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1992 Kawasaki ZX7 J2 750cc Sport Bike. 23,600 Original Miles. This mint condition collectors item is up for grabs. Recent battery, carb rebuild, fluids, etc. Runs and handles like new. The fuel tank had a small pinhole leak the was repaired and painted. (see photos) The bike comes with service stand, a trailer mount bike chock, original pipe and headers and original mirrors. Not museum quality but a well cared for example! Bid High! These don’t come around often!
RSBFS
Only two more days left in this auction and this is a crowd favorite. It’s not low miles but seems to be in good condition so for the ride ’em don’t hide ’em crowd it’s an option.
According to Tad on RSBFS in 2016, “The ZX-7’s 748cc inline-four followed the hallowed traditions laid down by Superbike homologation requirements and convention: four cylinders, sixteen valves, liquid cooling, six-speed gearbox, hung from a twin-spar aluminum frame. The resulting 109hp means that, on paper at least, this bike would lose out to a much lighter modern 600, as you’d likely expect: tempus fugit. But the 56lb-ft of torque, while not a performance metric sportbike manufacturers typically brag about, mean that the ZX-7 is also blessed with a rich midrange that might surprise some of your buddies on less vintage sportbikes.
Built between 1989 and 1994, this particular version of the ZX-7 was a follow up to the somewhat flawed H1 and H2 versions of the bike produced between 1989 and 1991. Those early ZX-7s were saddled with an engine that was a carryover from the previous generation of Kawasaki sportbikes, along with a famously stiff rear suspension. The J model bikes that came along in 1991 rectified both of these problems and the bikes saw more success on track. In spite of the issues with the earliest versions and the fact that the bike had grown very long in the tooth by the time production ended, the Kawasaki ZX-7 was a popular machine, and always made a great roadbike: highly-communicative front ends, strong brakes, and impressive mid-corner stability helped to overcome weight issue on the final versions, while a primitive slipper clutch and a positive neutral finder probably had Ducati owners green with envy.”
As we all know, most of these bikes were ridden hard and have not survived the years so seeing one that has been cared for and ridden is a treat. Share this with your Ninja-loving friends so it can find it’s next owner and be back on the street.
Good luck to the buyer and seller!
LL
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Bike looks rather nice in the pictures. That repaired pinhole leak in the tank is extremely concerning on such a (rare at this point) bike. A replacemnt is unobtainable in practical terms. And if it originated from internal corrosion, the repair may be short lived. A bike without a working tank becomes little more than a garage decoration.
i’m having flashbacks to a 12 year ysr50 rebuild/restoration that ended in a lovely but tankless ride. Could only ride as far as a filled float bowl could supply the carb.