Attention collectors, here is an opportunity to acquire a bit of unobtanium; one of the actual 1996 Kawasaki ZX-7RR bikes owned by the legendary Rob Muzzy in pristine OEM condition. The seller includes a lot of good ownership history information in their ebay listing plus the bike itself looks to be in amazing condition. Location is on the east coast of the USA, so if you haven’t earmarked all your monies for air conditioning bills, this one might be worth a close look.
1996 Kawasaki ZX-7RR/N1 on ebay
The 1996 Kawasaki 750RR is currently one of the top 3 750cc homologation bikes for anyone building a 1990’s sportbike collection, with the others being the Yamaha OW01 and the Honda RC45. The ZX-7RR, also often referred to by its ‘N1’ model number, had a lot of true race oriented tech, including an adjustable swing arm pivot, race orientated close ratio gearbox, larger flat sided carbs as well as track level Nissan calipers and upgraded suspension pieces.
For anyone who wants to understand the development of the N1, good information is available in previous RSBFS posts.
Condition of this one looks to be excellent and all OEM/bone stock, including the exhaust canister and turn signals. Mileage is indicated as approximately 1800 miles.
Here is a summary of what else the seller has to say regarding condition.
- Stock including all the warning labels and reflectors
- Has never seen the rain or elements, always stored indoors, no rust or oxidation present anywhere on the bike.
- Bodywork and Tank are 100%, grips show no wear, the headlights don’t have any pitting.
- Comes with the factory OEM exhaust in excellent condition.
- An untouched unmolested original.
What is this 1996 Kawasaki ZX-7RR worth? Well as previously noted, its one of the 3 main 750cc homologation bikes currently prized by collectors and its been said that only 500 were produced (although that number has been disputed) so rarity has to be taken into account. Additional pluses for this one are pristine condition and that it is previous ownership history by Rob Muzzy. The only minuses are a bit of an issue with the title mileage and some minor scuffs are mentioned.
The last two 1996 Kawasaki ZX7RR/N1’s we had on RSBFS in similar condition went for between $17,000 and $19,000 USD so this one isn’t probably going to be cheap…I would expect the final price to be somewhere in the same area.
-Martyy/Dallaslavowner
Beautiful!
Great bike. Time capsule for sure. I’m a Honda guy so can’t comment on the specific details of this bike. But the same seller previously sold a very nice 1986 Honda VF1000R and more recently a super clean 1993 CBR900RR (both featured on RSB4S.com). Clearly a nice collection and a great previous owner to buy from.
CBR900RR ebay listing. Definitely sale price reflects condition and honest and comprehensive description in listing:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/262481218645?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
The owner has listed some great examples of 90’s era super bikes recently and I’ve become a huge fan of his diminishing collection.
These homologated Kawasakis are extremely rare in Australia. They almost don’t exist as so few were imported and aren’t seen on the public market. I’m in 100% agreement with his recent comments that very few good examples of early R1’s, CBR’s and Zxr’s / zx7’s exist today as many have fallen on the sword of use and abuse. These bikes were built to be ridden fast and through attrition very few exist today.
Thanks for sharing (from Australia)
I admire the seller’s knowledge on the bike itself and the background of the model. The seller has painstakingly detailed the history of each of the bikes he has sold. He truly has an appreciation for these ’90s superbikes and is even more OCD than I am. Too bad that this collection is being broken up because it would make for a fun “museum” visit!
Anyone know why the auction ended early and / or the sale price?
I assume he got an offer he couldn’t refuse as previous auctions stated they wouldn’t be ended early.
dc