Kawasaki ZZ-R1100

The big kwak's pretty old hat now, but if fast, comfortable touring is your thing, give the thing some serious consideration. If you like to combine that with some decent hadling in the twisties, forget it. I owned a ZZR for a year and a half or so. In all that time, I never really had any major problems with it (apart from binning it with monotonous regularity ). That big lump of an engine seemed to be indestructible as long as you kept it fed with oil. The biggest problem I had with the thing (and the reason why I got rid of it for the GSX R750) was it was just so big and heavy. Flickable it most certainly wasn't. The weight, combined with the low ...  Read the complete review

I’ve had my ZZR-1100 for three years and done over 40,000 miles on it. I thought that was a lot for a bike but I now know of other ZZR-1100s with up to 76,000 miles on. These bikes just run and run. Change the oil and filter regularly and the engines just never stop. Very reliable, easy to ride (provided you don’t try and throw it about) and tones of power make it great for long commuting. I do about 120 miles a day on mine, and I love every mile. Of course, all that power goes through rear tires and front brakes like there’s no tomorrow, but a good chain lasts well and it requires little else spending on it. It looks a bit tatty now, ...  Read the complete review

I've just sold my ZZR1100D4 this week after 2 years of ownership. My reason for writing this review is to share my thoughts with anyone who was interested in buying a ZZR1100. Firstly in favour of the bike it does exactly what it was designed to do excellently - namely get to a license threatening speed extremely quickly. It will do about 75-80 in first gear! I've done 700 miles on it from southern France to Caan in the north in under 9 hours.(including lunch stops and fuel stops that works out at an average of 95 mph, and i got lost round Paris!) This is what it's made for. What it is not made for is bends, it doesn't like them, it does't so ...  Read the complete review

This was the first bike I ever bought. OK, so I am only 21 and don't have a license! But my other half does so I bought it for him. It is a beauty of a bike. Our ZZR was called Sar and she was beautiful. Power but elegance too. we did 165 mph 2 up so she was very speedy. Unfortunately we had to sell her to get a car,no room for a baby on a ZZR although we did consider a sidecar! When we get rich we'll buy another one and I WILL learn to ride! ...  Read the complete review