20 Most Recent 2001 kawasaki ZX-6R Ninja - Page 3 Questions & Answers

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Correct, the bike will not charge. Aside from that, if the flywheel is actually bent, and it sounds that it is, you will need a new crankshaft and probably a new stator. Without major repairs the bike will never run again. The crank will cost around $650 and the stator will cost around $330 and if the flywheel has been damaged ( it probably has been ) it will cost around $330 as well. The cost for the repair shop will be around $2000 to $3000. The bottom line is that you got taken by the guy who sold it to you. He knew full well the repairs would be far more than the bike was worth. Unless you can get a good engine from a salvage yard, you are pretty much hosed. Google motorcycle salvage kawasaki and see what you can find. I am sorry about the situation. Best of luck to you. Please rate my answer. Thanks.

Could it be that you are not letting off the throttle when you shift? If it doesnt rev up at idle by itself there would be no reason for it to rev up between gears.

A good starting point and will get you very close. Is a bolt size Torque sheet see this web site for that. You can use as a starting point to get things together. then recheck later from the dealer. Torque sheet per bolt size Metric.

The stock plug is NGK CR9E. The bike uses four spark plugs.

The stock plug is NGK CR9E

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Sounds like fuel starvation, remove airbox lid and check the slides in the carbs are not stuck, this sometimes happens when the fuel in the carbs becomes old and forms a stickey bond between the needle and main jet diffuser, you may benefit from a complete overahaul of the carbs again, 2 years is a long time, and i would not find it unusual to do this anualy unless you continue to use the bike, remove the slides and check the diapram condition for holes, remove the mainjets clean, allso the pilot jets and clean them using a wire from a wire brush push through the jet twisting and pusshing, also blow out the holes the jet screws into, remove the float valves and clean them with some wire wool taking care not to damage the rubber tip, and the valve seating should also be cleaned,

Probably a worn chain will cause that. Check your chain and sprockets.

Hi
Mine at 230 km passs reserve, then alarmed me close to 200 km. A 100 km already know that almost half a tank is gone.
Alex

Maybee It's produced in 98 but the first registration was in 99?!

You need to take the #1 plug out and make sure the piston is at top dead center. Then make sure that the alignment mark on the timing rotor is pointing at the mark on the engine casing. You will want the cams positioned so that the heels of the lobes are down toward the cam followers. The lobes themselves will kind of point up and away from the cylinder head. Also there should be marks on the cams they need to be level with the top of the cylinder head. You will measure 4 valves on 1 of the cylinders and 2 valves each on 2 others. Then rotate 1 full turn and measure the other four. In any case make sure the heel is down towards the follower and the crankshaft timing mark on the timing rotor is lined up with the mark on the engine case..

You will need an impact gun to break it loose, how are you holding the sprocket still, any moving absorbs the torque you apply and stops the breaking loose of the sprocket.

Most likely your slow (idle, pilot, whichever name you prefer) jets are plugged up in your carburetors. If the bike was stored improperly, or old/dirty gas was in the tank, these jets get plugged up pretty easily. One if not all are probably affected. The slow jet is where your bike pulls gas while it has a closed throttle position. Its the smallest jet in the carbs. When you twist the throttle, the needle (blocking the main jet from being used) opens up and allows gas to pass it and up into the vacuum of your carb and into your engine. If the idle jets are plugged you will usually notice that if you give the bike throttle it will run great in the higher RPM (3000+) but will die and be "glitchy" or boggy when going from no throttle to open throttle. You can try to cheat a carb clean by getting some carb cleaner and spraying that down the carbs, and using seafoam or equivalent to get those jets clean, but its always a better bet to see whats going on inside and clean those things so you get your throttle response back. Goodluck.

Bruno

Blowing out? Does that mean they go faulty or do the physically come out of the head? If they come out of the head you are either using an incorrect plug or the sreww thread in the plug is damaged. Damaged thread can be repaired but the head will need to come off. It entails drilling the plug hole bigger. Then a new thread is cut and a helicoil is screwed into the new thread which will return it to the original size. See link : http://www.fastenernetwork.co.uk/cms/site/images/530px-Helicoil_14x1_25.jpg

Unplug the connectors of the fan and give it directly 12Volt DC supply. ( be careful of the colours so as not to charge it wrong).
If the fan works, then your problem is probably at your temperature sensor. That looks like a spark plug, with two wires on top side, and must be somewhere at the top side of your radiator close to the filling cap. Unscrew it, adjust a multimeter to it and set the meter at Ohm scale anywhere close to 02 - 20 Ohm. Get a lighter, heat the copper side but not so hard, and check if you get indication after a while on your meter. If I'm right, you should't see any sign of current, ( no indication). If you have, put it back as it was, tight it, fill the radiator if you are missing liquid, and then check the rest of the wiring.

BUT first, go to your fuse box, and simply check your fuse...

Good luck.

sticking float needle on seat ? carb icing { use 99 octane or addative }

it should , a very smart safety factor incorpotated since the 70s,

Just a thought, if you are running ethanol fuel it will lower the bikes idle speed. If you run no ethanol fuel your idle speed will go up. Turn your idle screw to raise the idle . Hopefully , your problem is just that simple.

10W40 weight oil

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