Roy's Kawasaki ZX7R Page
This is my 1997 Kawasaki ZX7R. All of my
favorite toys have six
speed transmissions but this one is by far
the fastest and
the most exciting to drive. According to
the test magazines
when it was new, with the stock exhaust,
it would run the quarter
mile in 10.90 seconds @ 127mph (0-120mph
in 10 seconds).
I have not had it at a drag strip myself
but I know the speedo
indicates 95mph in second gear, and I have had the
speedometer
to indicate 178mph in sixth gear.
It has a four cylinder, liquid cooled, 4
stroke 749cc engine
with ram air, double overhead cams, 16 valves, four
38mm
carburetors and a 4 into 1 header. The tachometer
redline
is at 12,500 rpms. To handle all this power
it has a pressed aluminum perimeter frame,
43mm inverted
forks with adjustable spring preload, compression
and rebound
damping, twin front disc brakes with six
piston calipers on each disc.
On the rear it has a gas shock with adjustable
spring preload,
compression and rebound damping, and a single
disc brake.
click on picture for 740KB movie of me wheeling
click on picture for 1.6MEG movie of me doing
a burnout
click on picture for 532KB movie of me going 140mph
LINKS:
1. Before you go riding check the local weather radar at weather.com
2. Marietta Motor Sports
3. Kawasaki Corporation Ninja page
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Email Me: racerboyroy@hotmail.com
