New (& lighter) ZZR1300

aardvark · Post by **aardvark** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 11:36 pm

Here's a cut and shut form the latest UK MCN. The article spans 2 pages, so there's a bit of the bike missing (where I had to join the image) in the tank area.

If anyone wants a copy of the article PM me your email addy and I'll send you the scan.

Nearly forgot.... Photoshopped. :cry:

NovaCoder · Post by **NovaCoder** » Thu Jul 07, 2005 9:00 am

It's that a faring or a barn-door on the run? Couldn't they have made it a little more 'aero-sydonic' (as me old mate used to say)?

marek_zzr · Post by **marek_zzr** » Thu Jul 07, 2005 4:41 pm

Thanks god it's only photoshop mock up. The slats look awful, the nose is from FJR, the bulky rear end ... I cincerely hope it has nothing to do with the real bike. IMHO the mock up from Young Machines looked much better ...

aardvark · Post by **aardvark** » Thu Jul 07, 2005 5:09 pm

marek_zzr wrote:The slats look awful.

According to the article, the slats are staying, if nothing else.
I thought they looked a bit shite to start with, but they're starting to grow on me.

Neka79 · Post by **Neka79** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 12:06 am

umm i dunno...need to see it in the flesh i think...

aardvark · Post by **aardvark** » Fri Jul 29, 2005 12:53 am

From the latest AMCN. Still a mock up, but the best one I've seen yet.

Ment · Post by **Ment** » Fri Jul 29, 2005 1:47 am

wow is that just a bad scan or is that thing really that all over the place?

Post by **MadKaw** » Fri Jul 29, 2005 7:45 am

Not sure if it says it in the mag but I've been told its a 1400...

It looks like all the new kawis are going with the belly pan exhaust..
I wonder how hard it is drop the oil...

Jonno · Post by **Jonno** » Fri Jul 29, 2005 9:05 am

Yamahahaha (sorry for mentioning it)is having their anniversary year 2006 and they say they will be bringing out some awesome new bikes, so I think we might see Kwakka bringing out something to match. imo.
I hope they do. ZZR1300, the new King just as the ZZR1100 was for so long, it might be the replacement for the ZX12R too for a while, that I hope not, considering the ZX10 is not far off the 12R performance wise it may be on the cards.
The ZX12R is just on 5 years old, time for an update not that it needs anything more really, the engine has plenty more room for improvement as it hasn't been released at its full potential. Look at the performance some people are getting out of that engine. :shock:

absolutely mind blowing.

Anyway just my 20 cent worth of thought

NovaCoder · Post by **NovaCoder** » Fri Jul 29, 2005 9:05 am

aardvark wrote:From the latest AMCN. Still a mock up, but the best one I've seen yet.

Now that's more like it, very impressive :shock:

up2nogood · Post by **up2nogood** » Fri Jul 29, 2005 9:20 am

Yeah, the other one's got a Chrysler Crossfire stuck on the side of it! :shock:

photomike666 · Post by **photomike666** » Fri Jul 29, 2005 11:45 am

It does cause problems for publicatiosn when trying to inform on an as yet unreleased model. What they tend to do is post photographers close to the factory or proving ground to get pics of developement bikes. Obviously the manufactures ban them from using such pics, so the mags make mock ups. To fool the mags and protect their secret, the manufactures put strange fairings and other bits on to confuse the mags.

It's fairly understandable, if you want the next Kwak to beat everyone else, then you don't want the world seeing it before it's ready. Oh and the grills are growing on me too :lol:

Tenoq · Post by **Tenoq** » Fri Jul 29, 2005 9:56 pm

The one from AMCN looks good - very Triumph Sprint ST though. Not that it's a bad thing: the new Sprint does look pretty horn.

aardvark · Post by **aardvark** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 12:26 am

Tenoq wrote:the new Sprint does look pretty horn.

That's what I thought, based on all the photos. Went to the shop and checked it out and in the flesh it's one ugly piece of shit!

KLR · Post by **KLR** » Sun Jul 31, 2005 7:55 am

Pretty good link to 2006 models including the ZZR1300, don't like their version though

http://www.raptorsandrockets.com/news.html