2007 KAWASAKI ZX600J7F Problems & Recalls

THE VALVE COVER LEAKS AND THE FAN STOPPED WORKING I ONLY HAD THE MOTORCYCLE FOR 11 MONTHS IT STARTED A COUPLE MONTHS AGO. *TR

Mileage: 6,841

OIL LEAK ON LEFT SIDE ENGINE ON 2007 KAWASAKI ZX-6R. *TR

Mileage: 5,800

THERE WAS EXCESSIVE NOISE, LIKE A TAPPING, COMING FROM THE CAMS. I GO BACK TO THE DEALER BUT THEY SAID THE NOISE WAS NORMAL. I CANT BELIEVE I BOUGHT INTO THE GARBAGE. I THEN LOOK ONLINE ON THE FORUM BOARDS AND A GREAT DEAL OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM. IT IS EXTREMELY NOISY F...

Mileage: 200

VALVE COVER LEAK ON 2007 KAWASAKI ZX6R. ALSO A 'TICKING' FROM THE ENGINE THAT HAS TO DO WITH TIMING CHAIN. THE OIL LEAK IS A DANGER BEING THAT IT'S ON A MOTORCYCLE. THE 'TICKING' IS JUST A LITTLE ANNOYING UNTIL IT CAUSES ENGINE FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 2,400

I OWN A 2007 KAWASAKI ZX6R. FROM DAY ONE IT HAS HAD AN INCREDIBLY AUDIBLE VALVE TICKING NOISE. THE NOISE IS SO BAD THAT EVEN AT 6000 RPM WITH A HELMET ON THE TICKING CAN BE HEARD. I HAVE TAKEN THE BIKE TO AUTHORIZED KAWASAKI REPAIR SHOPS 3 TIMES AND THEY HAVE REPLACED THE CAMSHAFT CHAIN TENSIONER...

Mileage: 2,000

2007 KAWASAKI NINJA ZX-6R, OWNED FOR LESS THAN ONE YEAR, EXPERIENCED A CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE AND THE BENDING OF TWO VALVES WHILE RIDING. COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT, DAMAGE WAS DUE TO A MANUFACTURER DEFECT WHICH A LOCAL DEALERSHIP IS NOW REPAIRING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN OUT OF SERVICE FO...

Mileage: 5,500

I HAVE AN 2007 KAWASAKI ZX6R AND I HAD THE SAME OIL LEAK THAT ALOT OF PEOPLE ARE GETTING FOR THIS YEAR AND MODEL BIKE...I TOOK IT TO KAWASAKI HOPE IT DOESNT HAPPEN AGAIN . *TR

Mileage: 2,460

JUST LETTING YOU KNOW OF THE CAM AND TAPPET FAILURE IN THE 2007 KAWASAKI NINJA ZX6R, I HAVE ONE AND HAVE HEARD MANY HORROR STORIES OF THE ENGINE LOCKING UP AFTER THE CAM/TAPPETS GOING BAD AND MAKING THE RIDER WRECK. IT IS GETTING TO POINT WHERE IT IS NOT LONGER A COINCIDENCE. THERE IS DEFINITELY A P...

THE ENGINE OF MY MOTORCYCLE DEVELOPED A TICKING NOISE AFTER RIDDING AROUND 750 MILES FROM NEW,THIS IS NOTICEABLE WHEN HOT OR COLD,THROUGH A KAWASAKI FORUM I USE I FOUND OUT THIS IS A POSSIBLE CAM AND TAPPETS FAILURE TO FIX MAY RESULT IN THE ENGINE LOCKING UP CAUSING A POSSIBLE CRASH IF NOT DEATH. K...

Mileage: 750

OIL LEAK. HAPPENED TWICE. BOTH TIMES WERE FIXED WITH NEW PARTS AND COVERED BY WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 800

IM A MEMBER ON THE KAWIFORUMS AT WWW.KAWIFORUMS.COM AND IT SEEMS LIKE EVERY OTHER PERSON THAT IS A PROUD OWNER OF A 07' KAWASAKI ZX6R IS HAVING MAJOR ISSUES WITH THE MOTORS OF THE MOTORCYCLE. THE CAMS FAILING AND THE MOTORS HAVING AN AGGRESSIVE TICK. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND CAN LEA...

BOUGHT A 07 ZX6R AFTER 218 MILES THE CAMS AND TAPPETS WENT BAD, KAWASAKI REPLACE BOTH CAMS AND TAPPETS, NOW IT HAS HAPPENED A SECOND TIME AT 12,500 MILES NOT EVEN A YEAR LATER. HAVE HEARD OF MANY OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 218