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| Build quality | 8/10  |
|---|---|
| Reliability | 9.1/10 |
| Value for Money | 9.4/10 |
| Reviewer Rating | 8.6/10 |
| Overall Rating | 8.3/10  |
Full review by
mender
on 27th Jul 2008
User Rating : 8
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Good Points: Good strong Raw feeling motor and that wonderful intake howl when you are "on it".
Bad Points: Poor paint especially on the wheels, needs the rear ride height raised by 10mm to make it turn like a proper sports bike.
General comments: Cheap thrills and great for touring (especially if you add a gel cushion as the seat is a bit hard after about 500 miles! Really good economy when touring.
I've had two now, the early C2 and currently an E1, The cornering can be improved hugely by raising the rear ride height by 10mm (shorter suspension arms for about £10 on ebay). I've done a couple of track days and it can keep with most but the newer sports stuff blows it into the weeds. Ridden to Prague and back (for the Brno GP) in a weekend and the Sachsenring a couple of times. Taken it for a week in Spain and all is in it's stride. In my opinion this is a really good inexpensive road bike capable of commuting, touring and back road thrashing. However it won't keep up with the GSXRs and R1s on a trackday!
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Review by
howells5
on 18th May 2008
User Rating : 8
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The Kawasaki ZX9R is a fast and well built bike with good handeling and suspension. Its an all round machine capable of going very fast as well as munching the miles. It has been classed as a sports tourer by a lot of people but i think it is more sports orientated. It has 144hp on tap and wieghs in at around 183kg which puts it up there with the other 900 sports bikes. It is quite heavy compared to most 9s but it makes up for that with a supurb bulletproof powerplant. It can reach speeds of 170 ...
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Review by
kwackanacka
on 5th May 2008
User Rating : 9
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Bought my Kawasaki ZX9R when it was 6 months old. I have had it for 5 years now, and still love it as much as the day i first saw it in the dealers.
It the green one, and turns heads whenever I go for a run.
Tour Germany every year, these bikes are fast and comfortable.
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Review by
adycrane
on 21st Feb 2008
User Rating : 9
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I owned the c2 model in blue. what a powerful engine. decent handling and up to 160 miles before reserve when fast touring. I kept her about six months but noticed that my riding was untidy due to taking advantage of that engine too much and entering a corner at silly speeds. She got me from a motorcycle event in Belgium in a day and I could still walk which speaks volumes for its all round ability. Have to admit she was just a bit too fast for me. Prices are down to below 2k now so what a ridic ...
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Review by
Guest.
on 28th Jan 2008
User Rating : 8
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I love my Kawasaki ZX-9R. Great bike for six footers or taller.
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Review by
pumpkin9r
on 21st Dec 2007
User Rating : 9
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Even though it's outclasses for pure sport use by other bikes, it's a nice big comfy chassis that makes a great super-sport-touring ride. The fuel tank is BIG and fuel economy is great, so I can get around 350km (200+ miles) per tank. Even though there's no fuel gauge, it's easy to tell when to flip over to reserve (it's carb'd, not EFI), which is when you know you start looking for fuel stations.I've added a tank bag, large saddle bags, and a tail bag, and it is GREAT for long rides and highw ...
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Review by
Max Cady
on 8th May 2007
User Rating : 9
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They say this model comes under the heading of sports tourer but I've opted for the sports heading, I've had very few tourers that I would have been confident enough to take the tyres right to the edge on, so I can assure you in my opinion this bike can hustle with the best of them, depending on the riders ability. The lack of fuel gauge is a bit annoying but I get around 120 per tank so once the mileage is set you know where you stand plus you have the backup of a reserve. I've had no major p ...
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