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An interesting day riding!
A ride out to Tagaytay Volcano was very eventful. Firstly, I ran out of petrol a few hundred yards from a petrol station. I know, stupid...

Kawasaki Rider
Sep 9, 20181 min read


A Trip to Santa Rosa
Angel running his ZZR1100 C for the first time having had to fit a new battery The trip was good, blew the city driving cobwebs out of...

Kawasaki Rider
Sep 2, 20181 min read
300km Commuting and running like a dream
Since I had the starting issue sorted I have done approx 300km commuting to work each day. Bike is running really well. The commute is a...

Kawasaki Rider
Aug 30, 20181 min read


At last the rain takes a break!
So, at last, the rain has ceased (well, almost) So last Saturday I rode to Mr Mechanic to fix a little issue. In the last weeks while the...

Kawasaki Rider
Aug 20, 20182 min read


And still it rains!
It has been a month since I last posted and it has not stopped raining. A combination of the seasonal monsoon and tropical storms has...

Kawasaki Rider
Aug 14, 20181 min read


One lucky Bas...d!!!
My riding friend Angel, who has a Carbon Fiber ZZR 1100 C model had a very lucky escape. He recently did a little work on his bike and...
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Jun 24, 20181 min read


Parts arrived and fitted!
So after a seemingly endless wait for the oil pipe to arrive I had everything. So, after having it all fitted I no longer have any oil...

Kawasaki Rider
Jun 24, 20181 min read


Still waiting for parts
Having replaced the many seals, as mentioned in a previous post, we found that the oil weep was coming from one of the two main oil lines...

Kawasaki Rider
May 30, 20181 min read


The latest work gets done.
So, a whole day was spent fitting and the parts. The carbs from Japan were first rate. They were like new. The floats were pristine white...

Kawasaki Rider
May 21, 20181 min read


The Carbs have arrived!
Very clean and tidy. Now just waiting for the balancer seal and other bits to arrive. The carbs arrived from Japan in just a few days and...

Kawasaki Rider
May 14, 20181 min read


The frame respray is finished!
It is finished and if I say so myself it looks great.

Kawasaki Rider
May 5, 20181 min read


Parts I have purchased since owning the bike
This list is not comprehensive! There are other bits I have forgot. Not bloody cheap saving a legend! But worth it. 2x Front tyre 2xRear...

Kawasaki Rider
May 3, 20181 min read


Parts I am waiting for to arrive.
Parts 920491569 SEAL-OIL,S192705 - 920491569CHKPART1 £3.61 Parts 920491567 SEAL-OIL,AE2343F0 - 920491567CHKPART1 £7.28 Parts 92049-1017...

Kawasaki Rider
May 3, 20181 min read


The spraying is progressing! :-)
So, I checked tonight on the progress. Looks like it coming along well.

Kawasaki Rider
May 3, 20181 min read


So while I am waiting for the parts to arrive!
While I am waiting for the parts to arrive I have decided to do something that has been bothering me for some time. On the exposed frame,...

Kawasaki Rider
May 2, 20181 min read


Noticed a small leak a while ago!
I had noticed a couple of spots of oil when ever I parked the bike up for the last few months. It started to get to be a few more spots...

Kawasaki Rider
Apr 29, 20181 min read


She is ready to go!!
Tyres fitted, wheels repainted. Let the good times role!!!

Kawasaki Rider
Apr 22, 20181 min read
Tyre Fiasco!
I have been waiting 4 weeks for Bridgestone to supply a set of tyres but still nothing. In the end I cancelled the order and Have fitted...

Kawasaki Rider
Apr 21, 20181 min read


Makes me Cry!!
I saw this ZZR recently. It was a standard ZZR and the owner took it to a "mechanic" to modernise it. So the mechanic junked the...

Kawasaki Rider
Apr 9, 20181 min read


The Figures!
Kawasaki ZZR 1100 Engine and transmission Displacement:1052.00 ccm (64.19 cubic inches) Engine type:In-line four, four-stroke...

Kawasaki Rider
Apr 9, 20181 min read
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