Made a short video of a ride on my ZXR250. hope you enjoy it.

 

That is one awesome bike. Am I seeing things right? 18,000 rpm? Digging the twin snorkels like the first ZX7 had. It would have to be fun to ride one.

I made a manual cam chain tensioner for a ZXR250 for a rider down under. Similar to the one I make for the EX250, but a special shorter bolt. Worked well.

 

Thanks a lot. Yes, you read the tacho right, it does do 18,000rpm. It's my first bike and it feels very special. I think these ZXRs were never sold in the US.

 

No, never was. The licensing and attitude here in the U.S. makes them virtually unsaleable. There is no tier by power or displacement, you can ride the most powerful fastest machines with only a permit. Then there is "if it isn't over 100 hp it is too small" that is pretty much the rule of sport bikes, "if it isn't over 1300 it's too small" in the cruisers.

Have fun with your new bike. I only wish I could have had one of those back when I was 30. By then I knew big wasn't best and I lived in some of the best riding area of the eastern U.S. for a sport bike. That one would have been a riot!