ZX 12R

[fast1]

 For sale- down to $ 3,500! 2000 model in good condition ride away. Dave Owen from Sears is needing to sell this bike before he moves. Would kill my license in a week or would buy it myself. If you care it is a real nice candy red. If anyone is interested call him at 564-5041. Bike is listed on kijiji if you want more details.Cheers.

[Rusty Bucket]

Kurt Brewer and I ended up in a big line of bikes trailing what we at the time thought was a girl with a blonde ponytail on a big Harley (unusually beardy, when I saw 'her' pulled off the road) on the way to 100 Mile House, and I was riding right behind what I assume was Dave Owen on that bike;  it was certainly hypnotic in red with the biggest single can I had seen to that point - I do love the appearance of the bike.  On the downside, mileage is getting high, and I have heard two separate stories of serious accidents that bike has been in, which might be neither here nor there, except that bike has what they are calling a monocoque chassis - something I haven't seen on a bike, and wouldn't want to see, I don't think, after an accident.
  So that's why I am just a casually interested observer...

[2wheelsmotorcycle]

Dave Owens ZX12 has been in at least 2 accidents, one was somewhere around Pine Centre, the other I am not sure. And the mileage is high on the bike....before anybody gets interested..........oh yeah, it is a good looking bike and the colour is nice.....if Russell isn't interested , think twice........

[fast1]

 Dave assures me damage on both occasions was only cosmetic, repairs paid by i.c.b.c. Fella over there last night in a Mercedes convertible- might be gone already. You know I wouldn't sell either of mine for this paltry sum. My old boss paid that much for a chrome billet front wheel.Cheers.

[Rusty Bucket]

So what is the monocoque chassis as applied to a motorcycle?  Does the engine hang from, and the steering head attach to, the airbox or something? and swingarm attach to the battery box?  There aren't any frame ubes at all?

[Hans]

Goes over the top of the engine, no down tubes or separation of frame rails.





By way of comparison, I paid less for my FZ-1with 23000km, all depends what you want though.

[Rusty Bucket]

Actually, that's quite like the modern alloy frames;  is it steel or alloy?  I was wondering what bodywork would be integral, and the answer is - not much.  Someone said that the motor comes out to adjust the valves, and I guess hanging like fruit from the airbox, it would have to.  Still, not as off-the-wall as I was assuming under it's clothes.  I guess I was thinking the inside and outside were one and the same...