LOT 405

Bike magazine feature motorcycle 1997 Kawasaki 748cc ZX-7R Registration no. P53 CTH Frame no. JKAZX750PPA016704 Engine no. ZX750NE024749 (see text)

Sold for £1,092.50 inc. premiumLot to be sold without reserve

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Lot 405

Bike magazine feature motorcycle, 1997 Kawasaki 748cc ZX-7R

The Autumn Stafford Sale – The Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show|14 October 2023, 10:30 BST|Stafford, Staffordshire County Showground

Bike magazine feature motorcycle
1997 Kawasaki 748cc ZX-7R
Registration no. P53 CTH
Frame no. JKAZX750PPA016704
Engine no. ZX750NE024749 (see text)

This Kawasaki ZX-7R was bought one year ago for a feature in Bike magazine (November 2022 edition) and ridden 350 miles back from Cornwall for the story. Since then it has rarely moved because of other bikes and other projects, although it has been fitted with a set of new Dunlop Qualifier tyres. In addition, the front brake calipers have been overhauled and new brake pads fitted. The machine is expected to have passed an MoT test the week before the auction, and then ridden 100 miles from the vendor's home to the sale. Our vendor advises us that the previous owner had done some work on the bike and that it would benefit from a little more attention this winter; ideally, the shock absorber should be either overhauled or replaced and the carburettors balanced (there is a flat-spot typical of ZX-7Rs) although the machine is said to ride well in its current state, the gear change being crisp and the clutch progressive. It comes with a selection of used parts to include a CDI box, ignition coils, instruments, seat cowl, carburettors, alternator, an original exhaust end-can, and a 730-page Clymer workshop manual. The original engine (number ZX750NE013056) is included in the sale. Departures from factory specification include (believed) Akrapovic header pipes, a Black Widow end-can, stainless brake hoses, and four-piston brake calipers.

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