Kawasaki Sportsbike Riders Club - Australia - Online Forum

frogzx12r wrote:Welcome to the world of power wheelies Strika...
Addictive eh?

Shit yeah Frogz!!

The ones I enjoy the most are those ones where you don't actually mean it to come up, but it does it when going madly fast, and looks insanely cool. I reckon even 125 real rear wheel horsies is enough to do mad stuff like that if the bike isn't an overweight piece of lard. But 140+ is def addictive. Can't wait to test ride a 14!

Maaaayyyytttttteeee, you ar gona LOVE its monos
Ugly, Huge but farkkkken sweet
You have to back off for it go down...
*cough cough*
ahem nothin like a 12 of course

I love how they hit those little rises and just carry the front and you dont know until you get a little shake as they come down...SO SO SWEETTT
First ride for Lainie and she told me NO monos, next day she is up me because I didnt do any!!!!
BUT now YOU are a addict too... sorry mate, someone had to tell you!

Benno wrote:There's a number of reasons I bought the 10 over the 6.

I originally wanted a 6, to commute around, the odd track day, and hit the twisties on the weekends. But the 10 has a lot more low down torgue, making it a more well rounded bike in my opinion. The fact that the frame isnt actually much larger than a 6 also helped. I can still throw it around to some degree.

That, coupled with a slightly higher price than the 6, made it an easy choice. If you hadn't ridden both, go try it.

What about the comfort between the 10 & 6 Im still trying to make up my mind which to go for. Ive sat on a 06 zx6 and it felt really comfortable but havnt sat on a 10 yet.

Much of a muchness. Both are sports bikes, and have that feeling. To put it into perspective, I used to ride my 10 2 and a half hours to work in Stawell from Melb. Not as uncomfortable as people say. Not as comfortable as a tourer obviously, but each to their own.

All I can say is go sit on a 10, I think you'll find they're very similar. You'll just have to learn to control the wrist action a little more with the 10

Just an ever so slightly longer reach to the bars on the 10. If you are over 5'11" it will be more of a benefit than if you are shorter.

R1 is a pissy ... get this instead

http://youtube.com/watch?v=4ejRkBimDD8

[quote="GlennB
What about the comfort between the 10 & 6 Im still trying to make up my mind which to go for. Ive sat on a 06 zx6 and it felt really comfortable but havnt sat on a 10 yet.[/quote]

i own an 05 6 and my mate has a 05 10

i was on his bike over the weekend and its more comfortable than mine.

i find my speedo is hard to see unless i am lying down on the tank and it seems a little harder on the wrists than the 10.
the 10 scares the shit out of me though so i am sticking with my 6 for a while yet.

do u class 900's in the "litre bike" class??

if so what am i ?? controlled?? or nuts??



i love my allens lollies lots...

Benno wrote:Much of a muchness. Both are sports bikes, and have that feeling. To put it into perspective, I used to ride my 10 2 and a half hours to work in Stawell from Melb. Not as uncomfortable as people say. Not as comfortable as a tourer obviously, but each to their own.

All I can say is go sit on a 10, I think you'll find they're very similar. You'll just have to learn to control the wrist action a little more with the 10

Cheers, yes controlling the wrist action is another thing that does concern me. I think the 05" 636 has enough power and looks great, But looking at the price of a 04" 10 to a 05" 6 they are both roughly the same price. So I keep thinking go the 10 and get more value for money. I guess once I get my full licence I'll be making my decision quicker and also whats on the market at the time.
Cheers
Glenn

Well, I'd put the question to Strika now, seeing as he had a decent run on a litre bike

If he had to buy a bike tomorrow, would he go the 6 or the 10?

MrStompy wrote:[quote="GlennB
What about the comfort between the 10 & 6 Im still trying to make up my mind which to go for. Ive sat on a 06 zx6 and it felt really comfortable but havnt sat on a 10 yet.

[quote='MrStompy]i own an 05 6 and my mate has a 05 10

i was on his bike over the weekend and its more comfortable than mine.

i find my speedo is hard to see unless i am lying down on the tank and it seems a little harder on the wrists than the 10.
the 10 scares the shit out of me though so i am sticking with my 6 for a while yet.[/quote]



Is it that much more noticeable in power? Ive checked out a site which has performance time on it and they show to be fairly close, only a second differance in over taking area. I guess 1 second is a lot at 160kph. Now Im thinking 6 again .

The low down torque of a 10 makes it a lot more noticeable. But that's what I found. The 6 you'll have to rev more to get the most out of it.

having ridden all of the 06 jap litre bikes as well as the MV F4 1000, all i can say is strika is spot on.

i also had the opportunity to "ride them as the manufacturer intended" wow they are really just too much - i'm one who does not poses the self control to own one. like i said to the big guy after riding his new 12 "great bike - glad its not mine"

in saying that all the ones i rode were geared stock, i got back on the 9 and the zook was the only one that felt like it had more than my 9 up to about 6 - 6.5K. after that - no contest.

over 7-8 grand in any gear they are awesome

i really liked them all , cept the honda. we just didnt get along.

problem is, they make going stupidly fast sooooo easy. its all gonna end in disaster when mr hwy patrol sees you. i can get myself into waaaaaay too much trouble in second gear

Hmmmm and there was a doubt that the 10R was a monster
it grows on you
goes ok i suppose
could go a little better
what can i say

If you think about it, there is almost as much difference in power between a 6 a 9, as there is between a 9 and a 10 or any of the other litre sports bikes!!!

6's are around 100, add 25 for a 9 and another 20 for a ten!