The Contenders...All over!

[Ratmick]

I would go with the Z1000 looks the meanest especially in black.

If I could get a Z1000 for this price, or cheaper, then maybe it'd have the edge over the Suzuki, as the equipment level is higher and it IS a Kawasaki.

Looks-wise I actually prefer the smaller Z, I don't particularly like the twin twin exhausts on the Z1000. However the big Z has all the nice bits.

Alas I couldn't find a dealer who had one in stock. Elliot Bothers in Bendigo don't have one, Race Replica in Brooklyn do, but it's a demonstrator, and it's still dearer than the pictured. I can't find anyone with a Z750. I can't be arsed riding two or more hours to just look .

[Smitty]

I can't find anyone with a Z750. I can't be arsed riding two or more hours to just look .

BKwaka had one last weekend....but its well outta ya way

[Blue14]

Steve at Race Rep loves Cosways at the moment as they just keep pushing business his way. Its a petty Leon isnt still at Cosways, he is a top bloke. If you want a suzuki go see Brian at raceway suzuki 93510055 tell him Paul Williams sent ya.. Good luck.

[Neka79]

mate..go buy urself a seat for a z...trim it...then take it with u when u go to test rie..just like u would take a booster seat/phone book if u went to test drive a new car!!


seriously mate vtwins are awesome, but a different kettle of fish, and HUGE fuel users (u commute still??) i use to get 190km out of 19L...i now get abt 230 or so on the blade , and thats riding harder than i ever did on the vtr... the twin is weird to get use to.

then u got the whole "spewzuki" thing..i hate em...lol..... come over here for a w/e and we can take ya to boltons...they ussually pretty good...

oh and while im here, is it worth meeting one of the vic crew who has a z and sit on it for a few min??

[Nanna10r]

The Twin will bore ya too Death Mick ... dont do it mate. Sure with a grand worth off pipes they sound good & um did i mention they sound good ?.

Mind you the Rocketrod "Ghostrider Beyond Thunderdome" pic nearly Put me off the Zed. Whats with that ?. Jezas Rod your a "big menancing looking unit" in your bike kit mate.

I bet the servo clerks have a hand over the "silent alarm" while your at the Pumps

Any way Mick, take em for a spin mate. Get the Salesman to set them up parallel to the kerb & give them a FANGEN' mate. Tooooooooo Ezy.

[Neka79]

. Tooooooooo Ezy.

theres a term u dont hear often unless in direct reference to ya mum hey ponti??

[Ratmick]

http://www.motards-online.com/motorcycl ... Z750-.html

[petro]

Go the Z1k, but then I'm a little biased

[Ratmick]

Been up to Peter Stevens again for another perve. The SV1000 is gone (they have others, but they are still in the crate) but I did sit on a second-hand Z1000. Surprisingly I can touch the ground on both sides at once, although not with a great deal of contact area. It does seem do-able without drastic surgery like Colette's ZX-6R. Woo hoo!

I happened to run into Con, the guy who sold me both the GPX and the ZZR. He took me down into the Honda section and sat me on a CB900 Hornet. Very nice, and a bloody good price atm, same as the SV1000. I can even touch the ground a bit better than the Z1000. Seat seems a bit comfier in stock form as well.

So, add another to the contenders list, and put it above the SV .

[rocketrod]

Been up to Peter Stevens again for another perve. The SV1000 is gone (they have others, but they are still in the crate) but I did sit on a second-hand Z1000. Surprisingly I can touch the ground on both sides at once, although not with a great deal of contact area. It does seem do-able without drastic surgery like Colette's ZX-6R. Woo hoo!

I happened to run into Con, the guy who sold me both the GPX and the ZZR. He took me down into the Honda section and sat me on a CB900 Hornet. Very nice, and a bloody good price atm, same as the SV1000. I can even touch the ground a bit better than the Z1000. Seat seems a bit comfier in stock form as well.

So, add another to the contenders list, and put it above the SV .

Prolly the hornet is a really good bike,but i really think the styling looks pretty dated.

[mike-s]

if you were thinking sv still, i'd suggest the s series, i.e. sv1000s as per this pic.


Click above for full res pic.

But seriously, a Z750-z1k sounds like a nice option, was keen on them, but no way i could afford either of them so went the "older 900" route.

Good luck with your choice

[Ratmick]

if you were thinking sv still, i'd suggest the s series, i.e. sv1000s as per this pic.

Nice looking bike, I sat on one at Peter Stevens. If I was going to shell out the extra for the half-fairing I'd go a Z1000 anyway. The only thing it has got over the Kawasaki in the naked form is that it's cheaper.

[red_dave]

I'd like to also draw your attention to the latest FZ1...

If Kawasaki didn't exist i'd be crawling over one of these...

[Benny]

If you got the money then the Italian Nakeds maybe something to look at?

MV Augusta - 910 Brutale
Aprilia Tuono R
Benelli TNT

But out of your list go one of the Zed's IMO

[Neka79]

have a chat to strika abt the hornet..then disregard the bits he says abt how boring it is, hes use to bikes that handle like a bitch...lol