Nothing, very reliable.
A beautiful motorcycle to look at, very nice lines and still holds its value very well and is sort after, years after its prime.
The bike was one of the last supersports before the R1 bent the sports bike world over a bench and gave it what for. The styling is still in the wide front with ram air intakes and plenty of room for the rider to move around. This makes it very comfortable for a sports bike, especially when carrying a pillion compared to newer sports bikes. It also adds to its weight, which tips in at around 215kg, quite heavy these days for a bike with 'only' 120hp.
The bike makes the very best of the engine it has available, and pulls very well from as low as 2-3000 rpm, much better than some newer bikes I've ridden (good wide torque curve). It also winds out very well with the last 2000 - 3000rpm pulling very strongly before the 12000rpm redline.
The instrument setup is starting to show its age also, with an analogue speedometer and odometer, but they are clear.
The handling is quite good, the front end in particular is very responsive with exceptional turn in if you set the rear ride height to the maximum, and good information through the front wheel. I did find however that the front liked some tyres better than others. Certainly steer clear of D****p D208s, they were rubbish on this bike.
Overall, a very good bike for the money if you don't need the latest and greatest. Incidentally, quite good top speed, I saw 280kph with a little more to come on one occasion.
A very nice motorcycle, destined for sports classic status.
I've had mine for 2 years, love it... even with the new models coming out... I agree on pretty much every previous comment, except performance wise with this bike, you can either have acceleration or speed, but not both... depending on your gearing... I've changed it for better acceleration, but now my top speed is only about 250.
As for tires, I've used the Dunlops, and hated the lack of rear grip... I've had Bridgestones, which were quite good, and now have Maxxis, which I like quite well, except they suck in the cold (under 10 celsius).
A really useful review. I've had my 7R for about 18 months. It's been a great bike, albeit one that's absolutely impossible to ride remotely sensibly.
Mine's standard, but it has been geared down with a tooth smaller front sprocket. This really does give it some pull, but it now runs into the limiter just past an indicated 160 mph (260 km/h). That's probably more like 145 when you remove the usual 10% speed over-read. However, considering the speed limit here in the UK is 70 mph and the courts are now routinely jailing people (clean record or not) for up to a year for going over 100 mph (160 km/h), that's plenty quick enough for me.
Your comments about the front end and the huge spread of torque ring bells, and I would like to second them if anyone is reading this wondering what the bike is like to ride. As long as you don't expect comfort or featherweight mass, you'll be laughing all the way to the nearest twisty road.
Ride safe and enjoy!
Dan (UK)
I've had my ZX7R five years, and I agree with the points made above. I'm now looking to replace it, but can't find anything as good to replace it. I am now thinking hard of being a two bike man, as I just can't part with my ZX7R.
All that above and very tough. Two crashes at 60 m/h and only fairing damage...about260 euros worth of damage each.
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