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Hello Forum,
I've been lurking on here since I realized my next bike was going to be a Kawasaki. I've only been riding a few years, previous bike was a YZF600R (This is season 2 for me technically as I took last year off). Love the sport and plan on taking advanced riding courses and track instructions this season.
I've been into the automotive performance scene/community for well over 13 years and have co-owned performance shops in the past; but I have always loved sport bikes.
Story:
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 March 7th, 2015, 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
* I've added.
Runs like a top. Goal is to ride the piss out of it this year and do some track days.
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 hopefully the season will open up in Minnesota.
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.
See you around!
-Josh
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I've been lurking on here since I realized my next bike was going to be a Kawasaki. I've only been riding a few years, previous bike was a YZF600R (This is season 2 for me technically as I took last year off). Love the sport and plan on taking advanced riding courses and track instructions this season.
I've been into the automotive performance scene/community for well over 13 years and have co-owned performance shops in the past; but I have always loved sport bikes.
Story:
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 March 7th, 2015, 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
- 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
* I've added.
Runs like a top. Goal is to ride the piss out of it this year and do some track days.
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 hopefully the season will open up in Minnesota.
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.
See you around!
-Josh
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