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niterydr · 03-10-2015

Well as I've now completed my divorce and I am selling the house in New Germany, I needed a toy that took up minimal garage space. Enter another sport bike. My co-worker was selling his 2003 Kawasaki ZX6-RR with 22,7xx miles on it, he is the original owner, we negotiated back and forth and settled on a price. Last year he put on new tires, shimmed valves, new K&N air filter, plugs, had suspension gone thru, new brakes (except front rotors, I added those as his OE fronts were cooked).
So on Saturday, I traded this:

For this:

But, I can't leave anything alone, so I added some additional parts and now it looks like this:

Mods List

Brakes

EBC HH Brake Pads Front/Rear
EBC XC Pro-Lite Front Rotors
Stainless Steel Brake Lines

Performance

K&N Air Filter
Micron High Mount Slip On

Accessories

Zero Gravity Double Bubble Dark Smoke Windshield
Black Bolts
Dual H4 Headlight Conversion with Phillips Extreme Vision Bulbs
Flushmount Front Turn Signals
Integrated Rear Tail Light
Rear Fender Eliminated
Carbon Fiber Tank Pad
PSR Click N Roll Adjustable Levers
Werkes USA Black GP Driver Footpegs
Shogun Frame Sliders

Maintenance/Consumables

Michelin 2CT Tires
New Battery
NGK Plugs
Fresh Valve shimming
K&N Oil Filter with Rotella T6 Oil
New Dot 4 Brake Fluid

Runs like a top. Goal is to ride the piss out of it this year and do some track days. I figured this is the cheapest way I can get back into the scene with something that is capable of 125+mph trap speeds and takes up a small amount of garage space, no trailer required

Future plans:

Install the levers and foot pegs tonight as I don't like the factory stuff.

Going to Kansas for some riding in the Ozarks this weekend, then I'll be around this summer tuning cars, working the pits for John's Galant, and running around on this thing.

Eventually I'll add a steering dampener and a Power Commander and call it done. Then its just brakes/tires/suspension swapping and replacing broken stuff.

What is the difference between this and a regular ZX6R?

Kawasaki in 2003 had a 636cc street bike. This motor was to large for sanctioned racing, so they had to make a limited production 599cc street bike to be allowed to race with the other OEMs; enter the ZX6RR. They made 2000 per year in 2003 and 2004, this is number #1862. All are Lime Green.

Essentially it is very close to the ZX6r but has:

Slipper Clutch
Fully adjustable suspension (including rear shock with remote reservoir)
Adjustable Swing Arm pivot point
13.0:1 compression and a 15,500 RPM Redline
Lap Timer (kind of a fun feature)
Closer ratios on 3-6th gear
One coil per plug
Adjustable Cam gears

See you around!

03-10-2015	#1
niterydr back in the saddle again 24 Hours Rally Champion! 3D Pacman white house edition Champion! 3D Racing - Track 2 Champion! ATV Winter Challenge Champion! Bloody Pingu Champion! WRX Racing 2 Champion! Tournaments Won: 5 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Elkhart Texas Drives: 2015 Ram Quad Cab Hemi, 1999 FRC Corvette, 93 Stealth Turbo Posts: 6,411	Swanny's new ride: 2003 Kawasaki ZX6RR Well as I've now completed my divorce and I am selling the house in New Germany, I needed a toy that took up minimal garage space. Enter another sport bike. My co-worker was selling his 2003 Kawasaki ZX6-RR with 22,7xx miles on it, he is the original owner, we negotiated back and forth and settled on a price. Last year he put on new tires, shimmed valves, new K&N air filter, plugs, had suspension gone thru, new brakes (except front rotors, I added those as his OE fronts were cooked). So on Saturday, I traded this: For this: But, I can't leave anything alone, so I added some additional parts and now it looks like this: Mods List Brakes EBC HH Brake Pads Front/Rear EBC XC Pro-Lite Front Rotors Stainless Steel Brake Lines Performance K&N Air Filter Micron High Mount Slip On Accessories Zero Gravity Double Bubble Dark Smoke Windshield Black Bolts Dual H4 Headlight Conversion with Phillips Extreme Vision Bulbs Flushmount Front Turn Signals Integrated Rear Tail Light Rear Fender Eliminated Carbon Fiber Tank Pad PSR Click N Roll Adjustable Levers Werkes USA Black GP Driver Footpegs Shogun Frame Sliders Maintenance/Consumables Michelin 2CT Tires New Battery NGK Plugs Fresh Valve shimming K&N Oil Filter with Rotella T6 Oil New Dot 4 Brake Fluid Runs like a top. Goal is to ride the piss out of it this year and do some track days. I figured this is the cheapest way I can get back into the scene with something that is capable of 125+mph trap speeds and takes up a small amount of garage space, no trailer required Future plans: Install the levers and foot pegs tonight as I don't like the factory stuff. Going to Kansas for some riding in the Ozarks this weekend, then I'll be around this summer tuning cars, working the pits for John's Galant, and running around on this thing. Eventually I'll add a steering dampener and a Power Commander and call it done. Then its just brakes/tires/suspension swapping and replacing broken stuff. What is the difference between this and a regular ZX6R? Kawasaki in 2003 had a 636cc street bike. This motor was to large for sanctioned racing, so they had to make a limited production 599cc street bike to be allowed to race with the other OEMs; enter the ZX6RR. They made 2000 per year in 2003 and 2004, this is number #1862. All are Lime Green. Essentially it is very close to the ZX6r but has: Slipper Clutch Fully adjustable suspension (including rear shock with remote reservoir) Adjustable Swing Arm pivot point 13.0:1 compression and a 15,500 RPM Redline Lap Timer (kind of a fun feature) Closer ratios on 3-6th gear One coil per plug Adjustable Cam gears See you around! __________________ My street car runs low 11's and my race car's personal best is a mid 11.... Last edited by niterydr; 03-10-2015 at 03:17 PM..