wisc wrote:well I have had a GF for the last few years so maybe my right hand isn't getting as much of a workout as…. others... but I think we can all agree snapping a throttle open as quickly as you can doesn't take much skill.Stretchy wrote:If you rode a ten and you couldnt get the wheel up till over 8 grand your throtle hand needs a workout. Learn how to open the throtle HARD and FAST and then you will see how a ten really is. And having ridden a ten and a nine, if you think a nine even compares your on drugs.wisc wrote:went for a test ride on the ten over the weekend and i'm pretty sure i can safly say that there is nothing to fear on this bike.
even when i snapped it open in first it was pretty tame. if i hadn't known any better i would have said it was a six.... all the way up to about 8k, then it started taking off, the front wheel slowly lifting, if i had done the same thing on my nine, i would have been flat on my back.(hence the six comment) the almost 10 year older nine, seems to pack alot more of a punch in the middle i can't really use all the throttle in first, that wasn't a real problem on the ten.
dont get me wrong the 10 has to be respected... above 8-10k RPM. I think so many others have said that comment too, its a choice to ride in those rev ranges not a requirement.
as always its always about wrist control. if your a sensible rider its fine.
edit: just going though some of the older posts in this thread, one of my points that probably doesnt come out as much is that i think it would be just as dangerous jumping on a six hundred if there were no experience involved. i dont think the difference in the six and the 10 is going to make a huge amount of difference (if you can control yourself)as they are both powerful bikes both capible of high speeds, as long as she doesn't try to keep up with ross she should be fine.
this bike is designed to be rev'ed don't be a zx10 fanboy and think the sun shines out of its exhaust, yes this is a good bike that’s not under debate, but from my recent experience riding it stock out of the factory the mid range is not as powerful as my bike. YES, once it gets moving its not going to be a competition, yes its going to mauver better than my bike, but that’s not what i was arguing...
what i am arguing is if she is sensible (there is no reason to take a corner at 12kRPM on the streets) what is the problem? Are you all missing the all the way up to about 8k bit of my post above? im agreeing above those rev ranges its got some go, but thats upper rev range not mid range.
lets go over some of the basics...
< 3.5k - low end
3.4-8k - mid range
>8 - ouch this is really fast and powerful range. like a different bike range.
if she is serious about having a go on the track is there any reason she couldn't borrow a six to get her experience up?
as Far as neka is concerned, he probably could ride rings around me too (i have little doubt of that) but can he control the speed of the bike or is his right wrist to itchy?(i don't know... that’s a real question) or is he going to outride his/the bikes abilities (regardless of how good his abilities are, hey Valentino and Stoner still come off don't they... so that’s not a negative comment.)
as i've said regardless of the bike its all about wrist control. i think that’s also what kristy meant phrased a little less diplomatic. (and to get a reaction LOL)
photomike666 and Strika nice posts BTW always sticking to the point. photo from what i got from your post yes the bike is de tuned, supporting what i said in the first post.
a laso agree with Stereos comments, although it could possibly use slightly more mid range..
Now, I am unsure what ZX9R you own, but it's irellevent unless you're nine is a twelve or it has a little NOS or a turbo hidden in there, as no ZX9 I have ever ridden, standard or piped and even a worked one can hold a candle to the bottom mid or ezpecially top end of the 04/05 ZX10R!!
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