# Speedymax Kawasaki ZX-9R: A Sharp White-and-Blue Streetfighter

- Link: https://custommotorcycles.info/speedymax-kawasaki-zx-9r/
- Published: 2015-06-18T10:00:17-04:00
- Author: Manny Costa

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Simon’s Speedymax Kawasaki ZX-9R takes an early B1 superbike in a much more compact
direction. The original fairing has been replaced by Tecno-Bike’s distinctive Phantom
Head unit, exposing more of the engine and front-end hardware while giving the machine
a completely different silhouette. White bodywork, blue seat inserts, polished metal
and a high-mounted exhaust make this streetfighter easy to distinguish from the 
Kawasaki it started as.

## A new shape for the ZX-9R

The abbreviated front fairing is the defining change. Its two narrow headlight openings
sit above a largely open front end, so the fork legs, radiator and four-cylinder
engine become part of the design rather than elements hidden behind conventional
superbike bodywork. The result is a visually dense centre section, balanced by the
clean white tank and sculpted tail.

Blue accents appear in the seat upholstery and hoses, adding a deliberate link between
the painted parts and the mechanical details. The polished frame, swingarm and exhaust
headers bring bright contrast against the black engine. At the rear, the raised 
MotoGP-style exhaust keeps the tail looking light, while the broad wheel and braced
JMC swingarm give the bike a planted stance.

## Performance hardware in plain view

This is not simply a fairing removal exercise. The front end carries wavy brake 
discs with Harrison six-piston callipers, and the revised controls include Harris
race bars with Rizoma clutch and brake levers. That combination suits the more upright
streetfighter layout while making the braking hardware a prominent visual feature.

Further changes include a Barnett clutch, a Nitrox rear shock and the JMC swingarm.
The polished swingarm is especially conspicuous in the supplied views, with its 
bracing and rear suspension arrangement left unobstructed. Instead of retaining 
the Kawasaki’s original instruments, the build uses a Vapor motocross tachometer
and speedometer—an unconventional choice that reinforces its custom rather than 
factory character.

## What the engine claims do—and do not—show

The original account reports approximately 125 bhp and a top speed near 265 km/h
for a standard B1 ZX-9R. Those figures are period claims rather than independently
verified results for this motorcycle. Simon had also installed mounts for a nitrous-
oxide system, but the system was described as non-functional at the time. The suggested
140–165 bhp range therefore refers to a planned configuration, not a tested output.

The same account mentions plans for further polishing and a pearl-blue finish with
simple white graphics. The motorcycle shown here remains white and blue, but the
supplied material does not confirm whether those later plans were carried out. Its
completed visual identity is already clear: a purposeful, exposed chassis wrapped
in a tightly edited streetfighter design.

### Source

Original feature credited to [Faster and Faster](http://www.fasterandfaster.net/).

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