Most Underrated Classic Superbike! - Kawasaki Ninja ZX9r Review

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Most Underrated Classic Superbike! - Kawasaki Ninja ZX9r Six Month Owner Review.
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@LINKchris87 2 ай бұрын

This week I started using my just bought blue E1 and I am loving it so far. Power and fun 👌

@HalfdeadRider 2 ай бұрын

Congrats, you just bought an awesome bike in the best colour combo too 😎👍

@deanzaZZR Ай бұрын

They are sweet hearts of a big bore (for the era) sports bike, a veritable velvet gloved fist. (former 2003 Silver F2 owner)

@HalfdeadRider Ай бұрын

@@deanzaZZR still quicker than many bikes worth 5x or more the price, awesome old bikes.

@JP-yc1wp 2 жыл бұрын

That 125 noise is really annoying! Can’t hear the Kawa…..

@HalfdeadRider 2 жыл бұрын

Sorry that it was distracting for you, I didn't think it was that bad tbh, maybe watch my latest upload, you might enjoy thya more 😎👍

@blitz21 10 ай бұрын

Had my ZX9r E2 for about 10 years now. Still scares me so the Lord only knows why anyone would want anything faster. Taking it to Cadwell as a first track day on Monday.

@HalfdeadRider 10 ай бұрын

Nice, just got mine back on the road after changing the head gasket, spark plug gaskets etc and doing valve clearances. I would love to do a track day, but can't even afford the proper gear 😂 I'm only about half an hour or so from Snetterton. Good luck and enjoy 👍

@markwalker2986 Жыл бұрын

Great video. I love the zx9r. I've had my 2003 zx9rf2p on an 04 plate for over 6 years now and It's brilliant . It always starts and goes like a rocket . 32000mls I've spent £2000 on repainting the swing arm, folklegs,wheels and this and that to bring it up to a mint standard.

@HalfdeadRider Жыл бұрын

Cheers mate 👍 The ZX9r's are awesome underrated beasts. I got really lucky with mine, the wheels were newly painted, with new tyres brake disks and pads, chain and sprocket, and I have the original blue wheels too, but not in great nock. My swingarm could do with a fresh coat of paint really, but not too bothered at the moment, maybe a job for me to do next year, I refurbed my old bikes swingarm so have experience with it too 😎

@markwalker2986 Жыл бұрын

@@HalfdeadRider yeah paint wasn't great on the zx9r but once it's done the bike is fabulous 😀 👌

@shiftyshamsk Жыл бұрын

I purchased a £3000 03 16k ZX9R 3 months ago. It needed all the valves shimming. Full carb rebuild, but only because it will not run on super unleaded. It still runs very lumpy on super, so I avoid it. Calipers needed sorting. Now it's great, been from Calais, across France to tour Belgium on it and back. 1200 miles in 4 days. I now commute and joy ride at the weekends. Only downside is it's very easy to go too fast on! 😂

@HalfdeadRider Жыл бұрын

Nice mate, I'm surprised it effected what fuel it liked, always used super in mine, before and after the mods I've done. I do want my valve clearances done and either reset the cam chain tensioner or a new one as its now gone over 22k miles, got it at 16k and not sure it's been done. Yea you're right there, very easy to go fast 😂

@MrH250 13 күн бұрын

A decent ZX9R rider can keep up with any bike on uk roads.

@HalfdeadRider 13 күн бұрын

@@MrH250 definitely mate 👍

@tonychettleburgh8953 Жыл бұрын

Iv'e had all manner of sports bikes including four new GSXR's , ZX6's and dozens of others. Bought my first ZX9 C2 model about four years ago after selling my FZ8 and just fell in love with it, fantastic bike , wish I had bought them when they were new instead of others. Last august I bought a 5,600 mile F2P in standard mint condition and have to say it is THE best bike I have ever owned, even better than my 2011 GSXR 750 which I bought new and I really liked that.

@HalfdeadRider Жыл бұрын

They really are awesome bikes, very underrated by people who didn't, and don't give them a chance, they'd be very surprised at how good they are, power figures mean nothing alone, these are brutal when you let them be and keep with modern bikes no problem. I love hearing people who have experienced more bikes than me say they are the best they've ever owned, especially over some much newer bikes that I know are very good bikes still. ZX12r owners always say get a 12r, I'm like no way, the 9r is better looking imo (12's still look great though), they are a better all round bike, a fraction of a second quicker over the 1/4mile and much cheaper to run I'd really love to save and get a stock low mileage F2, but the only thing I don't like about the later two models is that they didn't do them in the same colours and design as mine. Don't get me wrong, they still look awesome in the liveries and colours they do have, but imo the lightning blue and violet is the best looking, and the E model livery the best design they done. thanks for watching bud, ride safe and keep enjoying the awesome ZX9r's

@marcinpionke9052 Жыл бұрын

Hello and welcome. If I could be of any help, I'd be grateful. My first honda vfr 800 fi motorcycle. Now I have zx9 r 2000 in original. The bike is active but I'm constantly thinking about something else. Or the gsxr 750, 1000 k5 itself. Or zx 10 . Possibly R1 or cbr 1000. But most over zx 10 2 gen or zx 12 since 2004. you stated that zx 9 is the best. Maybe if you could elaborate on this for me. Thanks greetings

@HalfdeadRider Жыл бұрын

@@marcinpionke9052 The ZX9r is lighter, better looking and slightly quicker (even the heavier model C1/2 ZX9r was quicker, was the first production bike to do the quarter under ten secs, 9.9sec @ 136mph, the 12r can't do that). The ZX12r is very quick still of course, and obvs has a higher top speed than the ZX9r, but it costs much more to run, and imo due to those reasons, overall the ZX9r is the better bike.

@marcinpionke9052 Жыл бұрын

@@HalfdeadRider en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fastest_production_motorcycles_by_acceleration

@HalfdeadRider Жыл бұрын

@@marcinpionke9052 Even I could go and change info on that page, so wiki is not a reliable source of information. The stated 0-60 time was 2.96 secs, but the quarter mile time was stated to be 10.23 seconds. Either way they are very close still, only fractions of a second in it, so can depend on riders reaction time as to which is quicker. But ultimately the ZX9r is the better bike all round imo, even if the 12r was quicker over the quarter mile. As said the later ZX9r's are even better than the C models of 98-99, lighter, better looking (than the earlier ZX9r and the ZX12r) and cheaper to run than the 12r by a lot. Aesthetics are obviously subjective, so choose what you prefer if money is no issue 👍

@BeansOnToast_YT 2 жыл бұрын

Yes one of the best ZX6/9r reviews ever 🤣 I have to say having owned a few Kawas I've never known that they were particularly more difficult to ride. You're right about bikes and everything going up. I'm waiting for parts they've even been putting the price up on them as they wait for the stock and getting stock is also taking ages, it's ridiculous.

@HalfdeadRider 2 жыл бұрын

Your new least favourite motovlogger, Brian636 hasn't got the skill to be this bad 😂 Yea prices are ridiculous, I don't understand why some OEM parts are so expensive anyway, especially when you can buy good alternatives at a fraction of the cost. I can't even get a tank for mine though, new or second hand, unless I want a green or red one, and new they are close to a grand. I'm going to see if someone thinks they can fix mine, but not sure they could, and colour matching will be tough with this bike.

@BeansOnToast_YT 2 жыл бұрын

@@HalfdeadRider I liked how you kept forgetting the names of things such as the leg extension thingamebobs, the preparation for this video must have been exhausting 🤣

@HalfdeadRider 2 жыл бұрын

@@BeansOnToast_YT 🤣🤣 All of two seconds before I started talking (when I remembered I still had to redo this video), was enough for what we have ended up with. I also couldn't be bothered to repeat parts, though it would be more fun just to do a one take and leave the idiocy in 😂

@BeansOnToast_YT 2 жыл бұрын

@@HalfdeadRider More riders need to try recording and talking at the same time, it takes some getting used too 👍

@HalfdeadRider 2 жыл бұрын

@@BeansOnToast_YT It does mate, five years isn't nearly enough still 😁👍

@joeoutdoors2299 Жыл бұрын

Really enjoyed the video, I'm also in the East (Norfolk) and now looking at ZX9R's. Seem to be fetching more money now at around £3k-£4k for clean E1s! fingers crossed something pops up. stay safe.

@HalfdeadRider Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed the vid, thanks for commenting. Good luck and stay safe 👍

@Land-Shark 2 жыл бұрын

That was a great review of the bike, and I loved seeing that old BSA on the road, too. :)

@HalfdeadRider 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks bud, very kind of you to say. It is nice seeing old bikes about, especially this old, Rob64 put a video up recently on his personal FB page showing a 1925 Sunbeam, 400cc I think it was. It was at the same place we headed the day I recorded this video.

@5a8r32 2 жыл бұрын

mate im just picked one of these up! really fun

@5a8r32 2 жыл бұрын

miune is e1 y2k too, what was the spark mod u made?

@HalfdeadRider 2 жыл бұрын

@@5a8r32 Awesome bikes, enjoy and be safe 👍 The mod was fitting a +4 ignition advancer, I also replaced the gasket for the cover as there was no way to tell if it was ok or not before removing it and it's cheap. www.ebay.co.uk/itm/153443524949?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649

@5a8r32 2 жыл бұрын

@@HalfdeadRider thx man, glad i found ur vid! im going to do this next oil change

@5a8r32 2 жыл бұрын

@@HalfdeadRider pulse cover o ring 92055A?

@HalfdeadRider 2 жыл бұрын

@@5a8r32 No need to drain the oil mate, just have the bike on it's side stand. You may need an impact gun to remove the bolt inside to remove the ignition rotor, and use some Loctite when you put it back on. I get my OEM parts here btw, here's the O-ring if you want OEM. www.kawasakioriginalparts.com/road-bikes.html?blockref=99917-1920.C-07&machineid=4884&year=2000&model=ZX900-E1&country=US

@marco-58 2 жыл бұрын

Enjoyed that. Just treated my blue F2 to multi adjustable levers, gold chain and sprockets, new tyres on order. Licence back on 6 Nov. Watch out for those cameras. I didn't.

@HalfdeadRider 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks bud 👍 Nice one, some great examples about, at least you'll be enjoying it soon, I'll be careful of those speed cameras!

@yetti423 2 жыл бұрын

It's the reason i kept the capacity small, was gatso'd a month after picking up a new tdm 850, thought a zxr400 would have been better until i was caught on a drop off at 135. deer stopped play 12 years ago, recently been cleared to drive. At least i can read and write again (sort of)

@yetti423 2 жыл бұрын

Extremely underrated bike, had a customer who had it painted a metallic (large flake) sky blue. a fookin beauty! Shame kawasaki does not rvisit some shapes. This as a 1000 retro with all the aids, or what about a zxr750/1000 h2 stylie? or the 400 in this 6r/9rstylie? The new 400 is nice but it looks the same as o many other models in their range. Yamaha need to do it with the r1 and tzr250 (2nd version) but with a little more power.....yeah i'm old as fook

@HalfdeadRider 2 жыл бұрын

These are still well worth buying over modern bikes imo, but agree a new modern retro in the style of the ZX9r would be great. Thanks for watching and commenting, 👍

@bobsyeruncle4841 2 ай бұрын

good review nice bike do you still have it.

@HalfdeadRider 2 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍 yes I still have this beautiful beast 😎

@davidmuir6849 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic clip Is it easy to remove the front H frame from the front fairing ? Regards Dave from Scotland

@HalfdeadRider Жыл бұрын

Thanks! It is easy enough, you'll need the instrument cluster bracket from the F models, may need to grind the main mounting holes a little to get them to fit as I did, only about 1mm. But the whole front end comes off in one piece, a bit fidldly, on your own, but I managed it. Definitely worth doing makes the bike look more modern. Good luck with it.

@jordangarrick703 Жыл бұрын

I'm looking at a 2000 ZX-9 with 31k. Seems to be in good shape, but I'm not sure about the carburetor. I live at almost 7,000 foot elevation. Any suggestions?

@HalfdeadRider Жыл бұрын

If you are getting the bike from a lower altitude you will need to adjust the fueling, making the mixture leaner I believe (more air, less fuel). If it has not got one, maybe consider fitting a performance air filter first so you get more air in that way, a bit less adjustment will be needed on the pilot jets then I would think. That's about all I can suggest as I have not had to deal with altitude differences myself. Good luck mate, you'll love the 9r, awesome bikes!

@jordangarrick703 Жыл бұрын

Excellent advice - thank you, Sir....JG

@fiveplates 2 жыл бұрын

not a bad review at all! :)

@HalfdeadRider 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! 😎👍

@ma_rjs 2 жыл бұрын

A very nice boring video, lol. Ride safe!! 🤗☀️

@HalfdeadRider 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you found it very nice and boring 🤣🤣

@cirian75 Жыл бұрын

What fuel are you running on, E10 ?

@HalfdeadRider Жыл бұрын

Always super (E5) mate 👍

@cirian75 Жыл бұрын

@@HalfdeadRider I've had a look at the Manchester prices it only looks to be about 10p a liter more

@HalfdeadRider Жыл бұрын

@@cirian75 It's been up and down quite a lot since this video was recorded bud, and obviously varies from station to station, and station location too.

@fourleafrider7470 2 жыл бұрын

Love to hear people’s thoughts on this bike. It’s my favourite bike i’ve ever ridden! I did a review on it on my channel too, check it out if you’re interested. Great video my dude!

@HalfdeadRider 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers bud, they are great bikes still, love mine. I'll check it out 👍