It turns out Richard had a 0km z750 that needed a few km's on it, and a 2km old zx14 which also needed some miles.
I took the z750 first and thoroughly enjoyed it.
Pro's:
- Light
- Neutral
- Nimble
- Great mid-range
- That little cowl around the light really works
Con's:
- Front brakes are pretty ordinary
- You get what you pay for with the suspension
- Mirrors were a bit ordinary
- Green tyres at both ends still scare the sh!t out of me
Bearing in mind that the bike started out with 0km, and I didn't rev it over about 5-6k rpm it's hard to say how hard it would go when pushed, but I was quite impressed with the torquey mid-range and I could really see myself owning one of these.
With about 50 km on the z it was time to head back and see how the service on the 6 was going. Fortunately it still needed more work, so we bunged the trade plate on the zx14 and off I went.
The bikes ergos were nothing like I expected, much less upright and with a longer reach to the 'bars. I wasn't surprised, however, to find it was sublimely powerful and had brakes to die for (straight from the 06 10r). Sitting on the bike you could be forgiven for thinking it was really no larger than the 9r, and it actually carries its weight really well, never feeling too heavy. The zx14 was also really quite easy to ride.
My only gripe with the zx14 was that my feet kept knocking against the front of the cans, but this may well be my mongy riding style.
Being new I didn't rev this one hard either, but a couple of overtaking manoeuvres were executed with utmost grace, poise and mind blowing acceleration
I don't think I'd ever buy one of these big fuck-off monsters, but I'm glad I've ridden one
that wasnt the mid range buddy, taht was the 
