only cos glen wasnt thereWattie wrote:There wasn't any broken down on Granya today? But there was asillywilly wrote:maraach if your ever up albury way u can take my 14 for a spin its fully set up for fast road riding.only get a zrx if u like your bikes broken down all the time.zx12 are good great personality but a 14 with the right mods are better good luck
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To be honest,i don't look to much of any signs (may be a fault i have) just look at were im going. ;)Thats why i also have the quik shift set at 11700rpm so i can keep an eye on other things without having to watch the tacho!Strika wrote:MAXUMIS wrote:Mate the only time the BST's make a differance is on high speed style corners 100kph and up,i have had both sets of wheels on my bike(with the same tyres) ..After those speeds the bike feels lighter on the steering and ezeyer to pull into those styles of corners.PS i don't have "much" of an issue with the brakes but i will try the 320mm discs on it .sillywilly wrote:Fair call max I loved my 2 x 12 the 04 actually had better stock Susp handled better then my 07 zx14 but overall I think the 14 is a touch better bike the fuel Econ on my 12 was apaling just started giving me the shits.at the end of the day I dont think u would go wrong with either bike. how much do the bst rims improve the handling on your 12 I've heard Awsome reviews bout them.:kuda:PS the corner speeds i said are what the bike can do in corner not road sign speeds.
So you're talking corners with road sign speeds marked at 45 kph or more then yeah?
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Did you pedal one over Granya Wattie????Wattie wrote:There wasn't any broken down on Granya today? But there was asillywilly wrote:maraach if your ever up albury way u can take my 14 for a spin its fully set up for fast road riding.only get a zrx if u like your bikes broken down all the time.zx12 are good great personality but a 14 with the right mods are better good luck
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Re: ZX12R, a bigger, newer ZX9R or something else all togeth
Here is a 12R not steering well !!

I have seen how well a good E-model ZX9R can steer, and Marty is basically dead right. They just don't have the same issue as the 12 does in corners - the weight. Easier to tip in and muscle around. You can do this on a 12 but it is hard work. 12's are best suited to flowing corners like the Snowy Moutains Highway, not the tight squirrelly stuff like.....well like the Bonang

I have seen how well a good E-model ZX9R can steer, and Marty is basically dead right. They just don't have the same issue as the 12 does in corners - the weight. Easier to tip in and muscle around. You can do this on a 12 but it is hard work. 12's are best suited to flowing corners like the Snowy Moutains Highway, not the tight squirrelly stuff like.....well like the Bonang
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Ease up carnt, it's going well.....at the momentSix Addict wrote:only cos glen wasnt thereWattie wrote:There wasn't any broken down on Granya today? But there was asillywilly wrote:maraach if your ever up albury way u can take my 14 for a spin its fully set up for fast road riding.only get a zrx if u like your bikes broken down all the time.zx12 are good great personality but a 14 with the right mods are better good luck
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Gosling1 wrote:Here is a 12R not steering well !!![]()
I have seen how well a good E-model ZX9R can steer, and Marty is basically dead right. They just don't have the same issue as the 12 does in corners - the weight. Easier to tip in and muscle around. You can do this on a 12 but it is hard work. 12's are best suited to flowing corners like the Snowy Moutains Highway, not the tight squirrelly stuff like.....well like the Bonang
Well....how do ya feel when said 9 couldn't pass said 12 down EW to the bridge where Kev almost rode into the Reservior!
But, yeah, finally an owner just stating some facts. Imagine how quick you would have been that day had you been on the 9
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Yea the zrx went over the gap good pace one of them nearly went straight into the ditch on the corner we were on they are all good bikes just stiring the zrx owners looked like the zrx handle well
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How was the run from granya to tintald ?Awsome stretch of road 
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Um....I think you'll find that was a Z1000....eh PCsillywilly wrote:Yea the zrx went over the gap good pace one of them nearly went straight into the ditch on the corner we were on they are all good bikes just stiring the zrx owners looked like the zrx handle well
Say what you like about the ZRX, I know who was still comfortable at the end of the day, eh Nelso
Oh, and they didnt do to badly either on the rest of the day
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that was a good run down through EW alright - some funny things happened on that tripStrika wrote:......Well....how do ya feel when said 9 couldn't pass said 12 down EW to the bridge where Kev almost rode into the Reservior!![]()
I was pedalling like fuck and be fucked if I could pass you!
You were on fire through there mate!
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I have to say that having a spin on both Phil's Rex and Nelso's Rex....those bikes are just incredibly comfortable to ride and mighty quick. Phil's Rex has the best suspension of any twin-shock tube-frame bike I have ever ridden. When Nelso and I swapped for the spin along the coast road from Inverloch to Wonthaggi (which became CowesPhil wrote:Um....I think you'll find that was a Z1000....eh PCsillywilly wrote:Yea the zrx went over the gap good pace one of them nearly went straight into the ditch on the corner we were on they are all good bikes just stiring the zrx owners looked like the zrx handle wellAnd there were 2 ZRX's
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Say what you like about the ZRX, I know who was still comfortable at the end of the day, eh Nelso![]()
Oh, and they didnt do to badly either on the rest of the day
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See Gos, I keep saying it's the bike! They are just more than the........................ 
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Who ever it was it was good viewing.the bloke on the z1000 at the rear had the best style out of the lot of u blokes .And I know there was 2 rexs both nice but the 1 with the Ohlins forks was real nice.Good 2 c good riders riding up this way way to often we get blokes through these roads who can't ride but think they can good on ya fellas
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What about the bike leading the freight train?sillywilly wrote:Who ever it was it was good viewing.the bloke on the z1000 at the rear had the best style out of the lot of u blokes .And I know there was 2 rexs both nice but the 1 with the Ohlins forks was real nice.Good 2 c good riders riding up this way way to often we get blokes through these roads who can't ride but think they can good on ya fellasas far as rexs breaking down just going of what I've read in this forum
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Thats 1 as far as I know that has issuessillywilly wrote:Who ever it was it was good viewing.the bloke on the z1000 at the rear had the best style out of the lot of u blokes .And I know there was 2 rexs both nice but the 1 with the Ohlins forks was real nice.Good 2 c good riders riding up this way way to often we get blokes through these roads who can't ride but think they can good on ya fellasas far as rexs breaking down just going of what I've read in this forum
What about the other 10 or so that have no issues and riders that are very happy
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sillywilly wrote:.....Who ever it was it was good viewing.the bloke on the z1000 at the rear had the best style out of the lot of u blokes......
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