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Love it when people that arent to sure about a 14 ride one, majority are hooked and want one.

Blue14 wrote:Love it when people that arent to sure about a 14 ride one, majority are hooked and want one.

Best you be giving me a ride on yours then Paul!!! You see, it would serve two purposes. 1. Another 14 rider in here and ... 2. I stop bugging ya to ride yours!!!!!! C'mon mate...it must be fecking run in by now!!!! Wanna sell yours????

Blue14 wrote:Love it when people that arent to sure about a 14 ride one, majority are hooked and want one.

Is that how you came to have yours mate ??

They'd be perfect with a 10ish rear end I reckon

Forgive me father for i have sinned!!!

I have been having impure thoughts!!!

About buying a DL1000 again!!!

I tried praying to make it a Kawasaki and pretty, .....but that didn't work and I still am having impure thoughts!!!



The trip up to the country for Xmas included some long dirt sections. Over 100klms all up and I just kept thinking how much fun it would be to do it on a bike suited to it!!!

If only Kawasaki made one which went more than 160kph!!!!

Strika wrote:

Blue14 wrote:Love it when people that arent to sure about a 14 ride one, majority are hooked and want one.

Best you be giving me a ride on yours then Paul!!! You see, it would serve two purposes. 1. Another 14 rider in here and ... 2. I stop bugging ya to ride yours!!!!!! C'mon mate...it must be fecking run in by now!!!! Wanna sell yours????

Mate its nearly 5000k's ..
Just buy one, you dont need to test ride mine..

IsleofNinja wrote:

Blue14 wrote:Love it when people that arent to sure about a 14 ride one, majority are hooked and want one.

Is that how you came to have yours mate ??

They'd be perfect with a 10ish rear end I reckon

Exactly spot on. Never was a big fan if the front of it.. But i test rode one, and thought hmmm well i cant see the front when i am riding it.. It has grown on me now though obviously, its a real mean looking mother on the rds i am sure of that..

I'm having third thoughts!

I'm now thinking about just spending money on the 9 and making it what I want! I really do love that bike for some bizzarre reason, so I might just do a few things to update it. Brakes, Suspension, bars, hard luggage and new wave rotors!

I stuck a new tyre on it this morning and riding it into town and back I fell back in love with it!

Strika wrote:I'm having third thoughts!

I'm now thinking about just spending money on the 9 and making it what I want! I really do love that bike for some bizzarre reason, so I might just do a few things to update it. Brakes, Suspension, bars, hard luggage and new wave rotors!

I stuck a new tyre on it this morning and riding it into town and back I fell back in love with it!

gotta luv tha 9........

if its any help I reckon a set of those galfer waves like i just put on the zrx would look pretty good

What's the damage report on them mate??? Ham and cheese it????

It was just that today while waiting to have the tyre fitted, I hung a lap of Lizbeth st. And to be perfectly candid, I didn't like the DL at all, and the 14 in the flesh just doesn't rock my world enough to lay 18k for one! Not even 14 on a used one attracts me. I am more attracted to 18 year old girls....oops sorry, I wandered off again! I am more attracted to fixing up a few things on the 9, fitting some hard luggage and heli bars and riding it till th emotor expires and then...fit another motor!!

I looked at the Tiger, the sprint ST, blackturds, bussie bikes, 14's, bandits, and the DL1000 and the tedium900. None of them spark any interest.

Strika wrote:What's the damage report on them mate??? Ham and cheese it????

It was just that today while waiting to have the tyre fitted, I hung a lap of Lizbeth st. And to be perfectly candid, I didn't like the DL at all, and the 14 in the flesh just doesn't rock my world enough to lay 18k for one! Not even 14 on a used one attracts me. I am more attracted to 18 year old girls....oops sorry, I wandered off again! I am more attracted to fixing up a few things on the 9, fitting some hard luggage and heli bars and riding it till th emotor expires and then...fit another motor!!

I looked at the Tiger, the sprint ST, blackturds, bussie bikes, 14's, bandits, and the DL1000 and the tedium900. None of them spark any interest.

which all goes to prove my call years ago that the 9 is the best do-it-all-bike ever wasnt just piss and wind.

i got the brakes cheap, not sure what normal price would be - and as if you'd pay that with your "contacts"

Just get a ZRX or a ZX12 ya poof.

I'm back looking again! I went and had another sit on a ZX14 yeserday arvo. It is a little more upright than the 9, but bugger all. The real difference is the leg room, with the 14 having a lot less knee bend than the 9. Also means it would deck out easier too.

But if Hoffy is gunna sell his 12 maybe i'll make him an offer. His must be worth 8 or 9 at least!!!

Strika wrote:I'm back looking again! I went and had another sit on a ZX14 yeserday arvo. It is a little more upright than the 9, but bugger all. The real difference is the leg room, with the 14 having a lot less knee bend than the 9. Also means it would deck out easier too.

But if Hoffy is gunna sell his 12 maybe i'll make him an offer. His must be worth 8 or 9 at least!!!

Youd be lucky to get half of it for that ! It's a quality machine..

hmmmm , sounds like the old i used to be decisive , but now im not so sure syndrome to me , i would just keep da 9 and spruce it up a bit .

ProblemChild wrote:hmmmm , sounds like the old i used to be decisive , but now im not so sure syndrome to me , i would just keep da 9 and spruce it up a bit .

Problem is Mick, if I don't change my bike, I'll have to upgrade the wife, or the car, or the wife's car! So the bike is cheaper! Nah Mick...I'm a bike slut! I think I need a change. It's probably one i'll regret if I sell the 9, but I need something new to get excited over. If I have enough cash at the time, I'll only trade the failing marshmallow and still keep the 9. I do lurve the thing so that's why I am having trouble deciding. The thing is while motors are easy to replace, it's the reliability factor of other things like starters, regulators, Stators TP sensors, bushes and bearings which is the reason I am looking again.

I even had another look at the ZRX today. But the no wind protection thing will bug me halfway through winter.

I also went and had a look at the Yamaha FZS1000 today. It's a tasty bit of kit. Light, nice chassis, good clearance, good brakes, nice motor and a comfy ride postion with what appears to be adequate wind protection. Anyone know someone with one? Any idea of fuel range?