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    Kawasaki ZX-7R

    Dec 10, 2018 5 minutes
    “LOW DOWN THE KAWASAKI FELT FLATTER THAN A PANCAKE, AND ABOUT AS INTERESTING TOO”

    They say looks aren’t everything, but in the case of the mean, green and, frankly, enormous ZX-7R, they count for a lot. It’s over two decades since this bastardised ZXR750 came swinging our way, sporting a revised motor (shorter stroke, bigger bore, finger followers), a braced and bulkier frame and those larger than life six-pot Tokico calipers that would make one assume they could stop a train... or two, yet this bargain bruiser has enjoyed a resurgence of late. Maybe that’s got a bit to do with its cheap and cheerful (albeit climbing) pricing, with plenty of options around the two-grand mark, but I reckon it’s down to nostalgia, harking back to a time when sportsbikes ruled the world and going fast was

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