Dr. Joe Siphek
Tue May 2nd, 2006, 09:28 AM
I picked up a 03 ZX6R back in october. I've now been riding now that my back is 100%...things i've come to find out i don't like about the bike. I don't know if this is usual for Kawi or if it's just my bike.
#1. The bike idles like crap...it starts fine, and idles fine...until i start riding it...when i am coming down from speed to a stop i down shift w/ a blip of the throttle (my gixxer loved it when i did this), the bike doesn't seem to want to blip, and when i do come to a stop, i put it in Neutral and it will be idling at 3-400 rpm...i give it a little gas and then she will idle @ 1k which is fine w/ me. If it's a long light, she will fluxuate(sp). WTF...this morning she died. Started right back up.
#2. It is nearly impossible to find neutral...it usually take 3-4 times going from 1st to 2nd to find it. Is this normal? What a pain in the ass.
#3. At times when i hit the front brakes at 60 or above i get a light shutter in the handle bars...very short shutter, but i feel it. Am i just being too picky? or should i sell this POS and get the suzuki's like i love?
I can deal w/ #3, but #1 and 2 are driving me nuts. Anyone? Anyone?
I do love the power that this bike brings, and she handles very nicely...
Oh yeah...i haven't done any mods, except for a slip on exhaust. I need to put a K&N or the like, -1 front sprocket, and i've even run different octane gas in it to see if that makes any diff...nope.
thanks...i'd rather not have to take it to a shop for $$$ sake.
#1. The bike idles like crap...it starts fine, and idles fine...until i start riding it...when i am coming down from speed to a stop i down shift w/ a blip of the throttle (my gixxer loved it when i did this), the bike doesn't seem to want to blip, and when i do come to a stop, i put it in Neutral and it will be idling at 3-400 rpm...i give it a little gas and then she will idle @ 1k which is fine w/ me. If it's a long light, she will fluxuate(sp). WTF...this morning she died. Started right back up.
#2. It is nearly impossible to find neutral...it usually take 3-4 times going from 1st to 2nd to find it. Is this normal? What a pain in the ass.
#3. At times when i hit the front brakes at 60 or above i get a light shutter in the handle bars...very short shutter, but i feel it. Am i just being too picky? or should i sell this POS and get the suzuki's like i love?
I can deal w/ #3, but #1 and 2 are driving me nuts. Anyone? Anyone?
I do love the power that this bike brings, and she handles very nicely...
Oh yeah...i haven't done any mods, except for a slip on exhaust. I need to put a K&N or the like, -1 front sprocket, and i've even run different octane gas in it to see if that makes any diff...nope.
thanks...i'd rather not have to take it to a shop for $$$ sake.