2000 Kawasaki ZR7 Z750 with salvage/rebuilt title for sale. NYC area only.

[chuey]

Hi folks I haven't posted in ages as I've switched bikes quite a few number of times. Here's my CL ad. I don't have room for two bikes so I'm selling one of them.

http://newyork.craigslist.org/brk/mcy/351221744.html
NYS salvage/rebuilt title, title is clean with no lien, just register as normal with the DMV, you'll have no issues if done for NYS.

The Good: The bike is simple maintenance with a bullet proof engine. The ZR7 is known as a parts bin bike, outside of the aesthetics, and a newly designed frame, the powerplant comes from the old GPz 1000. It was detuned to 750cc status.

I have put several thousand long distance miles on the bike with zero trouble. Long trips include riding to Gettysburg, Philadelphia and Tolland Mass. (3 times) in the past 12 months. FYI - bike has been to the NYS theft and salvage inspection and passed with zero problems. I can't justify owning two bikes so this one has to go.

As seen in the picture its an upright, one of the most comfortable city bikes I have ever ridden, and its not bad for long distance rides either. Almost stock except for stage one jet kit, after-market pipe and progressive suspension fork springs. Has 16,XXX miles. Brake pads changed 5K miles ago last summer (sintered organic pads).

In good condition but not perfect as it was a city/commuter bike, the bike hasn't been totally prepped for sale as of April 2007 the bike is not registered and insured, but it was prior and I still have the papers to show. Bike has been tipped over a few times due to cars bumping into it and the previous owners wife used it to learn how to ride. The good thing is that there are no fairings. Needs the glass lens for the speedometer which is cracked, I taped around it and the glass can be done by any glass shop for 15 dollars. I know a shop who you can bring it to and they can get it taken care of prior to sale if you wish, it should take 10 minutes all in all. I've been riding without it, its no big deal. Oil changed every 4,000 miles. Spark plugs, oil and oil filter changed 300 miles ago. Has some 70HP, so its fast enough for those who don't care for high triple digit speeds, fast enough for highway and doing a consistent 85MPH at 6,500 RPM. However, of note the bike is a really, really easy bike to ride and live with on a day to day basis especially for commuting in and around the city.

Not 100% aesthetic as it has a ding in the tank, stator and clutch cover are scratched. Handlebars is slightly bent (1/2") on the left side. The bike came like this and I have been ridden over 8K miles like this with with no issues. I purchased a replacement handlebar for $50 (Dale's Holeshot Superbike bar) its a really nice set of bars in black. What it does need in order to be mechanically 100%. Fresh set of touring tires. You don't need Z Rated sport tires as they take too long to heat up and this bikes max speed is 120MPH with its current gearing. The bike will hit 100 on the speedo with no issues and rides comfortably and gets up to 90MPH with ease, its slow compared to a race replica, but still faster in the 1/4mile than an 80's corvette. My family owned an 80's Grand National which ate Corvettes for breakfast at Englishtown so I know this with certainty. The engine will be loud but will only be running around 7K RPM at 90MPH in top gear. The bike runs slightly rough, just slightly from having old gas and not being ridden this year. I put in some premium gas and let it run for 20 minutes after the person came to see it and it was sounding better. It could use a carb sync though. Also the rear light remains on and doesn't brighten when you hit the brakes, I just noticed this when someone came to check the bike out. Most likely needs a new set of bulbs but I can't be certain as I am not riding the bike anymore, you should have it checked out. In the meantime I will try to put in a fresh set of bulbs and see what happens. This is all the information that I can provide that I am aware of to inform its new owner.

Here is a review.
http://www.sportrider.com/bikes/146_0012_kawasaki_zr_7/

I'm asking $1500 firm for the bike. No haggling whatsoever. I dropped the price to help you get a set of tires and a carb sync. Kelley Blue Book is a sham, use NADA for price references. NADA has the bike selling for $1,600 for very low end and high mileage so the price I've set is fair. Especially since I just spent $200 to get the bike titled in NYS and $200 for progressive fork springs as the bikes front end was bottoming out on NYC roads until I put in the springs. It has a stage one jet kit and might needles might be the cause of bike running rough, as this only happened after I put in a fresh set of spark plugs.