1996 Kawasaki ZX9R, 900cc. Registration number N797 RUT. Fra...

Estimate

£1,700 - £1,900

1996 Kawasaki ZX9R, 900cc. Registration number N797 RUT. Frame number ZXB012971. Engine number ZX900B012996

The first ZX-9R could be seen as a ZXR750 incorporating a number of ZZ-R1100 design features. The wheels - three-spoke cast aluminium alloy 3.5-inch x 17-inch front and 5.5-inch x 17-inch rear -, the front forks - fully adjustable 43mm upside-down KYB - and unbraced fabricated aluminium box-section swingarm with fully adjustable remote-reservoir KYB monoshock were direct carry-overs from the ZXR. The twin-piston rear Tokico caliper no longer mounted via a torque arm, and the clip-on handlebars mounted above the top triple clamp, not below. The four-piston Tokico front calipers and 320mm front discs were common to the ZZ-R and the ZXR.
The frame was a welded aluminium-alloy dual-beam with cast steering head and swingarm end plates, but with steel-tube engine cradles and swingarm-mount end plates extending back to support the rider's seat and attach the bolt-on subframe, like the ZZ-R1100.
The engine displacement was 899cc. The crankcases, clutch and gearbox were carried over from the ZXR750, with a longer-throw crank and a bigger-bore, taller cylinder block for the larger capacity. The cylinder head was externally highly similar to the ZXR, as well, but incorporated rocker valve actuation like the ZZ-R1100 instead of the ZXR's direct actuation. Redline was 12,000rpm against the Fireblades 10,500rpm. Induction was by 40mm Keihin CVKD carburettors, and the engine breathed through a 10-litre airbox fed by dual ram-air intakes on the nose of the bike, under the single headlight, via ducts passing back and over the frame beams near the steering head, like on the ZZ-R.
The vendor has owned RUT for six years with the machine spending the majority of that time in the garage. A recent MOT was acquired with the expiry date being 18 August 2021. A new battery and new front brake disks and pads have recently been fitted. A discrepancy in mileage from the current mileage to that recorded on the government MOT checker, point to the speedometer being changed, but the vendor believes it was the cable at fault as replacing the cable cured a non-registering speedo.

As with all lots in the sale, this lot is sold 'as is/where is' and bidders must satisfy themselves as to the provenance, condition, age, completeness and originality prior to bidding.
Sold with V5C and current and previous MOT certificates.