Rod! I’m convinced you could do this job in your sleep. I guess if it were me and paying for parts only, I’d have to go for it and get it back out on the road. Best of luck to you and keep us posted! Thank you once again.
"I think you figured out that I don't do this work for any fiscally sound reasoning" - yep. As I like to describe my identical behaviour - "I'm good at two things: pretending to be an adult and bad financial decisions". Best of luck finding the parts, the ZZR400 and 600 were very famous for 2nd gear going out.
I have a 98 Yamaha YZFF 600R with the same issue. I don't have the grinding, it just doesn't want to stay into gear. One of these years I'll tear into it...just have too many projects. :)
Shift Fork & drum a minor part that is not minor to fix. I am pretty sure Yamaha & Kawasaki shared transmission components. Thanks for the feedback & View!
I hope you get it working 100% I have a 95' that I've been working on and investing such beautiful classics bikes my face lit up when I seen a prt 2 then I seen this! hope to see more footage
Sometimes we just have to put our head down and keep moving forward. You will have a very cool bike when you are done. Keep your eyes on the prize, and good luck! BTW, Your videos are excellent! Please do a follow up on the BMW R1100RT project. That is the first video that alerted me to your channel. I have a bunch of motorcycle buddies watching your videos now also. Keep it up :)
I have been working on my bike, and its logistically frustrating. If people would just take care of bikes from new, the used market would be worth more to all involved.
It is a question of time and money. The more time someone spends taking care of a bike they typically want more money when they go to sell it...🤔 Thanks for the feedback & View!
Can imagine that bill after some amateur decides to fix it in his garage 😂 Feeling sad however, was looking at buying zzr 400, but my friend mechanic suggested take hornet.
I’d love to know how to order Kawasaki parts from Japan to the USA. In particular, I want to find a 1st Gen ZX-25R factory exhaust to put on a ZX-4RR. It was the small under-body exhaust instead of the larger side-mounted exhaust they added across the board to meet Euro requirements.
First, find the part numbers you need by using an reputable English parts fiche, parzilla, revzilla, what have you. Then go to japan.webike.net/ and search the part. 30 year old parts like this are duty free into Canada, probably the same in the USA.
drag racer people back cut their gears. just taking a file to the dogs to give them geometry that would make them stay together. wonder if this process could be used to resurrect a bad gear for cheap. they have worn in an angle that pushes them apart witch ruined the fork and drum, correcting the angle seems like the perfect solution.
Hi, I’ve got the same problem with 2nd gear, I just can’t for the life me seem to be able to the the magneto/flywheel off at all will not budge, am I missing something the Haynes manual don’t help much from what I can see.
Are you using the proper flywheel puller tool? Use an electric or pneumatic impact to get the force you need to screw the Puller bolt in see this video for when I replaced the sprag starter clutch. czcams.com/video/HUJXsJkg2ms/video.htmlsi=BS9tNcgtJTWLN34p
@@RodRidesWrenches thank you for your reply! I did find that out, after scouring forums lol. But i used a big adjustable Spanner and my breaker bar to get it off with the puller.
Good Luck Rod! - You will probably need it....
I find it insane that You don't have 100k's of views ,keep up the great work!
Yeah me too... 🤔 Thanks for the feedback & View!
Nice as always❤
Thank you for all your work. I love semi classic bikes like these and I learn heaps about maintenence from your well thought out videos.
Thank you very much!
Rod! I’m convinced you could do this job in your sleep. I guess if it were me and paying for parts only, I’d have to go for it and get it back out on the road. Best of luck to you and keep us posted!
Thank you once again.
Appreciated! Thanks for the feedback & View!
Zx6, I love that old bike, it’s a classic. Glad to see it back on the channel.
Me too, no way I'm getting my money back out of it...😟 Thanks for the feedback & View!
Thanks for the work you are doing. I love your approach to fixing these bikes, your knowledge, your humor and quality of videos.
Appreciated! Thanks for the feedback & View!
"I think you figured out that I don't do this work for any fiscally sound reasoning" - yep. As I like to describe my identical behaviour - "I'm good at two things: pretending to be an adult and bad financial decisions". Best of luck finding the parts, the ZZR400 and 600 were very famous for 2nd gear going out.
At least the wife always knows where I am... Thanks for the feedback & View!
I have a 98 Yamaha YZFF 600R with the same issue. I don't have the grinding, it just doesn't want to stay into gear. One of these years I'll tear into it...just have too many projects. :)
Shift Fork & drum a minor part that is not minor to fix. I am pretty sure Yamaha & Kawasaki shared transmission components. Thanks for the feedback & View!
I hope you get it working 100% I have a 95' that I've been working on and investing such beautiful classics bikes my face lit up when I seen a prt 2 then I seen this! hope to see more footage
Sometimes we just have to put our head down and keep moving forward. You will have a very cool bike when you are done. Keep your eyes on the prize, and good luck! BTW, Your videos are excellent! Please do a follow up on the BMW R1100RT project. That is the first video that alerted me to your channel. I have a bunch of motorcycle buddies watching your videos now also. Keep it up :)
Thanks PT2 Now out with more to come.
Good luck, my friend, I love your work!
Appreciated! Thanks for the feedback & View!
Thank you for a very informative and enjoyable video 👍
You are welcome and thank you for the feedback & View!
I have been working on my bike, and its logistically frustrating. If people would just take care of bikes from new, the used market would be worth more to all involved.
It is a question of time and money. The more time someone spends taking care of a bike they typically want more money when they go to sell it...🤔 Thanks for the feedback & View!
Might be worth looking at swingarm bearings, there was a fair amount of movement in them
Yes noticed that as well but they are all new just installed, check the ZX6 playlist on the channel. Thanks for the feedback & View!
Can imagine that bill after some amateur decides to fix it in his garage 😂 Feeling sad however, was looking at buying zzr 400, but my friend mechanic suggested take hornet.
I’d love to know how to order Kawasaki parts from Japan to the USA. In particular, I want to find a 1st Gen ZX-25R factory exhaust to put on a ZX-4RR. It was the small under-body exhaust instead of the larger side-mounted exhaust they added across the board to meet Euro requirements.
First, find the part numbers you need by using an reputable English parts fiche, parzilla, revzilla, what have you. Then go to japan.webike.net/ and search the part. 30 year old parts like this are duty free into Canada, probably the same in the USA.
@@RodRidesWrenches Thanks!
drag racer people back cut their gears. just taking a file to the dogs to give them geometry that would make them stay together. wonder if this process could be used to resurrect a bad gear for cheap. they have worn in an angle that pushes them apart witch ruined the fork and drum, correcting the angle seems like the perfect solution.
Thanks for the feedback & View!
You do this strip-down, so we don't have to ;-)
Hey now, I didn't strip down in this video, which one did you get ahold of???? Oh wait you meant the bike! 😌 Thanks for the feedback & View!
the first bike I totalled back in 1997.... Ha ha
But was it the LAST???? Thanks for the feedback & View!
Hi, I’ve got the same problem with 2nd gear, I just can’t for the life me seem to be able to the the magneto/flywheel off at all will not budge, am I missing something the Haynes manual don’t help much from what I can see.
Are you using the proper flywheel puller tool? Use an electric or pneumatic impact to get the force you need to screw the Puller bolt in see this video for when I replaced the sprag starter clutch. czcams.com/video/HUJXsJkg2ms/video.htmlsi=BS9tNcgtJTWLN34p
@@RodRidesWrenches thank you for your reply! I did find that out, after scouring forums lol. But i used a big adjustable Spanner and my breaker bar to get it off with the puller.