It's had a good but hard life.
Came to me from a less than loving friend who had done some of the clocks 32,000 miles on it.
It was in average condition when I received it. Alarmingly with no oil in the sight glass and no admission it's ever been changed by my friend or previous owner before him (The bike was known in our local circles)
Needless to say I refurbished the consumables and eventually went on to clock the milage up to just about 70,000 miles.
By this time the bike was screaming out for some TLC. It had gone through 2 rads in 2 years, numerous fueling issues 1 I solved the other was possible loose valve clearences ,exhaust had snapped off at the collector due to end can bracket failure, water pump broke, front fork seals gone, rear shock seal went and dropped all the oil in a car park, ride home from that was fun....
The engine was sound however and I have absolute confidence it would of gone on to do another 30k with ease. Alot's often said about the ZX7 engines and build quality is always high on the list.
Anyway, a recent change to something more commutable meant I can finally get the zxr off the road, and so the rebuild begins.
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