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aardvark wrote:

I-K wrote:There could quite easily be the same old steel-tube spine frame hiding under there. If they've given it a proper frame, then it'll slay all comers on the spec sheet as well as the road.

Rumour doing the rounds and being reported by some sites is that it is aluminum and similar to the monocoque design Kawasaki has used on other recent models like the ZX-14.

Yup, I saw the article on motorcycledaily.com, and I say crap. In the low front 3/4 shot (black bike) doing the rounds you can see the front of the tank wrapping around the section of frame immediately behind the steering head just like on the cirrent bike with its steel-tube spine frame.

In the side-on shot (orange bike), it's obvious that the tank is a full saddle-type, dropping right down to the engine; no room for anything other than a spine frame under that.

Further, in the same shot, note the component running along the throttle bodies, from the silver trim panel at the back of the engine to the blocky-looking black thing at the side of the head?

I'm going to reach deep into my rectum and pull out a prediction that the frame, rather than an aluminium monocoque from the 12/14, is a steel spine braced with lateral members, like the ER-6 (or Harris Magnum, if you want to go swirling down the time tunnel).

Benny wrote:is it a load of shit about being a 10 engine that isnt detuned?

Seeing how it isn't even a ZX10 engine...

Compare the Current Z1000 engine and the New Z1000 engine to the Last ZX-10R engine and the Current ZX-10R engine.

Note which two of the four have the same shape and layout of clutch and ignition rotor covers.

Considering a 600 supersport bike can beat a current model z1000...

It can?

Yeah it can. All be it barely, but it gets beaten..

Benny wrote:Yeah it can. All be it barely, but it gets beaten..

On what terms, though, and does it matter? A 1000cc naked plays a very different game to a 600cc sportsbike.

Matters to me, my mates all ride 600's

Benny wrote:Matters to me, my mates all ride 600's

ahh but u need 1000cc to keep up??

ever considered maybe ur just crap ??

I dont deny i am crap. But i ride a stock z750, so even if i had some elite skills, they would still eat me up. I ride for fun, not competition, however every now an then i wouldnt mind showin them my naked ass

That thing is so sweet, even the pipes are OK for my 2c. They are the first thing to come off anyway so it probably doesn't matter what they look like.

Just wish it had a decent 1/4 fairing like the FZ1S Yamaha (now there's a seriously ugly muffler) and it'd be a contender for garage space

It looks great to me, including the retro pipes. I wonder how much my Superduke will get on a trade in....

Benny wrote:I dont deny i am crap. But i ride a stock z750, so even if i had some elite skills, they would still eat me up. I ride for fun, not competition, however every now an then i wouldnt mind showin them my naked ass

doh..i actually thought u rode a zx10r...haha hence the smart ass comment...

ill take it back if u like??

Aardvark said "frogzx12r wrote: I finally get to get you back for that comment on monocoque chassis (like the MIGHTY 12)
Which comment was that???

Madkaw said "The monocoque frame has really caught on though hasn't it. "

VERY sorry Aardy, short term memory is burned out.
I would rather get one back on MadKaw anyway
someone tell im pls

Benny wrote:I dont deny i am crap. But i ride a stock z750, so even if i had some elite skills, they would still eat me up.

You already have lower gearing and about 25% more torque than a sports 600. A full-spec ZX-10R engine is not likely to make you any faster.

stop trying to busrt my reasoning behind buying a new bike!!

if i dont believe it then my girlfriend wont either!

The Z1000 isn't classed as a supersport tho, like the ZX's so why would u buy a Z1000 for its performance if yer trying to take on supersport bikes!!! although it is a cool naked thou!

Looks hot... Very agressive...


Can't wait to see that one on display... Wonder if it'll be at the GP..