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good for freeway speed wheelies

i guess kwaka is getting sick of not being able to win superbike champs. perhaps they can do better this year?

Pabs wrote:I am just adding here,that it's great that Jamie Stauffer is getting heaps of Publicity and recognition he deserves ,in the latest mag gets a big wrap,and also notice the adds for Yamaha all class wins by Jamie.
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poster size in cycle torque /wished Kwaka had him

yep, great for Jamie but yamaha has done it again with *more* false advertising.......he didnt use the R1sp for the superbike races - he used last years "normal" R1.

why do they do this shit......i dont understand - its no secret he didnt use the SP

7THSIN wrote:

Nucci wrote:They are just geared too tall in first - they are tricky bastards to launch well.

To tall for the street maybe, but I think it's kind of cool that they can do *170km/h without leaving first gear

*indicated

Most guys l know up here that own 04/05's drop a tooth in the front....no problems with take off then!

greenmeanie wrote:.....Most guys l know up here that own 04/05's drop a tooth in the front....no problems with take off then!

hmmm, a lot of 12 riders do the same thing........maybe there is something in this........ - my 12 seems to launch *ok*.....

Gosling1 wrote:

greenmeanie wrote:.....Most guys l know up here that own 04/05's drop a tooth in the front....no problems with take off then!

hmmm, a lot of 12 riders do the same thing........maybe there is something in this........ - my 12 seems to launch *ok*.....

my 9 has stock gearing, it takes off fast enough for me

I considered dropping a tooth on the front sprocket, but dont think ill bother until I need to replace the front sprocket..

Nucci wrote:I considered dropping a tooth on the front sprocket, but dont think ill bother until I need to replace the front sprocket..

I'm going up 2 or 3 teeth in the rear to get the bottom end back in action a must do b4 i go to the drags on the 15th April as there's really nothing below 5gs but a slip of the clutch at 5gs up she goes other than that a complete power house...

zxsixr03 wrote:

Nucci wrote:I considered dropping a tooth on the front sprocket, but dont think ill bother until I need to replace the front sprocket..

I'm going up 2 or 3 teeth in the rear to get the bottom end back in action a must do b4 i go to the drags on the 15th April as there's really nothing below 5gs but a slip of the clutch at 5gs up she goes other than that a complete power house...

You'll have to add a couple of links into your chain to go up 2 teeth on the back...
I've got a 41 tooth rear sprocket sitting in my garage waiting for the chain to stretch enuff... I'll be waiting a while....

i got time sheets for the 10 at Eastern Creek for a 10.6 pass on standard gearing.. yes the gearing is tall but slip the clutch a bit and f%$&k off quick... the 12 was running alongside and doing consistent 10.6s in standard form all night and axeing the 10 on every pass by a length...

ohno102go wrote:i got time sheets for the 10 at Eastern Creek for a 10.6 pass on standard gearing.. yes the gearing is tall but slip the clutch a bit and f%$&k off quick... the 12 was running alongside and doing consistent 10.6s in standard form all night and axeing the 10 on every pass by a length...

Are u coming to bikefest on the 15th April??? thay some good times...

i'll be there i think,
gunna starve myself for a couple of days b4 it, see if i can crack into the 10s...
gunna be hard but coz its a stocker...

just because i'm bored and missing my ride here is a pic of the 10 v 12 at WSID .. what a great night...
I won't be there for Bikefest the 12 has been shortened by a Falcon and awaits surgery...

hate to get back on topic

But I tested the 06 10R this week. After spending a few days with 2 different K6's. My response is this:

1. Def a real lack of bottom end - especially compared to K6
2. Delivery not as smooth as I hoped, with one particular wind out nearly spinning the back when the power hit in 2nd... in a straight line
3. Handles very well, very, very well. Very light and nimble.
4. Ride position suits me perfectly (6'2")
5. A fair amount of vibration
6. Demo bike had a small buzz around the dash, just annoying
7. Top-end was awesome. Once the power is in (over 6k) the bike screams

I'd def consider this for superbike racing. For commuting, I'm not sold. I need to ride it again on familiar roads to see it the power delivery issue was a one off. Sadly, out of the box the bike didn't win me over. It would need some work to smooth everything out and thus have me laying out cash.

a mate of mine went from a K4 to an 2006 R1 and he reckons the K4 has smooth power all the way throught, where as the R1 will be piss weak until 8K and then rip ur arms off.

What about the older ZX10R. How do they compare. R they more brutal than the new one