rear, couple of light scuffs where it looks like its falling off stand but nothing to worry about. Got to get crash bungs, no point risking it.

Ummm...where are my leathers. Later all!
R
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Previous Bikes: 2002 Sachs XTC, 1999 Kawasaki ZX6R, 2004 GSX-R 600 K4, 2006 Yamaha XT660X

[Silver]

Cool. R&G Bungs are good, but bloody expensive (£95) for the ZX6R as you need a new waterbottle too (the rods go through it). They're also a bit of a bastard to fit, because of this apparently.

I don't see the point in getting cheap bungs though. If you mount them on the fairing, the fairing breaks if you crash, and even if you frame mount them you could bend the frame and write the bike off.

This is my old ZX6R with the bungs mounted:
https://www.damons.dsl.pipex.com/images/bikes/bikes4.jpg

[Bendy]

Sir had better change his sig file then.

[JonB]

I thought you was going to get a CBR600 Mantzy?
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[DynaMight]

I got a ZX6R also but in green (They are faster!) the 6k RPM+ Induction growl is nice isnt it?

How much did you pay for it?
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[Villers]

My mates got a similar model, dont (and I repeat dont) drop it, let it break your legs first, do anything!! My mates was mint until my bird hit it with the car and knocked it over cost £350 for a side fairing (painted stickered) and just a touch more for the top fairing. Other stuff was well expensive too like a mirror for 45 quid!

on the plus side I rode it and it was an absolute stonker, smooth as anything and the gear change was sublime! This isnt a 'mines faster than yours' hijack but I think the CBR and the zx6R are evenly matched. Theres nothing between the two of us when we are out, and the power delivery between the two was totally different. The kwak seemed to come into the zone very quickly but then die out whereas the CBR builds slow and carrys on through the range. Both fast, both a pleasure to ride! In fact if a ZX6R had come at the right price I would have had one myself! Good buy mate and enjoy it for all its worth!!

[bradders]

Enjoy!!! , you left me crying and in pieces , and bikeless, Heres hoping I'll get another in the future , see how things pan out after the nipper arrives

Happy riding mate !!!!!!

[G]

have fun .

[Claud 14.7 to 1]

Looked like a good deal.

Should be a nice bike to ride. Enjoy it. I know you will.

Take it easy

[zx636]

Welcome to the ZX club. Lets all now start a row about the fastest colour.

Did you know that the green paint on a ZX weighs 112 gm more than the silver.

Now who is going to be clever enough to work out what extra speed that gives the silver ZX based on power to weight ratio.


Dont laugh, I remember when I had my R6 and someone came up with this on R6 messagenet comparing red to blue. The thread went on for ages.

[McJamweasel]

Silver may be lighter but EVERYONE knows that green is just faster. Its more areodynamic, you see. Or something.
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[mchaggis]

Meh. Even if silver is lighter, it won't make any difference to the speed. It'll make it accelerate faster, that's all.

Now then, seeing as green is a special slippy colour, it's bound to go faster as the drag coefficient must be lower.

On the topic, apart from losing weight and wearing super slippery (maybe polyurethane coated?) leathers, what can you do to the paint to make it smoother? Lacquer?

Having said all that, if the bike has pants aerodynamics it won't help it any.
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[Silver]

What's all this talk about my weight got to do with anything?



I'll get my coat...

[zx636]

ah slippery yes, but do you know what they put in the paint to make it green and slippery???

Put it this way, I wouldnt worry too much about breaking hard and whacking your nuts against the tank. Even Kawasaki say they love green because its such a sterile colour. Hence the common saying that those who ride green aint got the balls to buy the faster silver bike..................









God, I should get a prize for load of shite...I can see this threads gonna be a good un

[Jammy-G]

What happens if you mix silver and green together?
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[Mantzy]

[Danny]

Sound like a sweet bike.

Btw, when you riding around, make sure you look down at your speedo every now and then.

[Mantzy]

[Claud 14.7 to 1]

Green is slippier. Frogs are green. It must be.

[Mantzy]

its clear as day that red makes things faster. Red will always be the fastest colour...though at the moment, not with me behind the wheel. To be honest, still a little scared crapless of the bike. Still, suppose thats a good thing. It's a little more powerful than a 125
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[BLOFLY 636]

cool! aint those kwakas fun huh! silver blue red green or black they all are the same underneath the fairings! lets not be racist now can't we all just get along man!
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[Kye]

Red looks faster due to the doppler effect (light shifting) as it goes past.

But a kawasaki isn't a kawasaki unless its Green

[movistarr]

Hey guys, I was just wondering what the difference is between a reg. gsxr600 and a telefonica edition(besides the fairings)?

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