The Zephyr Zone

Hi everyone , I have a question , I have just bought a pair of nissan calipers, off a 2022 z900 with just 23 miles on the clock , before it was written off. for a small amount of cash so that made them a no brainer . I'm fitting them to my gpzephyr 550/600, which is fitted with a modified zxr400 fro...

Hi try the gear box from the gpx 750 , as far as I am aware it should be more or less a straight swop . I remember someone doing it a few years back in a magazine and saying he had no problems .

Hi fitted one to my 600 zephyr and to be honest it looked spindlely and skinny after the thick box of the zephyr arm .

some where on this site is the spacer dimensions . have alook through my posts there in there some where .

with the zxr 400 h1 rear wheel the chain runis spot on . Not had a problem .

try greasing the swingarm that also helps as when the start to dry out the swingarm starts to move a little.

but really the 550 is a bit of a soft bike to ride they wallow about but thats part of the fun of riding them . grab the bars and hold on tight

the swingarm will fit ,but they are not a straight swop.
if you look on here some where you should find my diagram for the spaces that need making etc....

P.S get your 550 arm braced it will look better the zrx arm looks very thin after the 550 arm

personally I bought a headstock front stand that is to say it fits into the lower triple clamp (yoke) and allows the removal of the forks .

it saves so much hassle ,

failing that use 2 axle stands for a car one under each crash bar !

Hi thanks for the reply . nice idea that ! ,I'll have a think about that .

gpzephyr thats what I call my 550/600

would love to see some pics of your bike .

hi badger just sent you a pm I'll try help you .

need to look at my bike and see what I did been a long time and as they say I've been asleep since then LOL

I'll look over the next few days