20 Most Recent 2003 kawasaki ZZR 1200 Questions & Answers

ran outta fuel?? cooked it ??

You will have a very difficult time getting it low enough to fit you adequately. The seat height is nearly 32 inches stock, so compare that with your inseam and see how much you would need to adjust. It is doubtful you will get the bike that low without ground clearance and fender clearance issues, safety aside.

But, to answer your question:

The front fork tubes can be slid up the triple clamps over an inch, sometimes as much as 2 inches. Your fender may need to be removed however.

The rear you will have to buy/fabricate a lowering link set. There are several styles available on ebay.com for your bike.

I would also recommend taking your seat to an upholsterer and having some of the foam removed to provide more clearance for you.

Be advised that all modifications to the ride height of your bike adversely effects your ride quality and control. The amount that you need to lower your bike could and likely will make it much more difficult to maneuver due to the skewed suspension geometry.
Please be careful!

i have no view of it but i can almost guarentee if its jumping out of gear all the time you have a problem with either your shift drum and or the shift forks. both require splitting the cases to replace. sorry bro.

How old is you Kawasaki? how offen have you been finding oil in the sparks, is it the first time? Problem might be on the Piston oil rings, or valve seals from the cylinderhead.

Sounds like you are twisting the throttle while cranking. 4 strokes hate that. If that isn't the problem then try using half choke and no throttle. If it kinda "Pops" is what u mean by "catch the first time" then definately switch the choke to halfway after it "Pops".

It sounds like your bike is burning oil due to rings getting old or sleeves to the valves are warned out .
check how smoky your kawa is first .
if at high revs your bike is smoky heavely your rings could be getting tired or valves guides are warned .

this could be a sticky cam chain tensioner as the oil gets hot it releases the adjuster to work normaly. 2 bolts it if you wish to take it off and clean it.

First you have to take off your seat and then you able to see how to.

Hi and welcome to FixYa,

A few ideas:

• The buzzing/vibration would be the solenoid and it would only do so if the battery's charge is not sufficient to start the bike. If the battery is fully charged, then the sound would be a click/clack;
• to try & free the engine internals, with the plugs removed, sparingly spray the inside of the combustion chamber with WD40 or preferably 2T oil (used for 2 stroke bikes). Let it sit for a while and then try turning the rear wheel while in first gear with the plugs still off;
• alternately, try the starter again with the same conditions as above but rather than one long press of the starter button, try short/momentary press of the start button;
• if the above fails, you may need to gain access to the left side of the engine by removing some of the body works. Some versions have a snap-off circular cover on the body. There would be a disc with slot, Remove said disc. Inside would be a big nut 17/19mm. You would need preferably a T wrench that fits and would be used to turn the crankshaft but not fully forcing it. You have to do it by feel. If considerable resistance, stop;
• remove the entire body work; remove cylinder head with care on the rubber gasket. apply WD40 oil liberally on the camshaft, caps and let it drip down on the timing chain.
• try again using the T wrench.

Would appreciate an update. Good luck and thank you for using FixYa.

 there should be two 8mm in the front of the tank near the stearing stem,then remove your seat and there should be one long bolt. then just disconnect your fule pump,vent tubes and your good to go.

Question edited for full make model cc. Question moved to sub-category. Your Service Manual is in the link. Page 445 refers. https://www.manualslib.com/manual/375248/Kawasaki-Zzr1200.html?page=445&term=Main+Fuse+Removal&selected=1#manual https://www.google.com/search?q=Kawasaki+ZZ-R1200+replace+main+fuse ..

check fuses an bulbs good place to start

It is most likely a bulb problem. I do believe they run off the same fuse, same as headlight too I believe. You can always look at the fuse to see if it is bad. You can also test it with an ohmmeter. You can test power from the tailight wire to the bulb with a voltmeter if you wanted to.

how old is the battery it mite be a weak cell in the batt

You didn't say what year model or size of your bike, but most have a neutral safety switch and a side kickstand safety switch. When you dropped it, it probably effected the operation of the switch.

NOT SURE WHAT KIND OF BIKE YOU HAVE I HAVE A KAWASAKI 1500 CLASSIC THE BOLTS ARE ON THE RIGHT AND LEFT SIDE 10MM.BOLTS AROUND CLOSE TO THE SIDE COVERS

If the engine is very worn, try using a softer plug as that will help to burn off the oil deposits or if the plug is not pink but grey, make the misture skightly richer so it will burn cooler.
Hope this helps.

tube hangs loose. keep it away from any moving parts though.