Too small to ride a ZX10R

hoffy · Post by **hoffy** » Sun May 06, 2007 8:52 pm

you would be quicker on the 6 I reckon, and the new 6 looks f*&^ing good IMO.

Post by **Wattie** » Sun May 06, 2007 8:52 pm

yeah Neka, thats the last excuse i'd be using for not buying a 10! hahaha

Phil · Post by **Phil** » Sun May 06, 2007 9:47 pm

Burky wrote:Cant beat a 10 Just don't tell Phil

did have too much trouble this morning

Phil · Post by **Phil** » Sun May 06, 2007 10:02 pm

hey BM, i MUCH prefer the green bike right behind you in the photo.......

RG · Post by RG » Sun May 06, 2007 10:21 pm

Black Magic wrote:Yes, I seem to be itching for an upgrade every 6 months!

The ZX6 may have to be it.... I just don't want to keep 'out growing' my bike every few months... very expensive hobby!

I have been told that I definetely would not get bored with the ZX6.

Let me help with your misery, I'll gladly take the ER-6 off you at no cost.

Barrabob · Post by **Barrabob** » Sun May 06, 2007 10:21 pm

BM I was outgrowing the six but then i cleaned the airfilter and changed the plugs and they will lift the front wheel in the first couple of gears without too much effort on your part just twist the wrist...try to test ride a 06 6r.

I had 4 pizzas in the courier box that may have been it lol

Gosling1 · Post by **Gosling1** » Sun May 06, 2007 10:27 pm

Barrabob wrote:.....I had 4 pizzas in the courier box that may have been it lol

they must've been meatlovers eh ??

Neka79 · Post by **Neka79** » Mon May 07, 2007 12:58 am

Burky wrote:
Neka79 wrote:yea...or if u like naked go the z750..they look cool i reckon (almost as cool as the z1k)....

remeber that the er is a parallel twin with like 50hp?? the 6r has abt 120ish these days..so its no slow barge.... the 10..well i love it, but it scares me a tad!!
My hero is scared

mate i was trying to keep her honest...

im not one to scare easy (ive seen duanes poo pics) ..BUT... any bike that hoists the front boot in the air when ur in 3rd gear and get a bit excited...well they just dont go round corners so well like that (its a bit of a fight)...

on my only test ride of the 05..the day i got my licence back... i had it on the back wheel more than the front...made for an interesting ride... it doesnt suit my "heavy handed" style...

I-K · Post by **I-K** » Mon May 07, 2007 1:06 am

Black Magic wrote:I had the usual problem I have (being 5'5 and 55kg) that my feet really don't touch the ground well. The seat is also very wide.(In the pic it looks like I am comfortable but my left leg was waiving around in the air )

Well, that one foot looks pretty fekkin flat to the ground, and that's plenty. It means you can either hold the bike with one foot flat and the other on the peg, or on the tippie-toes of both feet. It's more than half the MotoGP grid can manage... don't get a phobia about holding the bike off vertical at a standstill, either...

...as for the 10R being too much bike for someone coming off an ER-6... possibly, but who gives a shit (I've just developed an allergy to the "Say, that's a lot of bike for a lady" attitude from when Seraph was shopping for a 12R; she hasn't highsided herself through a busload of orphans yet). Take one out, see how much the two of you like each other. At 5,000rpm on quarter throttle, it won't make any more power than your ER-6, but it'll be lighter, and it'll have better suspension and brakes.

I-K · Post by **I-K** » Mon May 07, 2007 1:09 am

Neka79 wrote:on my only test ride of the 05..the day i got my licence back... i had it on the back wheel more than the front...made for an interesting ride... it doesnt suit my "heavy handed" style...

The '06/'07 is a fair bit calmer. The heavier crank and the extra rake make themselves felt fairly early on in the piece.

GForce · Post by **GForce** » Mon May 07, 2007 2:33 am

why stay away from the 10r? if you think you can ride it then go for it but if u not an awesome rider, stay clear coz that thing is a weapon

stevew_zzr · Post by **stevew_zzr** » Mon May 07, 2007 7:04 am

It's a personal choice I guess, ride the 6R and the 10R and then decide which is easier to live with, or suits ya tastes better, and go for it

As long as it does what you want it to do you'll be right, you don't have to ride flat out to enjoy a 10R, and you don't have to have little big mans syndrome on a 600 and get all defensive when you have 10 1 litre bikes surrounding ya on a cruise.

daffy67 · Post by **daffy67** » Mon May 07, 2007 8:03 am

The new 6 is a very nice ridee indeed, not sure how much lower it is but if your serious you really need to take one for a spin.
When i was buying my 10, there was a lady i knew from a couple of years ago came into the shop to buy a bike, she liked the look of both the 6 and the 10.
2 weeks later i caught up with her and she bought an orange 07' 6, loves it to death and the shop i was in lost a sale because she said they "did not take her seriously, or treat her right".
Motorcycle shops and salespeople ought to take note when females are looking in bike shops, they have a lot more free time and disposable income these days.

aardvark · Post by **aardvark** » Mon May 07, 2007 8:10 am

I-K wrote:It's more than half the MotoGP grid can manage...

Actually, I'd like to see them introduce a compulsory red traffic light stop. That'd sort the men out from the boys.

photomike666 · Post by **photomike666** » Mon May 07, 2007 8:33 am

If you really like the flames, there's an 06 ZX6 that came with them. As for the 10R, it's a beast if you work it hard but a puppy is you take it easy. As for cornering issues and 3rd gear wheelstands - it holds a good line through the apex and only stands up on the exit

If you are unsure the ZX6 will have enough for you, talk to Gos - I believe a couple of them gave his 12 a run for its money just a couple of weeks ago.

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