*and FB Marketplace, and Gumtree, and anywhere else we spot something we like…
1990 (ish) Kawasaki ZXR400H X2
Asking: £300
Altogether now, best Kenneth Williams/Carry on Screaming voices: “Frying tonight…!” Oh, please yourselves – I preferred Fenella Fielding anyway…
‘Both bikes might need the carbs cleaning. Bring an empty van and a broom,’ notes the Marketplace seller (a long-time friend of the magazine, as it happens). He’s not kidding either. Apparently one of these little screamers used to be a track bike, while the other was road registered – now they’re both toast. You might think there’s going to be little left of use after such a serious fire, but given that the tyres haven’t gone up in flames, I reckon the fire might have been fierce but brief, and there’ll be a surprising amount that
