Hoffy's 12

Neka79 · Post by **Neka79** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 1:04 am

frogzx12r wrote: oh AND A SLIPPER

a slipper?? have u only got one foot u old bugger??

greeny has grandpa slippers....

Post by **Wattie** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 6:48 am

geez give the man a break, its the jacket that makes him look big

woulda made the Z look interesting too Hoff...

so once you ride a 12 does the badass facial expression come naturally?? hehe

happy suspending!!

Glen · Post by **Glen** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 8:31 am

hoffy wrote:Do we have any club affiliation with him, I could use a discount !!

Good thinking mate. Do some spade work while you're out there, you'll have plenty of time I reckon. Can't rush things out at Wallacia you know...and Terry likes a chat.

Make sure you're there for morning tea though.

hoffy · Post by **hoffy** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 4:13 pm

well Im finished at Racetech, and I've been for a ride, and f*%k me, the bike is awesome to ride now. The biggest difference is it remains toally flat through the turns with no for diving or squatting and it soaks up the bumps mid corner. It is a much firmer ride, but somehow the bike does less bouncing around, it is incredible. The front end feels so much more planted in corners. At one stage I got carried away in the twisties outside wallacia, and looked at the speedo, well fmd. He put a special nut on the rear shock that reduces front end dive under brakes and stops the bike squatting, and it does just that, Its feels great under brakes.

Terry was tops, when he'd fitted al the parts he told me to go for a run, on the initial run it was harsh, he said he knows??. Then he takes it for a ride and tunes it, then gives it back to me and it was silky smooth. He gave me a run down on how to adjust it if I need to, but said it will be fine unless I take it to the track, at which time I would wind up the preload.

If you do head out there, take your sandwiches cause its in bumf%#f idaho, but definitely worth the trip. Heck, it was nowhere near as expensive as I was expecting, good value IMO.

what he said to do to the 12 is, gold valves, new springs front and rear, shock re-valve, collar??, rebound separation valves.

Smitty · Post by **Smitty** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 4:44 pm

hoffy
good report mate

and dontcha just luv how clean that workshop is...........

Stereo · Post by **Stereo** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 4:45 pm

We cant all be short arsed welterweights....

hoffy · Post by **hoffy** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 5:43 pm

BTW, I mentioned the club to Terry and he said he would be more than happy to look after and club members wanting to get some work done.

Wattie....sorry Cupcake.., start saving your pennies champ, I reckon your next. He said he has done alot of z1000's, and had some success with project Z1000 for AMCN.

Post by **robracer** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 7:12 pm

please keep us updated hoffy.... life with the new sus mods that is
& good report mate got me to sit up & take notice

Post by **Wattie** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 7:33 pm

im savin dont you worry...

hoffy · Post by **hoffy** » Sun Jun 25, 2006 7:02 pm

well, I took the bike for a 300+k ride today, and went past the acco scene on Putty Rd

, it is hard to miss. I did however thoroughly enjoy the putty twisties on the new 12.
It was am suitably impressed with the bike, although I didn't thrash it and was just really cruising, it did handle very well and was quite comfy, however it doesn't have the ultra comfortable ZRX ergo's and a break every 100k's is definitley worthwhile, but I'll get used to it I guess. When I get some more cash together I will definitely grab the "move pegs" for a little more of a rearset position and I may use the ride height adjuster in the rear shock for a little more rear height once my hyperpro arrives from the states.
The stock dunlop 208's were ok and gave a pretty good account of themselves, but that 200 rear tyre needs to go as I think it definitely could steer a little quicker with a 190 on it.
The acceleration of this thing is phenominal, I really only took it up to 8 grand a couple of times (wear in and all) and it rips your F@%$ing arms off, and I was impressed how smooth the throttle is through the turns, its very progressive which must be that superb fuel injection.

So all is going well, Kawasaki built a good un' with this bike

Post by **robracer** » Sun Jun 25, 2006 7:42 pm

Good on ya Hoffy nice to see you enjoying the new scoot

Glen · Post by **Glen** » Mon Jun 26, 2006 7:19 am

Great stuff mate. Good to see you enjoying it.

Post by **Wattie** » Mon Jun 26, 2006 10:53 am

i followed hoff for a few kays on sunday, wanted to see how the suspension looked while in action, and i was quite impressed...

the bike was hadling the bumps with ease
meanwhile the 4 Z's on the ride were bucking and bouncing all over the shop! hehe

Post by **robracer** » Mon Jun 26, 2006 10:59 am

Wattie wrote:i followed hoff for a few kays on sunday, wanted to see how the suspension looked while in action, and i was quite impressed...

the bike was hadling the bumps with ease
meanwhile the 4 Z's on the ride were bucking and bouncing all over the shop! hehe

Hay CC

Mate when going hard the Z750 was like a pogo schtick

I was watching PK & his thou seemed fine meanwhile my kidneys got a work out!
Me thinks a trip to Terry will be in order sooner rather than later

Anyway still had a great ride guys .... & in good company!

FrogZ · Post by **FrogZ** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 1:09 pm

Had a mate asked me once...
"How can you be faster, my bike is lighter and has more power"
The answer was my bike was heavier and had less power (obv really) so it didnt bounce everywhere and I could USE it.

BUT a 12 has the wieght, the length (for stability) AND the power

The BEST basically

Play TT on a 12 and 10 and see which is "easier"
Its the same in real life but the replay option hurts more....