I fell in love with a 400lb lady this weekend...
04-04-2006, 09:25 AM
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Originally Posted by LOU
I find it funny that a stock bike is faster than my $65,000+ 350Z. It does the 1/4 mile in 10.5 seconds!!!
Bike mods will be coming soon: Full Ti race exhaust, BMC Race air filter, chop the rear fender, flush mount turn signals, etc.
Bike mods will be coming soon: Full Ti race exhaust, BMC Race air filter, chop the rear fender, flush mount turn signals, etc.
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04-04-2006, 09:36 AM
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Originally Posted by bigbri
Yo Lou you coming to the hooters meet coming up???? I want to check out your ride..
04-04-2006, 10:32 AM
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Damn you might make me get my bike out of retirement. Nah, next thing you know i'll be doing wheelies again. But man its liberating on a bike. Now, isn't that technically a 636 or something like that. Or is there another 600 series that Kawasaki made. I wish they had 750's more, but nowadays the 600's are getting just as powerful. Be careful.
04-04-2006, 10:44 AM
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Yeah it's a 636. Kawasaki does makes a 600 (ZX-6RR). It's a limited production bike for people who race in 600 class events.
There is no need for a 750. The ZX-6R is faster than 1000cc bikes produced only a couple of years ago. In 2004 Kawasaki released the new ZX-10R, which was smaller and more powerful than any other 1000cc bike on the market. In 2005, the ZX-6R followed with a weight reduction and an increase of horsepower as well.
Also in 2005, Suzuki caught on to the idea and made the GSXR smaller and more powerful. Every other Japanese bike is a little behind the curve.
Now Kawasaki has the ZX-14R, which is their answer for the Hyabusa.
There is no need for a 750. The ZX-6R is faster than 1000cc bikes produced only a couple of years ago. In 2004 Kawasaki released the new ZX-10R, which was smaller and more powerful than any other 1000cc bike on the market. In 2005, the ZX-6R followed with a weight reduction and an increase of horsepower as well.
Also in 2005, Suzuki caught on to the idea and made the GSXR smaller and more powerful. Every other Japanese bike is a little behind the curve.
Now Kawasaki has the ZX-14R, which is their answer for the Hyabusa.
04-05-2006, 09:43 AM
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Originally Posted by fowlman01
They are 200 hp. 
from San Ramon w/ the black Z" sent you he'll give you the best deal in Nor. Cal.
04-05-2006, 11:34 AM
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Originally Posted by 4myZ350
A friend of mine is the manager at Fairfield Kawasaki and if you tell him "Jack
from San Ramon w/ the black Z" sent you he'll give you the best deal in Nor. Cal.
from San Ramon w/ the black Z" sent you he'll give you the best deal in Nor. Cal.
04-05-2006, 11:50 AM
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Originally Posted by fowlman01
I let my bike lic expire (I couldn't remember the answers to the test), since I thought I might kill myself with one of these new hot bikes. The ZX-14 is only around $11-12k and I would want one,
if I wasn't ssooooo 
f'ing old that I couldn't hold it up, when I stopped, or for that matter in a corner.
if I wasn't ssooooo f'ing old that I couldn't hold it up, when I stopped, or for that matter in a corner.
STAY WITH THE CARS OLD TIMER
04-05-2006, 11:53 AM
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Cars are safer. I love riding but I wouldn't recommend it to anyone because I would feel guilty if something happened after I suggested they start riding.
04-05-2006, 12:26 PM
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Originally Posted by LOU
Yeah it's a 636. Kawasaki does makes a 600 (ZX-6RR). It's a limited production bike for people who race in 600 class events.
There is no need for a 750. The ZX-6R is faster than 1000cc bikes produced only a couple of years ago. In 2004 Kawasaki released the new ZX-10R, which was smaller and more powerful than any other 1000cc bike on the market. In 2005, the ZX-6R followed with a weight reduction and an increase of horsepower as well.
Also in 2005, Suzuki caught on to the idea and made the GSXR smaller and more powerful. Every other Japanese bike is a little behind the curve.
Now Kawasaki has the ZX-14R, which is their answer for the Hyabusa.
There is no need for a 750. The ZX-6R is faster than 1000cc bikes produced only a couple of years ago. In 2004 Kawasaki released the new ZX-10R, which was smaller and more powerful than any other 1000cc bike on the market. In 2005, the ZX-6R followed with a weight reduction and an increase of horsepower as well.
Also in 2005, Suzuki caught on to the idea and made the GSXR smaller and more powerful. Every other Japanese bike is a little behind the curve.
Now Kawasaki has the ZX-14R, which is their answer for the Hyabusa.
I don't really care for the look of the 14R it remindes me of the old hurricane but thats just me.
New Hayabusa May Pack Six-Cylinder Power
By Alex Edge
In my article a few weeks ago about the hyper-touring class, I mentioned persistent rumors that Suzuki had been developing a new Hayabusa for release as a 2006 model, before deciding to hold off til 2007 and then hit the market with a machine whose sole purpose is to blow Kawasaki's new ZX-14 right out of the water.
When you paint a target on the back of a bike like the ZX-14, which makes almost 200 flywheel horsepower and offers incredible performance, you better bring a big gun if you're hoping to win the shootout. What kind of big gun is Suzuki loading for 2007? Only their engineers know for sure, but rumor says it might be a six-shooter - that is, an inline six-cylinder motor.
Back in December, when I wrote about the six-cylinder Stratosphere concept bike Suzuki showed at the Tokyo Motor Show, I mentioned Suzuki's recent propensity for turning concept bikes into production models, and speculated that the Stratosphere might be a preview of Suzuki's intentions to build a six-cylinder production bike in the near future. Such a move would certainly be an attention-grabber in a market over-saturated with inline four-cylinders, and what better place to direct that attention than a range-topping model like the Hayabusa?
In addition to the publicity benefits, a six-cylinder Hayabusa would have practical advantages as well. If you check back to my article about different engine configurations in MotoGP, you'll find an in-depth explanation of why a motor with more cylinders can make more horsepower with the same displacement and level of tune. The bottom line is, a 1300cc inline-six could very easily make 220hp at the crank, and the possibility of even higher output definitely exists. In a class where horsepower and acceleration rule, we can't see where Suzuki could go wrong with a six-cylinder Hayabusa.
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04-05-2006, 10:08 PM
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Originally Posted by 4myZ350
STAY WITH THE CARS OLD TIMERhere is my old bike.