My ZXR

[RED ZX]

Hello all, I joined a couple weeks ago, and now I have been to the auctions and bought myself a bike.

Its a 1993 ZXR750L

Damage is fairings broken, dent in tank, broken brake and clutch levers, and missing the headlights. Thats about it.

I picked it up for $1100 plus fees, so out the door for $1204

I will upload some crappy pics once I get them off my phone.

Plans are to strip the fairings, get twin headlight setup, paint, bar end mirrors, new indicators, and then get it on the road before it gets too serious.

PS. bike also came with a Yoshi slip on.

[RED ZX]

Shitty quality phone pics

AS I got it home


Damage


yoshi


Minus fairings

[Fish]

Nice start there ZX.... what colour is it going to be?

[RED ZX]

I am gonna go with matte black, blue and silver

tank and tail black, silver frame and acc., with possible some matte blue brushwork

[slickncghia]

why not red

[RED ZX]

haha, my name is actually my number plate on my car, a red 1981 280ZX

[atomic]

looks like a good start

[timbo]

Good choice mate[^]that's what i started with.
Just remember 750 good 900 better
very easy conversion, even i did it by my self

[wackyrider]

did u buy it as a repairable write-off??

[TurboKat]

Good pickup there, those bikes make TOP STREETFIGHTERS

[KATO ZX7]

quote:Originally posted by TurboKat

Good pickup there, those bikes make TOP STREETFIGHTERS

you'l always have plenty of mates too

Nice pipe too BTW no damage?

[Fish]

CHOP IT!

[RED ZX]

well today I have been working on getting it started, it is looking like a dead fuel pump.

Currently draining the tank so I can pull it off and get a better look.

I have taken the PINK AND PURPLE!!!! hugger off and am gonna paint it black soon.

Also got a new conti Sport Attack tyre lined up for Monday.

[RED ZX]

It started for the first time today!!!

WOO-F*CKIN-HOO!!!

it sounds nice, very loud, very very nice, ooh the scream of a jap i4.

Problem is a dead fuel pump, used a bottle to gravity feed the carbs, off to kawasaki on monday to order a new fuel pump.

Its so exciting!!

Just had to share my proud moment.

[TurboKat]

STOP!
A genuine Kawasaki fuel pump will cost an arm & a leg, you can use a cheap & easily available low pressure (2-4 psi) electric fuel pump off a car - the worst you'll have to modify is the fuel lines if the new pump doesn't have the inlet/outlet in the same position.
FWIW, take the plastic cap off the existing pump & see if the contact is fused shut, it's a common problem with them, you can free it up & file the contact points clean to get it working again & it'll probly last another 50 thousand.

[TurboKat]

Also common on that model is the fuel pump doesn't get power to it due to a funky & hard to trace fault in the sidestand, clutch & neutral switches not talking to each other proply.
Unplug the pump & put 2 wires to it direct from the battery & you might find it'll start pumping like crazy!.
Simplest solution? hard wire the fuelpump to an ignition source or put a manual switch on it.

[timbo]

I have a after market fasit fuel pump on mine mate,bolted strait up to the factory mounts.
You just have to run new lines to the carbs. The pumpcost me about 100 bucks i think from Repco.

[RED ZX]

hmm, i might try 12V power to the pump, and checking the contact as you suggest, I did use a multi meter and found 8V to the pump while cranking.

Actually now that I think about it, the fused contacts would make sense, as the pump had almost no resistance when I checked that.

So to clarify, you pull the little grommet out where the wires go into the pump? or is there like one end of the pump that I remove.

Thank you very much for the input.

[RED ZX]

I had considered a car pump, but i thought that even though the pressure would be okay, that maybe the volume would be too much?

[timbo]

This is what i used mate. The volume doesn't seem to be a problem, i've had this setup for two years now,no worries.
Sorry the pic's aren't the best but you get the idea.