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2012 ZX-14R

Postby Phil » Sat Jul 07, 2012 8:23 pm

Looks like I'll be riding one for a bit tomorrow......that is all :P
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Re: 2012 ZX-14R

Postby Gosling1 » Sat Jul 07, 2012 8:24 pm

lucky bastard......apparently they go alright :lol:
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2012 ZX-14R

Postby fireyrob » Sun Jul 08, 2012 7:37 am

Bastardo! Id take a pay cut to test ride bikes all the time ;) Will be interested to hear how friendly they are for riders coming off their P's :lol:
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Re: 2012 ZX-14R

Postby Wattie » Sun Jul 08, 2012 8:07 am

fireyrob wrote:Bastardo! Id take a pay cut to test ride bikes all the time ;) Will be interested to hear how friendly they are for riders coming off their P's :lol:


If pussy mode cuts power like the Verseys did, they will be fine for learners :lol:

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Re: 2012 ZX-14R

Postby Phil » Sun Jul 08, 2012 4:16 pm

I dont know why they have the lesser power mode, the power is so smooth and predictable if you cant figure out they you shouldnt be giving it more throttle you probably shouldnt be riding a ZX-14R ;) The KRTC control etc works too

Nice bike, stooopid fast, handles nicely through the 16k's of twisties on the Putty, glad I dont own one ;)
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Re: 2012 ZX-14R

Postby z900/zx9 » Sun Jul 08, 2012 4:20 pm

Yep hard enough hanging onto your licence with any bike ;)
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Re: 2012 ZX-14R

Postby Nelso » Sun Jul 08, 2012 5:11 pm

For a bike so big, why did they need to put the seat 6 inches from the foot pegs? It might be worth riding one if they ever made them for men. :P
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Re: 2012 ZX-14R

Postby hoffy » Sun Jul 08, 2012 6:06 pm

Nelso wrote:For a bike so big, why did they need to put the seat 6 inches from the foot pegs? It might be worth riding one if they ever made them for men. :P


Yep totally agree..no leg room on those bastards.. 8)
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Re: 2012 ZX-14R

Postby smithy5 » Sun Jul 08, 2012 6:57 pm

hoffy wrote:
Nelso wrote:For a bike so big, why did they need to put the seat 6 inches from the foot pegs? It might be worth riding one if they ever made them for men. :P


Yep totally agree..no leg room on those bastards.. 8)

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Re: 2012 ZX-14R

Postby hoffy » Sun Jul 08, 2012 8:38 pm

Yes, but why? They have made a big bike for midgets :lol:
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Re: 2012 ZX-14R

Postby Smitty » Mon Jul 09, 2012 12:26 pm

Gosling1 wrote:lucky bastard......apparently they go alright :lol:


yes...according to BIKE (they have a 16 page article on the latest and greatest and of course its GREEN)
their headline - SPEED LIVES with the green (ZZR they call them) pulling a mono on the front cover

have a look at the cover ... http://issuu.com/tony33/docs/june2012/1
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Re: 2012 ZX-14R

Postby Rattler » Fri Jul 20, 2012 12:40 pm

Picked up my new baby last week.

ECU has been sent to ECUWEST to be flashed.

Pipes arrived yesterday and fender kit and sliders arrived today.

Hopefully PCV will get here next week in time to receive the ECU back, then she's going on the dyno.

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