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That looks like one of those Transformer robot things my kids used to play with.
Hmmm, jury's out. If they were giving them away...maybe
Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2005 7:08 pm
by Gosling1
WOW\
Now THAT is something I would have in the shed tomorrow !!!!!!!
brrrrrr, can you imagine the wind-sock effect at 260+++++
where will it all end ? This would be a hell-weapon for the NakedBike series, thats for sure !!!!!!!!
Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2005 9:17 pm
by hoffy
looks good.
1400cc in a naked, lets hope they get it right and make it tough looking.
If they do this will dominate the naked category and take on the Suzi B-king when it comes out.
I'll wait a couple of years till the price comes down and I outgrow ZRX12, if It can be outgrown?
Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2005 9:20 pm
by esie
Well, 1400cc is a liittle bit much for me, but Jeff can have one!! (That way he can get rid of the Yamaha and have a real bike in the garage)
Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2005 5:38 am
by Jonno
Cool!
Why don't they have the bike come out with fairings to put on and take off as desired, so really have the zzr1400/zx14 and the Z1400 as one transformer bike, it is not a new idea but I suppose that would be asking too much.
Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2005 6:28 am
by pk
I want one
Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2005 7:04 am
by mike-s
I think the engines might be tuned differently. A milder cam timing & slightly smaller exhaust ports might be present, which would lend itself to a better midrange at a sacrifice at the top end....
But then again it is a frigging 1.4 litre bike & would have gob fulls of torque anyway.
[edit: insufficient caffine]
Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2005 7:07 am
by ttc
I like
Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2005 8:30 am
by Shifty
I'd suggest that if such a beast existed it would slot in between the Z1000 and the MT-01. No doubt tuned less for top end and more for bucketloads of low-down torque.Regardless.. I want.
Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2005 8:40 am
by NovaCoder
I like it
As long as it hasn't got a HUGE arse that is
Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2005 9:04 am
by MickLC
I'll take one with a truck full of rear tyres...smoke city here I come
Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2005 6:17 pm
by Gosling1
Get this - not one of the guys at the local dealers had heard about this bike (I didn't get to ask the boss.... ) - but they all seemed pretty *surprised*
wonder if it has that poxy 4-4 setup sorry all you guys with stock NM Z1000's (NM - New Millenium - just so we don' t get it confused with a *real* Z1000 ) - but I just get quite an ill feeling when I see those *standard* 4-4's.........its just not cricket old bean.......
Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2005 6:22 pm
by HemiDuty
Aren't they like 4-2-4s or 4-1-4s or something? Anyway I kinda liked em, but as always number one priority with a new bike is to get a better exhaust system on it.
I like the idea of a Z1400, if it is true it is good to see Kwaka bringing out a bunch of new bikes, despite the flogging they cop for it here!