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Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2006 9:27 am
by x913
thanx for all the welcoms guys
well i might see if i can get that ebay exhaust if i have some left over money after bike/stamp duty and new front tire. maybe a screen in a forthnight as well.
Mick: yeah i had an across for nearly 2 years, then the zinger for nearly 3.
Damon: dunno if i luv it yet, seems to be the goods though and it will do me for a few years until i get out of uni and and can buy my brand new GIXXER
infact i'll probably keep it for ever, just use it as a town thrasher and a track bike maybe....if i can afford the upkeep.
Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2006 2:16 pm
by z900/zx9
welcome to the 9 club
Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2006 2:44 pm
by Rusty
Pontikat wrote:Welcome champ "Ya gotta luv th' 9".
Cant help you with the stock zorst as mine is about to get used by a secret squirrel up here in QLD.
Cheers Brett
Only for rego purposes though, is the story I hear.
Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2006 4:14 pm
by x913
so what do i get free now that i'm the 9 club?
Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2006 4:54 pm
by z900/zx9
Lots of fun is included in your entry to the zx9 club
Posted: Sun Mar 26, 2006 9:21 pm
by x913
well i was kinda hoping that would be on the cards!
now answer honestly, do they handle well? i know a fella that used to own one and he said don't buy it as it handles like a barge. it felt fine when i rode it! it should handle as well as the zinger at least, the YZF600 was 182kg's dry and is 2 years older. add the grunt and even though the brakes will be worse it should handle just as well right. maybe? hopefully.
Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2006 2:18 am
by ZX-10R_04
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Kawasaki-ZX-ZX9- ... dZViewItem another ebay can
bit cheaper & the 98 / 99 are the same
Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2006 9:13 am
by x913
ah thanx for that
at this point i'm still hoping i get the zx9!
never trust people from hobart!
Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2006 8:35 pm
by ninja9
Damn good club you are joining. The 9 handles really well, and copes with track days and compares well with most for average daily commuting.
ENJOY
Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2006 9:30 pm
by Gosling1
x913 wrote:...now answer honestly, do they handle well? i know a fella that used to own one and he said don't buy it as it handles like a barge...
If you set it up to suit your weight, and use good tyres, you will find it handles really well. Its a kwakka 900 mate, its *gotta* be a good thing
Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2006 6:29 pm
by Neka79
x913 wrote:so what do i get free now that i'm the 9 club?
u get hit on by pontikat,philthy,zx9rking and damon..
u also get ur sexuality questioned....mostly cos its hard to convince ppl ur str8 wen u got a guys doodle in ya bum..and i hear thats wot the zx9r club members get up to....im thinking of looking for a zx9r myself....
Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2006 10:21 pm
by ninja9
Neka79 wrote:x913 wrote:so what do i get free now that i'm the 9 club?
u get hit on by pontikat,philthy,zx9rking and damon..
u also get ur sexuality questioned....mostly cos its hard to convince ppl ur str8 wen u got a guys doodle in ya bum..and i hear thats wot the zx9r club members get up to....im thinking of looking for a zx9r myself....
Yeah, but Neka you need discretion if ur going to have a ninja, which is why you still have a blade up yours.
Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 9:16 am
by x913
well this all sounds very lovely, but who said i was a male? cuz then i guess it wouldn't be gay.
i guess when i ask on a kwaka forum about the 9's handeling i'm always going to get good reviews, but none the less i want to believe therefore i will. this weekend i should have it so i'll get the opportunity to test for myself. it seemed good enough on the test pilot though.
Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 11:31 am
by ty
PM dave#3 about a stock can - he has one sitting in his garage he's trying to offload. Shouldn't cost too much to ship down I'd think.
As for the handling - you'll find better, but you won't find better that's comfortable too.
It doesn't handle like a barge, handles beautifully - but lets face it, it's not a physically small bike, others might flick a bit better.
The 9 is no slouch by any stretch of the margin - Phil regularly rounds up zx10r's on his '98 model that has >100000kms on the clock. They last forever and will do whatever you ask quite nicely. The 9 is one of the best all-rounders there is.
ty
Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 3:00 pm
by x913
so the engine has a good life then? this ones got 45,000k on the clock. I know the fella i'm buying from through my old man. known him for a while actually and i know that he never really rode it hard, plus the mechanic said he was a no-expenses-spared kinda guy with maintenance, so he gave the thumbs up too.
i realise a well 600 would eat this, just wanted to make sure they didn't have handeling problems