1991 Kawasaki ZX-7R K1
Miles: 15,000
Clean Title
Listed Price: $27,500
Listing Ends: December 20th, 2025
Back in the 1990s when 750cc machines ruled the World Superbike grids, bikes like the Honda RC30, Suzuki GSX-R750RR, Yamaha FZR750RR OW01 and today’s Kawasaki ZX-7R K1 were king of the roadgoing sportbike hill. Homologation specials were limited production runs of upgraded roadbikes that included modified parts the race teams wanted to use in competition, effectively making them “legal” for use on the production-based bikes that featured in World Superbike racing. In the case of the K1, it meant a solo seat [probably not an homologation part], a lightweight aluminum tank, flat-slide carbs, higher-compression pistons, and different ratios in the gearbox. The result was a bike that cost nearly double the price of a stock ZX-7R, but no one said that you actually had to sell all of your homologation bikes, only that you had to build them… Kawasaki’s homologation superbike special was no shrinking violet: splashed in a wild tricolore paint and combo that would shame an Italian superbike, with fluorescent pink “Ninja” graphics, it was definitely not subtle. Twenty-something me hated it. Fifty-something me loves it. Go figure.
1991 Kawasaki Zx7R
Very rare bike 1/142
All stock except for Muzzy pipe
I know I’m beating a dead horse here, but these eBay sellers really need to step up their game. This seemingly very nice Kawasaki ZX-7R has 15,000 miles on it, so anyone being asked to pony up twenty-seven large is going to want to know some of the bike’s history. Up front: I’m sure the seller is willing to answer questions, but buyers really do expect a bit of a story before they waste time reaching out to a seller. Major auction houses put real effort into their listings, eBay sellers should expect to do the same when asking this kind of money. Also, call me crazy, but I’ll bet that green-tinted screen isn’t stock. Anywho, from the limited photos available, the bike looks to be in nice condition, but I’d bet if you really want one of these, you could hold out for one being sold by a more knowledgeable or enthusiastic or at least forthcoming seller.
-tad
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All these low effort “I know what I got” energy posts..
Rarely do these cross paths with right sellers. Judge the bike on its own merits. 27 large ? Not yet. GSXR1100 and a better bike to ride for less.
I bought one of these new, in 1991 from Dublin Kawasaki in California. Great bike. That said, this seller is hallucinating. In the crate with zero miles it would be hard pressed to hit this asking price.
I would have to agree with all the comments here, except the value of one of these in a crate. This 92 in a crate sold for $69,978 including buyer fees. Yes, the price is insane, but that is reality.
https://iconicmotorbikeauctions.com/auction/1992-kawasaki-ninja-zx-7r-k2-in-crate/
No, grips are not oem either. But being a non expert, this looks off to my eyes. I don’t know what market this bike is from. The tail section looks off. The black stripe at the lower leading edge, i don’t recall tht being there from magazines of my youth. Maybe this is from Canada or something?… nitpicking because but it certainly doesn’t look abused. And no my desire to own one, as much as I like it, doesn’t outweigh keeping $27k in my retirement savings…
I almost didn’t post it, but felt obligated as the photos are decently flattering and the bike is obviously rare and collectible, assuming it’s real. Problem is, I’m not even convinced he does know “what he got”: he’s advertising the bike as a garden variety “ZX-7R,” with no mention of its homologation background, which way undersells the rarity. It’s like the seller inherited the bike from someone and really doesn’t know all that much about it really, beyond a couple of tidbits like production numbers and relative values.