Well Strutto n I harrassed a coupla of the scoot cellars today. Weather held & i got to at long last toss a leg over the "Criminal" 04 ZX10R ....... Holy Fark. The name suits it so well "hang out with this Sik puppy too long n you're bound to end up in Jaol". I still cant get my head around riding a 10r to work in the rain. Mick best of luck with it champ.
i was silly enough to think that an old 10r would make a good track bike for me, nah uh, for Stu or Madkaw for sure but even an "old Criminal" would see me sliding down the road looking for a safe spot to come to rest. "Visor Tap" n Best wishes to all you guys n gals on them.
Ok on with the impressions
05 ZX6R ... Really delightful package, well suspended, Brilliant brakes, unmistakably with precision riding in mind, extremely light to steer, great stablilty in crosswinds for its light weight. Think its the type of bike that takes a little time to feel confident on to start tossing it around but when you do the fun really starts. Loved the look, finish, seat, lap timer thingie, gearbox, brakes & the motors willingness to rev.
Disliked the underseat pipe (look n lack of noise) the heat on the ankles, the tacho (yes i could see it if i sat back n inch) , mirrors couldnt see directly behind at all, lack of grunt n my thumbs ached ?. Had more punch then the cbr6rr i rode last year n much nicer seat n riding position.
05 Z750. Much More bike then i expected n most fun all day, why heaps of poke n very little to fear, immediately I felt confident on it started tossing it around n having fun. Throttle responce was better then "tiggr" but it did lack that high end sting of a 9r. Also liked the footpegs & the instrument cluster. Think I'd whack some straight bars n a really cool ermax screen on it n i dont think theres anywhere this bike wouldnt do well. Disliked the things that come with a budget bike such as lack of suspension tunability & minor creature comforts like mirrors that dont buzz.
04 GSX1000 Surprised me with its low end grunt. Like the 10r too hard core for me to comtemplate for anything other then pose purposes. Seat was too soft ? was horrible n riding position too stretched for me. Liked the front breaks n did everything else pretty well. Its a spewie though so other then that i wasnt that interested.
04 ZX10R "The Criminal" I have to say Go ride one Kids they are more fun then the fun park rides n usually shorter lines to get on one. Throttle response is immediate & just plain nasty. It's hard to be smooth creeping along in traffic. Anyone that has been on the pillion seat needs a medal for Valor
but who cares I would'nt
My favorite bits were the motor, the riding position (brilliant for my little bod) the motor, the brakes, the motor, the slipper clutch, the motor, Mirrors were ok, the motor, suspension seemed firm but fair, the motor, the induction noise, the motor, the compression braking off throttle, the motor, the side pipe oh n the motor was pretty good as well. Dont think there'll be a lot to worry about buying one of these second hand as i cant imagine a lot of blokes caning the motor ....... gearbox, brakes, clutch for sure but not the motor
Best wednesday i've had in a while thanks Strutto for the great company.
Cheers Brett
i'm with you on the seat issue mick, when i was looking for a bigger sportsbike i went to ride a 929 and 954 blade. After sitting on them for about two mins i was numb down my left hand (almost).
