2007 Kawasaki Zx600j7f Recalls

“Oil leak on left side engine on 2007 kawasaki zx-6r. *tr”

“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”

“The valve cover leaks and the fan stopped working I only had the motorcycle for 11 months it started a couple months ago. *tr”

“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…”

“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…”

“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.…”

“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…”

“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”