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#1 Post by Kenif » Tue Feb 12, 2008 2:43 pm

I appreciate that this is cue for huge heaps of abuse but I'm pretty sure it will be better that the current situation.

As some of you may know, I've just sold my big girly (thanks Gio) GSXR750 :smt006

But, 'cos I still have to commute through miles of crappy traffic, I replaced with another, non-Aprilia type bike. i.e more than 30 miles per gallon.

It's a 2000 ZX6R. Goes fine, looks ok, drinks less than the Dalai Lama on camera (45mpg, mostly heavy filtering!! :smt003 :smt003 ... Er, the bike that is, not the DL)

Anyway, as you do, I found meself an owners forum to gen up on any known niggles/tips etc. :smt002

I have now lost the will to live.... :smt010

They are SOOOOOOO dull :smt013

Why???? :smt017

I know other, normal(ish) people have bikes other than Aprilia without turning into complete knobs, so why can't this lot? :smt017

Oh, anyway, the reason for posting this infectiously dull mail is to see if anyone here knows where I can get hold of a ZX6 forum that actually has useful stuff on it, like, I don't know, maybe some stuff about the bike the site's named after?

Failing that, quite happy to take the abuse instead :smt005
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#2 Post by Fausto » Tue Feb 12, 2008 3:04 pm

A mate of mine has a ZX6 (poor sod) and was having some gearbox issues so I offered to trawl the web for forums and advice for him - without a lot of success :smt009

It was a similar situation when I owned my Bandit. You would think that it was a popular bike so forums (forii?) should be everywhere - oh no. Hardly anything.

The previous bike - BMW F650 - had massive forum support and I just assumed it would be like that for all bikes.

My assumption....... ZX6 owners (and Bandit owners) are too busy actually riding their bikes to waste time in front of their pooters. :smt002
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#3 Post by Kenif » Tue Feb 12, 2008 3:11 pm

or we're all really boring
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#4 Post by Fausto » Tue Feb 12, 2008 4:19 pm

Kenif wrote:or we're all really boring
well, obviously, I couldn't possibly say that.......... :smt003
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#5 Post by Pierre » Tue Feb 12, 2008 4:50 pm

http://www.chavworld.co.uk/forum/index.php
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#6 Post by D-Rider » Tue Feb 12, 2008 5:13 pm

A group of people whose main passion is to select a bike capable of 45+mpg are unlikely to be the most excitable group, now are they?


'fraid you've brought it on yerself !

If you're after an injection of excitement and vitality, you could always consider joining the local knitting circle .............

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#7 Post by Kwackerz » Tue Feb 12, 2008 5:26 pm

I seem to remember a site.. lemme go dig it out later.

Failing that why not start your own up on here? There's a few Kwak owners on here, get lots of info together about the bikes, faults, etc, Build up a database like that which'd gain interest in the search engines and start off from there.

I can even do you a URL like ARS has if you wish.. :smt002

I love Kwaks, me. Ive been dying for an excuse to start a Kawasaki RS up..
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#8 Post by Kwackerz » Tue Feb 12, 2008 5:28 pm

Fausto wrote: ZX6 owners are too busy actually riding their bikes to waste time in front of their pooters. :smt002

Polishing.. ZX owners always seem to polish their bikes more than ride..
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#9 Post by BikerGran » Tue Feb 12, 2008 6:26 pm

Kwackerz wrote:
I love Kwaks, me. Ive been dying for an excuse to start a Kawasaki RS up..
Just when I'm parting with Gertie! :smt073
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#10 Post by bigun » Tue Feb 12, 2008 7:39 pm

Kenif - try mcnninjas.co.uk I was on there when I had my ZX-6. They're a helpful bunch.

I had the first of the 636's. (A1P was the model). 2000 model you have? I assume thats a J1 is it? First of twin headlight models? If so, nowt to worry about really other than corrosion of the rear footrest hangers and the usual sorts of things ---- suspension etc. Good bike tho and when set up, handle really well. Worth keeping on top of the front calipers too as the 6 pots are prone to seizing if you don't keep an eye on em. Having said that, in the 15 months I had mine the brakes never stuck once in 17k miles.

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#11 Post by Goldie » Tue Feb 12, 2008 9:17 pm

What Bigun said...

I had a J2 before the Falco; great bike, and mcnninjas was the place to get info... but that was 4-5 years ago; it could be different now.

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#12 Post by Kwackerz » Tue Feb 12, 2008 9:20 pm

Hmm..think mcnninjas was the one I was thinking of.. :smt001
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#13 Post by Kenif » Wed Feb 13, 2008 8:46 am

Blimey! Walk away from the computer for a day and look what happens!

To reply in order:

Pierre - That site is scary :smt009 I can't work out if they mean it or not (got a feeling it's 50/50)

D-Rider - Tried the knitting circle but it kept getting caught in the chain and, apparently, dropping a stitch is not considered a good enough reason for why I missed the copper with a speed trap :smt009

Kwackerz - Start own forum? :smt017 Maybe, maybe

But polishing? I though only tractor drivers did that? Are you meant to polish bikes? Doesn't it break them? :smt002

Bigun, Goldie - Thanks, will check out MCNNinjas (if still exists). Hate to tell you, but those responses bordered on useful without abuse. Is that allowed? :smt003
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#14 Post by Falcoholic » Wed Feb 13, 2008 10:31 am

I used the ninjas board when I had the 9 (god bless it's little green socks)
RIP :smt010

They were a helpful bunch!!
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#15 Post by Kenif » Wed Feb 13, 2008 1:41 pm

Ok, got myself registered on the MCNNinjas forum. That's better!

Sense of humour and, yes, actual stuff about bikes.

So, it's ok Fausto, I'm not really boring! :smt003

Mind you, suppose that means the trainspotting's got to go...
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