kawasaki ZZR 1100 - Recent Questions, Troubleshooting & Support - Page 6

It shouldnt be any problem.European models wear 180/55/17.

Check to see if your fuel pump relay is good first. Then if it is good you are going to have to buy and install a new fuel pump.

Get the rear wheel off the ground and adjust the chain tension. When checking the tension spin the rear wheel and check that the tension does not go slack or get tighter. If the chain is riding up and down the sprocket teeth then the chain is stretched and needs to be replaced. This is the grinding/clunking noise you are hearing. If the sprockets are worn consider a chain and sprocket set, it can be a less expensive option than buying the parts separately.

the carbs need to be syncronized, this will sove about 98% of this problem

Hi there,
If u have left the bike standing

if there is not a sight glass on the side, or a dipstick on the oil fill cap, then you check the level by draining and refilling it to the proper CC ammount.

No switch, no relay, your coil pacs do go bad. Considering the year, it might just be that. If you can find a set to try before buying them, It would tell you a lot, It could be the stator, alternator, something else in the electrical dept other than that. Hope this helps.

There are actually two drain plugs...look for the 17mm bolts with the washer under the head. The washers are "crush" washers that need to be inspected and replaced if necessary to prevent leaks.
The other bolt that needs to be removed is the oil filter drain plug. It is the large round cap. The bolt has an O ring for a seal. The new filter should come with an O ring for the drain bolt as well as a large O ring for the cover. (Be sure to ask or inspect the box when you buy a new one)
Check your manual for torque specs to be sure and not overtighten. On my '91ZX1100c the torque settings for the drain bolts = 18ft/lb and the oil filter bolt = 14.5 ft/lb. check your settings to be sure.

a) new bulb b) remove fasteners between upper and lower fairings so upper fairing can be removed c)remove windshield d) remove mirrors (which hold on upper fairing) e) remove and replace headlight bulb
f) replace everything

It obviously sounds like its being starved for fuel, you said that you replaced the pump and the filter, what about the carbs ? has anyone checked them out ?

If the bike has been sitting over the winter and the carbs were not drained or if the fuel wasn't stablized then you might have some dirty carbs, you can try draining the float bowls and then adding fresh fuel see if that helps, if not you'll likely have to pull your carbs and clean then. Todays fuel doesn't las that long before it goes bad.

there is settings on the shock spring. turn with hand clock wise until you reach the top one

I've only dismantled a '96 600 brakes but they looked almost the same as these exploded views. For each piston there are 2 seals. If you look at the seal you will see that they are asymmetrical - looking something like the letter G is cross section. To install them you put the bottom one with the channel down in the groove and the second one with the channel up on the lip - it's there to act mainly as a dust boot, the first one is the actual oil seal.

oil filter is next to the drain plug underneath ( circular dish with fins and a hex head bolt ) unscrew this and paper filter is inside....and oil level hole is on opposite as most kwaks ( below front sprocket cover and clutch slave cylinder ,

Are all jets set properly? How about needle and seat? The needle and seat do get warped. Do check you spark plug gap as well.

try using a line locker close to master cyclinder ,lever should go rock hard if it has no air in system,work line locker down lines to see if lever stays hard.
also check the lever travel to make sure that lever is pushing on master cyclinder plunger as a lot of after market levers dont have correct casting and have to travel in a long way before brakes work even when system is bled. also check to make sure calliper carriers are not bent and pads not sitting square on rotors.
hope this helps

Have theignition module checked out
That maybe the cause or a bad connection in the connectors to it

hiya unfortunatly you have to remove the fuel tank, which means removing the plastic infill and quite a few fixings around upper fairing and such. Have fun.

Only 280.There must be a problem.Try some nitrious or a blower.Clean the air filter and you might need a bigger set of man tonsils:)

you do it

Use the highest octane gasoline you can find.