So I am a do it yourself guy and I keep hearing about these shop manuals. Are they just like a Haynes or Chilton for a Kawi or what? Can I just get one at Autozone or O'Reily's or do I have to order it from Kawasaki? Thanks in advance

 

There are a few chilton's and haynes manuals that deal with motorcycles, but Clymer manuals are much better in dealing with specific bike models. You can also order the holy grail of manuals by getting the Kawasaki service manual for your bike, but expect to pay some uber bucks for one. Plus, you have to buy it from an authorized Kawasaki dealer.

 

so what would you say is better getting the clymer or the kawi manual? and how much money we talking here? which is better more bang for the buck wise?

 

Clymer will set you back about $30, and the factory manual will run between $80-100. []

I use Clymer, and don't think you'll find too much that it doesn't have over the factory manual.

 

wow thats a big difference so where can i pick one of these bad boys up?

 

Almost any local bike shop carries Clymer. Otherwise, you could get some body's used Clymer off eBay for even cheaper.

 

I went to ebay and they have a cd manual for the zx7r from the factory for about $10.00 is that a good deal

 

srobak has a shop manual f0r the zx7r he was trying to sell awhile back too.

 

I sent you a PM about that, bgillette78

 

I can hook you up with a pdf download of the factory shop manual for the 7. You will need broadband.