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Yup, mama kaw call it a collar though.

27 years ago I was driving my old F350 back from Vegas with a ZRX11 in the back

Moved the GPz11 & ZX11 around so I could get to the ZRX11. Parked GPz11 in the street, put the ZX11 in the usual GPZ11 parking spot in the garage, moved the ZRX11 to the middle of the garage & did an oil/filter change, 124,483 miles.

... which means the yearly average mileage on it is now 4600 miles.... & I didn't do anywhere near that last year. FFS. Half that mileage was done in the first 6 years. I only rode it 586 miles since June1st '25, which means I took it to the RockStore three times.
In my defense, the ZRX did have some enforced rest periods, the first in '05 when I got in the wreck & couldn't ride for many months, wrist fracture clusterfuckery, TKR surgery in '19, then wrist surgery.. so it probably sat for around a year in total, maybe 18 months.
... but still, piss poor riding commitment.
And it's been given more rest since the ZX11 arrived & even more now the GPz11 is here.
Jan: Gpz11
Feb: GPz11
March: ZX11
April: GPZ11
May: GPz11
Edit:
June: ZRX11
July: GPz11

I've not ridden it this year at all, but that will change this afternoon. It fired right up today, unlike the ZX11 which was being it's usual recalcitrant self & required some attention from the battery tender. If I'd put it on the tender yesterday it would have fired right up today.
& having only ridden the GPz11 & ZX11 this year, which both have stock exhaust systems, I'd forgotten just how obnoxiously loud/pleasingly melodious the Muzzyfied ZRX11 is.

ZRX11 oil/filter change, over due time wise, but not mileage. (124,667 as of this morning)

Had moved the ZX11 out of the garage to move the ZRX11 over, then the bugger wouldn't start & had to push it uphill back into the garage. It weighs a fucking ton & I may have strained my whoopah.

I REALLY need to sort out the ZX11 ignition switch. Key doesn't always make contact.

Installed more green on the ZRX11...

Investigated coolant leak on ZRX11... no bloody sign of a leak anywhere, even after pressurizing the system (which was full) etm. Put it back together.

Not looking too shabby under the tank for a 27yo bike...

That's minty, you'd have to be seriously fastidious to have it looking like that after 27 years in the UK

Has to be said, my first thought when you mentioned it was "did someone piss on it at the Rockstore?"

Supermofo wrote: Fri Jul 10, 2026 2:08 pm That's minty, you'd have to be seriously fastidious to have it looking like that after 27 years in the UK

I well remember the ordeal of trying to keep bikes minty in the UK. ZRX has 124,680 miles as of this evening.

Bizarre issue with the ZRX11 last night. Bike was on reserve as it was low of fuel. Went to the local bike night, gassed up on the way there. Bike was acting like it was drowning in fuel, strong smell, but only at idle. Once it got moving it cleared it's throat & ran normally.
Went to leave the bike meet, it wouldn't start, Not turning over...for a moment I thought it had hydrauliced. Faffed about & it fired up, still acting like it was drowning in fuel.
Half way home I realized it was still on reserve so turned the tap to *on* & after that it ran just fine & the smell of fuel went away.

Having a brain fart here trying to work out why it would only run rich on reserve...

Garage smells vaguely of fuel this morning

Arsebiscuits, oil level is definitely higher, so there's gas in the crankcase.. & I just did a fucking oil change, so that's $60 down the crapper.

Mystery solved, Fuel tap isn't shutting off & #3 Carb is pissing fuel.

New float needles & fuel tap rebuild kit ordered... & a starter for the ZX11, but that's another issue.

A few people are saying the ZX11 may be caused by a knackered battery.. and it was a cheapy installed the day I bought the bike (June 29, 2022). Gonna throw a new battery at it & use the old one on the GPz750 while fettling the electrics on that bike.

Float needles & fuel tap rebuild gubbins for the ZRX11 arrived... I may take the oil from the GPz11 & put it in the ZRX11 as the GPz is getting a low mileage change (less than 1500 miles) so it's 100% on my schedule, not the sellers.
Not changing or dropping the filter in either the GPz or the ZRX at this time.

Opened the oil filler cap on the ZRX11 & was damn near overcome by fumes. Not sure how much gas is in there seeing as I drained almost 5 gallons from the tank & it wasn't full.

Still pissed about dumping oil that's only been in there for 60 fucking miles.