Used Bike Reviews - Kawasaki Ninja ZX7R ( 1996 - 2003 )

90’s-era superbikes were full-bodied, raw and unapologetic racing machines for the road. Few are still affordable, and even fewer actually live up to your expectations. Where does the ZX-7R fit in? Watch to find out!

Host: Peter Monshizadeh
Videography: Nathaniel Spencer
Editing: Ian Glanzman
Music: Ian Glanzman

[pauldavies]

Definitely my era of bikes. Still love how wide they are, the analog clocks, great big fcuk off exhausts and the paint designs. Would take these over any new machine. All time fave is the RC51 VTR SP2. Kinda lost interest in watching WSBK when they moved on to litre bikes, to my a 750 will always be the superbike

[marktansell]

The sound of the ram air howling in those huge intakes was the best thing about mine

[sammy]

the wife's gone but i still have my baby a 99 zx7 in green of course

[jason_a]

I hate that theres music in the background of this. All you need is the noise of the engine in the background

[ipreferfreedom]

This is probably one of the best reviews I have watched. I own a 03 zx7r and absolutely fell in love. I remember watching the races and for the most part did remarkable. Plenty of power and I can out run any newer stock 600 or gsxr 750 in the curves. I actually hit a cat in the middle of a heavy curve and when most bikes would have hit the ground, all I experienced was a little bit of the death wobbles. It recovered very well and very fast. This bike will be with me till I can't ride any more.

[jordangarrick]

One of the ultimate all-time Bad Ass Bikes....wicked styling

[fjones]

My ‘96 GSX-R 750 had a huge trunk.
I used to keep a baseball cap in there and still had room for two VHS movies from Blockbuster.
The toolkit also still fit along with the registration and a microfiber towel.

[paulyC]

Now THIS is what a review should be!
Actual information, not just fancy video shots.

[mikenguyen]

You sir have an excellent taste in bikes. This brings back the goshow days

[jcarvalho]

It is interesting to compare this zx7 with the 996! Two super bikes from 90s so different from each other in all aspects! The Kawa still with a bulky apearence original from the late 80s/early 90s and the Ducati with a slick and light look! Anyway the Kawa looks like new although I prefer the previous green model, with the ram air pipes through the gas tank like the Honda RVF 400/750, and rounded headlights like the first Firblade or Yzf750 genesis!
Great job guys, it is a joy to watch your videos over and over again!

[OsirisPL]

Cool reviews dude.
1992-1995 CBR 900RR Fireblade would be awesome - it's the craziest 90's machine imo. I love that 90's techno white-red-purple scheme. And the holes in the fairings ;)

[petemoss]

Many thanks for showing one of my favourite bikes, I know mine still goes like the wind and can turn heads. simple to work on, cheap as chips and good fun!

[zxgp]

Today it is still one of the most beautiful looking sport bikes. I am 6ft 4 and rode one for years. Because its front end weight it may not do wheelies ( im not a squid) but it is incredibly stable in corners. This is the most important trait in sport bikes. Confidence inspiring like no other sport bike i have ridden. I put a 4 degree ignition advancer on it, Muzzy full exhaust and a proper re jet job. Perfect! My friend was lucky to find light weight magnesium wheels and that was an incredible upgrade. In real world applications this is a fantastic bike and i miss mine very much. Ask anybody who knows, this goes through corners like its on rails.

[roscoecrawford]

I have an 02 7r and absolutely love it. Michelin pilot tires, yosh RS3 2nd owner wicked clean

[KnownSoldier]

The mighty ZX-7R, one of my favorite bikes of all time! I only sold my one earlier this year to make way for my 2015 ZX-10R. The 7 has made me a huge fan of Kawasaki for life, I had it for 5 years out of my almost 7 year riding career. It was my first real bike (here in Australia we need to have a learner bike for a year before getting your unrestricted license). I had the suspension professionally setup for my weight and more aggressive riding which resulted in the bike just happily tipping into corners although if you threw it in you really needed to catch it! Once you had it in a corner it had more stability than anything else I have ever experienced. You could hit a pot hole or big tree roots mid corner at decent lean and she just ate it all up. Watching this video really made me miss the bike, she was so good to me. P.S. the black and silver was the best colour scheme for these :P

On another note please keep up the good work, I have been really enjoying your videos. Professionally done, good information, nice shots and no dribbling on about irrelevant information or showing off for the camera.

[desevillacustoms]

may I say that your work is professional, with simplicity but yet a comfortable way to Imagen going back in time and enjoy the ride with like ones was there riding this bikes. thank you for every single one of the reviews, keep it up, be safe and God bless!
hope one day you can make one about the 2005-2006 cbr600rr, I just bought one and is my first bike ever. I love it, but I'm interested of what would be an objective review from other riders.

[neil_hamel]

Would love to see a review of the honda RC51! Great videos!

[tomrodgers]

Nice touch with the Tron legacy music. I did end up painting the whole bike white and it looked great. I am such a nerd. Thanks again.

[ridiculousreptiles]

This was an AWESOME review on my Favorite bike of all time. I've actually swapped '07 zx10r fork tubes & front wheel, EBC XC Contour front rotors (310mm) & '09 zx10r front calipers along with a custom billet triple tree (zx7r head tube bearings & zx10r 50mm fork tube openings, instead of a bearing & race swap to use the stock zx10r triples) and an '05 zx10r swing arm & rear caliper and bracket with an '07 zx10r rear wheel. The zx10r suspension & wheels shaved about 36 lbs off my bike, which makes for an even More nimble & very stable zx7r in the corners. It's not as light as my '08 zx6r and you can tell, but it Is just as flick-able in the corners as my zx6r and it has better braking with 10mm bigger rotors up front.

[BadAndysGarage]

Great review! Plz do a 1st gen CBR900RR if you can get your hands on one!