Tickety engine & a crazy idea - 1990 Kawasaki ZZR1100

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Tickety engine & a crazy idea - 1990 Kawasaki ZZR1100

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Having been run up on the dyno (a lot), the engine on my 1990 Kawasaki ZZR1100 is a bit tickety, so I need to adjust the cam chain tension and reset the valve clearances to keep it running sweet. I've also been thinking about the future of the bike and may have just come up with a crazy idea for a project bike...
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@keeperlit.leterrip7722 Жыл бұрын

The decals will come off much easier with the use of a heat gun or even a hair dryer. Just don't use too much heat and damage the paint or melt the plastic. When the zx11 first came out in 1990 I thought it was fugly. I was riding a 1990 gsxr750 at the time. I bought my first zx11 in 2018 and now I really like the look by comparison to modern bikes. The classic sport bikes look much better in my opinion. It really grew on me. It has that classic nostalgia about it. Love it so much I bough two of them so when I'm maintaining one I have another to ride.

@QuickBikes Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I would have got the heat gun out if they didn't come off, but gently gently and its all good. I know what you mean about the.looks, but I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I'm just not there yet matey 🤣😂

@myturkishlife1777 Жыл бұрын

It's good to see a clean older bike, always gets a nod of approval from us older bikers 👍

@QuickBikes Жыл бұрын

It does actually, I've noticed that.... I quiet often get a nod or raised hand as I pass a other bikes on the opposite side of the road 😁👍

@karlvanboxel561 Жыл бұрын

I know it’s a personal thing but I reckon the ol school ZZR is streets ahead in looks compared to many new bikes. And em gen one and two busas ! Don’t get me started!!! At least they tried to fix it with gen 3 btw turbo this ol girly and ya bald head will regrow hair 😂😂smoke em busas keep up the mint work luv ya channel

@QuickBikes Жыл бұрын

It's a weird thing isn't it.. personal taste I mean... Don't get me wrong, as old bikes go it's quite the handsome fella, it's just a bit dated. I'll post a pic on the community page as to what I'm thinking of doing, but I like the idea of mixing the old and the new. I'll let you decide matey 😉

@H-M-78 Жыл бұрын

Best part is when you have the cylinder head off, I always set the valve clearances on the bench. And next time I skip that checking procedure the Haynes book says. Better just rotate the cam for each valve in order and don't mix things up

@QuickBikes Жыл бұрын

I must admit, if I change a shim I always turn it overca couple of times to bed it in, check it and be happy with it before moving on. I could save loads of time checking 8x valves in one go, swapping stuff out, turningnitnover and checking them again, but I'm not that clever 🤣😂😅

@H-M-78 Жыл бұрын

@@QuickBikes I was talking some shite 😄. Last time I did the valve clearances on the Busa with the head on the bench I tighten down the cams and cam holders on in the two different positions to check 8 valves each time as you did, and then just double check the clearances later when I can turn the whole engine over - That time I did not bother with the exakt location of the cams, just the lobes 👍 It's not exactly easy to turn the cams without a cam chain with head on the bench

@QuickBikes Жыл бұрын

On some bikes where you have the bucket and shim arrangement it seems like a proper faff... ASBO is an adjustable set up which is a doddle to do 😁👍

@wobblywombat6026 Жыл бұрын

G'day. may I just add a few comments with regard to the zzr problems what we found here in Aus 1 gearbox second gear when thrashed lets go ( dove tailing the dogs helps but slows the shift) 2 bent shifters again when used hard 3 starter chain tensioner is useless if it has a polished spot on the adjuster bar replace it 4 cam chain adjuster also useless replace that with a manual one 5 electrical most likely all this has being said before check the side stand switch the clutch switch , a problem we also found was when a bike had being stood a relay in the fuse box corroded and the loom around the steering head tended to get internal breaks. 6 needle jets and needle should be replaced a a set . dynojet used to do a kit witch work well in my part of the world 7 standard front fork springs were too weak and collapsed. front rotors tended to warp under heavy use. when it came to checking the cdi Kawasaki told us substitution was the best method despite all of the above the zzr 1100 is a good bike and well worth buying today , keep it standard and chop up a Honda or something

@QuickBikes Жыл бұрын

Thank you for that matey, much appreciated. All good stuff snd worth knowing for sure. At the minute cutting it up is just an idea. It may happen in a year or so but in the meanwhile it's going to be my daily. Basically it's got a year to convince me not to do it 🤣😂😅

@wibblywobblyidiotvision Жыл бұрын

The ZZR1100 has always looked like a rolling soap dish. A very rorty soap dish, but a soap dish none the less. I remember it coming out, the only bloke I knew who liked the looks was the guy who had an early CBR1000F. Which I guess is unsurprising, 'cause the ZZR looks like a CBR that's been attacked with a pencil sharpener.

@QuickBikes Жыл бұрын

Hehehe.... My brother bought the CBR1000FL and I wished he'd bought the ZZR 😳 It's funny how your opinion changes over the years 🤣😂😅

@jackjones8552 Жыл бұрын

check the loom around the headstock, see if any wires have worn through and grounding out

@QuickBikes Жыл бұрын

All seems fine around there matey and everything meters out OK...

@troywee4774 Жыл бұрын

if only you could find a spondon frame sitting in a barn mate - something we all wish i reckon? anywho ... good to catch up etc and good to see progress! looking forward to your choice making!! cheers! :)

@QuickBikes Жыл бұрын

I'll post a pick on the community page of the sort of thing I'm thinking of doing... I think it was a concept for a game or something

@troywee4774 Жыл бұрын

@@QuickBikes cool, i'll take a peek then! :) cheers.

@motorcyclefanboy2847 Жыл бұрын

It seems like you are wanting to do a build with the zzr, so that’s probably what you should do. …that being said… I actually like the look of the bike and vote for selling it off when the time comes and getting something else for the project. Also, if you go the fiberglass route hackaweek did a pretty good job showing how it’s done on a motorcycle project. Andy did as well for the xs1100.

@QuickBikes Жыл бұрын

I need to have a word with Andy as I know he did the seat unit, but Basketcase didn't have a full fairing... I know it's a bit of an icon bike, but it could be much more enjoyable to ride through the twisty bits... dunno what to do really 😕 🤔

@jediknight129 Жыл бұрын

proof that the bike is getting old, drain the tank and there's always a little dribble. I'd LOVE to see that girl done up in a late 80s early 90s endurance racing style, I l9ve that boxy sort of racer look. be careful calling her a Bus it might get a chain link fairing in the night from Essex.

@QuickBikes Жыл бұрын

Definitely showing its age but it's still got what it takes to make you grin... it could just be a bit more nimble on the dance floor 🤣😂

@jediknight129 Жыл бұрын

@@QuickBikes congrats you are big enough that scammer twats are hee in your comments.

@themayorofdipshittery3646 Жыл бұрын

Like the fact you said you weren’t doing this as a how to, far too many gimps on KZfaq that claim to be genius mechanics that do this yet I wouldn’t let them check the wheel nuts on a pram 🤬🤬🤬🤬. It’s up to each one of us to make sure we’re doing things on our own bikes as safely and correctly to our own satisfaction. Well done young fellow, keep up the good work 👍😉😎

@QuickBikes Жыл бұрын

Good man, I like you're thinking. A mechanic can show you how to do it, all I'm showing is how I did it. At the end of the day, if you're the fella sitting on it, who would you be OK with working on it? Thanks for watching and chipping in dude, much appreciated 😁

@davidwarren1315 Жыл бұрын

Evening, just wanted to share my method for removing the needle valve seat from my zzr1100 d ,I used my small blow torch to gently warm the area then used a small easy out tool (left hand thread type)just taking pressure the used vice grips to grip the end of the easy out then gently taped the grips with a hammer and hey presto out they came hope this helps

@QuickBikes Жыл бұрын

So, on the back of the needle seats, fo you have a long brass closed off bit and does it stay put when you remove the seat? I'm just worried about heating stuff up as there's o rings in there and don't want to cause a leak I can't fix...

@davidwarren1315 Жыл бұрын

@@QuickBikes I only warmed it so i could still touch it in fact the 4th one I tried without heat and was fine ,when old ones came out they had corrosion around the rubber seal

@nickoosthuizen2678 Жыл бұрын

Awesome vid on the valves thank you

@QuickBikes Жыл бұрын

No worries, thanks for watching matey 😁😊

@Pokemongold88 Жыл бұрын

Been waiting for this, Sunday morning, bacon butty and cip of tea thx quickie

@QuickBikes Жыл бұрын

Hehehe... Good man 😁

@ZRXRICK Жыл бұрын

I've always just bumped it over on the starter, saves time & effort.

@QuickBikes Жыл бұрын

I've seen folks do that and I guess it would work. I just prefer to have the marks line up, but each to his own matey 👍

@Pianissimo1970 Жыл бұрын

Start issues can sometimes be because of the switch in the clutch lever, try to pull it, just a tiny bit. And then id also like that there was a hole in the rear side fairing, but, how is the fairing attached in the front... 🤔😊 Next time you check the valves, you might find that you can't adjust them any more, then you can make a video of how to renew the top 😊

@QuickBikes Жыл бұрын

Yes they can matey. I checked the sides randomly switch, clutch switch, kill switch etc. But when you eighle the cable coming out of the cdi and it changes, it just makes me want to swap it 😁 I guess it wouldn't take much to put some holes in the fairing, but it just seems wrong somehow 🤣😂😅

@Pianissimo1970 Жыл бұрын

@@QuickBikes Yes then its better to switch it. And still, the side fairing is attached to the tank... 😊

@QuickBikes Жыл бұрын

It is matey, but that would be a simple fix. It's weird even you look back at old bikes wondering 'why did you do it like that then ..' Sonerines I can see why and other times, well.... not so much 🤣

@billrandell4641 Жыл бұрын

They reason for the "pain in the ass" complications, for disassembly, is too make $1,500 service tickets for ANYTHING that needs to be worked on!!!...I used (very sad story) to have thousands of dollars of "shims" for everything from bikes to cars...It made me sooo much money at my shop and I loved them!..LOL Ah the good old thieves that rob shops...I'm so glad I'm retired now!!..👍🗽🇺🇸

@QuickBikes Жыл бұрын

Hehehe... I must admit, a y shims I have are going in a bag for a rainy day as you never know 🤣😂😅

@ejrupp9555 Ай бұрын

all those connectors are for rigidity ... one tank connector on a sport bike is like oversized front wheels on a chopper. ok maybe not ... but they really do get to the nitty gritty even as far as how the gas sloshes in it.

@Gassit Жыл бұрын

Glad your having fun with the ZZR Quickie even if your not a fan of its looks. Considering that when it came out it was the replacement for the ZX10 it looked quite sleek at the time, the ZX10 really was a fat chick in a skimpy frock :) On the (maybe) CDI troubles have you checked the cut out switches on the clutch lever and side stand? One of them might be on the way out. If you trust yourself never to try and start it in gear or ride off with the stand down you could bypass them.

@QuickBikes Жыл бұрын

It was definitely a handsome ride back in the day I think, it just looks a bit dated now it makes plenty of power though and sounds mega on full noise 😁👍 Yes I checked the side stand switch, the kill switch, the clutch switch as they all run back to the cdi. I'm just not happy that you can wiggle the cable as soon as it comes out of the cdi and get it to die. That and rhe fact nit doesn't meter right just makes me want to replace it 😁👍

@johnrimmer5812 Жыл бұрын

You've done the hard(expensive) work already, a few tweakes to the suspension maybe? Divert your cash & time in ASBO , make that the bike you want it to be, just a thought Q.

@QuickBikes Жыл бұрын

Oh it's gonna turn out the way I pictured ASBO in the end for sure 😁 These ideas are for a project once ASBO is fine and the race bike has been built... in the meanwhile I'm just going to ride it till the cows come home 😁

@BobberRider Жыл бұрын

Mate. Fix the van or get another form of winter transport. Finish ASBO. Do the f cking concept! You know you want to, I can hear the excitement in your voice. ;-)

@QuickBikes Жыл бұрын

It looks mint fella... REALLY good 👍

@JimBiddle. Жыл бұрын

You said you wanted to get back into track days, the ZZR is a continental crusher and in standard form would be out of it's depth doing roundy roundy racing. Don't get me wrong, you've put a lot of effort into it and a Sanctuary inspired type rebuild would be mint, but she's probably a bit long and old to be doing anything other than wobbling around a track (that might be a bit mean but she wouldn't be anywhere near competitive. It would be cheaper in cash and time to start off with a newer, better spec'd (with more scope for adjustment) as standard bike. Just another opinion, and like arseholes, everyone's got one!

@QuickBikes Жыл бұрын

Nooooo.... its the SRAD that's going on track matey... the ZZR isn't built for that kind of silliness 🤣😂 I'll post a pic on the community page of what I'm thinking of turning it into 😁

@JimBiddle. Жыл бұрын

@@QuickBikes AH, must have got the wrong end of the stick. Yes, would like to see what you're thinking in terms of design.

@QuickBikes Жыл бұрын

I'll post a pic on the community page shortly matey 👍

@karlvanboxel561 Жыл бұрын

Hahaha u bit the bullet wif the tensioner tamer. Thought u wasn’t gonna spend the dosh lol prob a gd idea better safe than sorry Enjoys ya vids

@QuickBikes Жыл бұрын

Yeah.... the more I read horror stories of what 'can' happen if the stock one fails, the more it makes sense. The best way to avoid a punch is not to be there after all 🤣😂

@KennyKak Жыл бұрын

I'd say just get yourself a gsxr 750, preferably a K1. Not that I biased or out 😂

@streetmoto1384 Жыл бұрын

There's always going to be a dribble left in the tank as we get older 😂I'd keep it as ZZR'ish as possible, the rarer they become the value will increase, maybe just invest in decent suspension if there's any about. I had a Japanese import VFR 400 NC30 in grey, black and red, was a great colour scheme I thought, maybe a take on that would help it look more attractive? If you do a search you'll see the scheme I mean, tried posting a link to a photo of my old bike but comment disappeared, probably cause of the link.

@QuickBikes Жыл бұрын

The ZZR1100 doesn't really go for much these days. You can get a really nice one for under £3k, so Im thinking just funknit up a bit and keep it going. I think as time goes by and parts become harder to find, I might just swap engines with the 959... dunno, let's of choices, bug I do like rhe soundtrack it has 😁

@grahamhider3754 Жыл бұрын

Love your thinking quickly. Did I miss one of your video. Why is the van of the road mate ❤️👍🏍😂😭

@QuickBikes Жыл бұрын

Thank you matey 👍 The van failed it's mot and needs a fair amount of work to put it right. I can do it all myself, it's just finding the time and money to do it, but to be fair, I'd rather be on a bike regardless of weather etc 😁

@architude Жыл бұрын

Noticed you cracked the taillight surround. Been there. Either 3 ways: - Soldering iron and one black plastic wire tie (Clean and fileable, even sandpapered) - Superglue and Sodium Bi-Carb (Hey presto instant plastic like your coffee) - Fibreglass (Messy and time consuming for that one). Nice to also add her it was good to watch your shim checking. And,,,,, Nice to see her again.

@QuickBikes Жыл бұрын

I found one of those surrounds online... £165.... WHAAAAAATT... !?! I don't like it's cracked and it will get repaired, but for now it all held captive and secure if everything else is in place. Bloody annoying though 🤣😂😅

@anonimous2451 Жыл бұрын

@@QuickBikes Please for the love of God do not try repairing ABS with fiberglass. ABS flexes and fiberglass does not. It WILL separate. Super glue and baking soda is what those plastic ABS repair kits are made of and its an easy fix, just fiddly cause it sets so fast. Tis better to V out the split to build it up a bit and it is 100% completely sandable. Good Luck. I hope my 2000 has the adjustable valves cause I HATE THAT FIDDLY SHIM SHEET.

@QuickBikes Жыл бұрын

I'm not fixing it with fibreglass matey 🤣😂 I've got an ABS repair jobbie which I'll break out again at some point. The shims either go in easy as, or they're just a complete pain to get located properly 🤔

@architude Жыл бұрын

@@anonimous2451 been doing fibreglass for years, and still own what I do. Obviously it's not your boat to peruse under opinion only. Tire kicker we call you.

@anonimous2451 Жыл бұрын

@@QuickBikes I know I know I know........but I think mine was changed to the adjustable ones. I've yet to HAVE to look at em cause she just SCREAMS down the road. Thinking real hard about selingr her on though. At 62 it just is not so back friendly anymore and though I love a good tuck like the next nutbag, the body is revolting in its response. Sigh, the pleasure of senior citizenship....🤣😂