Craigslist ad had a '93 zx6 just a few blocks away. When the guy sounded willing to trade i rode the klr up to his house to compare.
he wanted $2100 for the zx and in the pics it looked pretty good.
up close? a little scary.
- choke linkage not firmly attached.
- start button intermittent
- aftermarket pipe a little louder than i like
- gas tank not correct for the bike. when one guy asked if the petcock was closed the other said - it doesn't have one.
since tank isn't correct previous owner fabricated an airbox that doesn't quite agree with the jetting.
- rust in the gas tank
- obvious bondo'd body work not visible in the jpg's
what the heck - i test drove it anyway.
Down side: carbueration. My right calf wanted to charlie horse up the second I put my foot on the peg. it relaxed after a bit.
Upside: handling was rock solid and when fuel delivery was good, it had a nice punch from about 5k i don't get on the klr and barely get on the concours between 6k-8k. [concours probably makes the same power but is lugging so much more weight]
I felt bad for the kid, as his baby's momma was watching us the whole time hoping I'd put some money in his hand. but I just couldn't give up a good starting, good running klr for bunch of parts that had been patched together to make a zx.
The experience does have me jonesing for a 600 now though. couple yr old zzr 600 maybe?
