Identification.

[Drawweight]

Saw a thread on Reddit where someone found this in a skip.

I don’t recognise the frame, any idea what it is?

[MK3 Dan]

ZXR400 maybe with a larger engine fitted so the frame has been modified to make it fit?

[Plinth]

ZZR600?

[MK3 Dan]

Plinth said:

ZZR600?

I agree with this, I was getting way too carried away!

[Plinth]

MK3 Dan said:

Plinth said:

ZZR600?

I agree with this, I was getting way too carried away!

I thought it could be a ZZR because of the distinctive lower chassis rail (first seen on the GPZ600 in 1985).
The holes near the headstock might be for the ram-air tubes on the later (E?) models, and I am sure the front mudguard and clocks are ZZR.
Swing arm is non-standard. - looks to have a very long wheelbase.
Chassis number starting JKAZX4.... is for a ZZR600.

[Sweaty Sock]

Easy project for the winter...

[PorkInsider]

That swingarm is definitely not from a ZZR600.

Got to be custom rather than just a swap, too?

[Drawweight]

PorkInsider said:

That swingarm is definitely not from a ZZR600.

Got to be custom rather than just a swap, too?

It was an American post so either been to a drag strip or a poser. Probably the latter.

[Plinth]

Drawweight said:

PorkInsider said:

That swingarm is definitely not from a ZZR600.

Got to be custom rather than just a swap, too?

It was an American post so either been to a drag strip or a poser. Probably the latter.

The Americans do like their extended swing arms!

For the US market the first generation ZZR600 was called the ZX6 Ninja.

[PorkInsider]

Drawweight said:

PorkInsider said:

That swingarm is definitely not from a ZZR600.

Got to be custom rather than just a swap, too?

It was an American post so either been to a drag strip or a poser. Probably the latter.

Ah ok. Interesting.

Why do they do it? Make the bikes handle as badly as their cars?

[Krikkit]

PorkInsider said:

Why do they do it? Make the bikes handle as badly as their cars?

When you don't have corners the traffic light drag race and looks are everything...

[johnsmith222]

That's not worth saving. Could be worth breaking for parts as the E model remained relatively unchanged for around 10 years. I guess the swingarm might be worth something too for the Americans.

I had one of these for a long time.

Otherwise back into the skip.

[ssray]

Gpz900r owners fit the wheels to there bikes

[carinaman]

ssray said:

Gpz900r owners fit the wheels to there bikes

For tyre sizes and brakes?

[underwhelmist]

Krikkit said:

PorkInsider said:

Why do they do it? Make the bikes handle as badly as their cars?

When you don't have corners the traffic light drag race and looks are everything...

From what I've read they often dispense with front brakes too, for some reason.

[Fastdruid]

underwhelmist said:

Krikkit said:

PorkInsider said:

Why do they do it? Make the bikes handle as badly as their cars?

When you don't have corners the traffic light drag race and looks are everything...

From what I've read they often dispense with front brakes too, for some reason.

It looks like its only got one brake disc on the front.