@Trip6Specter it's always an oiling issue. There is a catch "can" on the left side of the motor that a lot of people neglect to clean out that causes issues at times, low oil level is another biggie. All failures we are seeing are in the bottom end of the motor, though so far.
@provenpowercycles that makes sense I had my bike tuned by Moore Mafia and he always told me with the ZX-14 keep my oil at the top full line I always have and full synthetic every 3500, I will inspect this catch can thank you!
IT SEEMS ALL KAWASAKI MOTORS I HAVE BUILT OVER THE YEARS,, do not have enough rod side clearence. i have built 100 zx11 motors and it always seemed to get the most journal clearence with inserts available and machine the rods to gain another 004 or so side clearence... seems to work
Just pulled my zx14r engine last night..finally getting the turbo build finished for next year
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What's the issue your seeing with the zx14's? As an owner of a bolt on and tuned zx14r I'm curious!!! 2023 with 20k miles currently
@Trip6Specter it's always an oiling issue. There is a catch "can" on the left side of the motor that a lot of people neglect to clean out that causes issues at times, low oil level is another biggie. All failures we are seeing are in the bottom end of the motor, though so far.
@provenpowercycles that makes sense I had my bike tuned by Moore Mafia and he always told me with the ZX-14 keep my oil at the top full line I always have and full synthetic every 3500, I will inspect this catch can thank you!
@Trip6Specter oil is a biggie on these bikes. You have to keep level on the higher side! Absolutely vital on these bikes.
the piston number on the head says a rod bearing is gone.
How reliable are the new 6r's??
IT SEEMS ALL KAWASAKI MOTORS I HAVE BUILT OVER THE YEARS,, do not have enough rod side clearence. i have built 100 zx11 motors and it always seemed to get the most journal clearence with inserts available and machine the rods to gain another 004 or so side clearence... seems to work
What swing arm did you go with?
@richardbarber8147 this one is an Evil arm 4-8" over stock length.
What swingarm and length is on the green zx14, looks good.
@tbrowning9643 this one is an evil swing arm and 4-8 over stock length 🤙
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#3 defo hit the top
Most people put frame sliders on which uses longer front mount bolts. That motor has been out before.
I have a crash cage on it from the previous owner. But I took them off so they wouldn’t have to. Ig I should’ve left them on lol
@williamk200 man we were wondering what the hell was going on with that! 😅 glad to know you had more support on the bike than we thought!
Is that the stock swing? it looks super cheap. 🤨
@chrisdadigger1018 no that is an evil swingarm. Short extension so it's still a fun street setup 👌
Take out the the pushrod and smooth out with 800 grit
Ill never buy another kawi product again. They are the worst "Japanese" bike manufacture.
It's not Zeeee X 1400 it's zed X 1400 👍🙂✌️
@rs5001988 😅😅 when we here zed x over here, we all laugh about it! Too funny