[bafflebrain]

So..you always wanted a mint ZX-7R (the elusive K model)...here it is:

http://www.redlabelmoto.com/details.asp?srID=78&srImageID=236

PS. This is before Kawasakis were labelled 'junk'

 

[Guest]

before they were 'labelled' junk, as in "before it was public knowledge" that they were junk??
lol
:rider

Curious what made the 'K' model special, limited numbers, or sumpin else??

 

[racerboy88]

looks nice

 

[Danke]

Curious what made the 'K' model special, limited numbers, or sumpin else??

Alloy tank, flat side carbs, mag bits here and there. homologation special for the green fanboys. Had a friend who raced one, kept it mint the whole time. Rented it out to another rider for one race and had it chucked into the weeds, wrecked the tank and too many of the rare bits.

 

[SILVER_6R]

special race only short gear ratio.... kinda like the ZX6RR

 

[Darkcbr]

"K" like in K-bike. Kinda the same concept as K-cars?

 

[marclapierre]

mehhhhh

 

[Mighty Kentor]

I love it. Except for the solo seat and black sticker it looks just like my old '92.

 

[BlackScorpion]

eh. Looks like an SRAD gixxer painted with the Kawi colours.

 

[Danke]

Of couse this is from way back in 92, the glory years of WSBK. Ducati 888, Honda RC30 and so on.

Hands up which of you were just starting high school then!

 

[snowshark84]

Damn, I was in grade 2. Nice looking bike. That was the must have bike when I was 8...seriously.

 

[Holyrain]

That was my first sportbike back in the day. It's also te same bike they caught on fire with me riding it overseas. I've still got the pic in my gallery. It is a freaking awesome bike! Looks like sex.

 

[TeeTee]

That bike was the shit in it's day. Wasn't the suspension upgraded from standard fare back then as well?

I expect that it would still get the adrenaline flowing these days in fine style.

 

[bafflebrain]

FCR and better cam means more HP. Shock and fork upgraded stiffer springs, comp. and rebound adjustments and trick remote res. Bodywork include alum. tank, mono seat and lightweight rear subframe. Slipper clutch rounds out a competitive bike in its day. I believe Scott Russell won a championship on one. Unfortunately most were bought and raced immediately; leaving few mint version remaining like this one.

I had the J version which, on appearance, looks just like the K. It does not have the trick parts but still a great bike.

BTW, I was doing commerce at SFU when this came out. I had a Ninja ZX6 at the time and boy did I lust after the ZX-7R when I saw it at Richmond Motorsports.

 

[AlpineJunkie]

Of couse this is from way back in 92, the glory years of WSBK. Ducati 888, Honda RC30 and so on.

Hands up which of you were just starting high school then!

Uh... starting highschool? I was already a year OUT of highschool... dayam...

 

[SILVER_6R]

i was in grade 10!!

 

[SnoDragon]

lol! I was finishing my undergrad in university that year.