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Phil wrote: the z1000 i rode only had 800k's on the clock, that may have had summat to do with it - must swap with the wattster next time he joins us in the backyard for a jaunt........

basically, zrx's are NOT sensible, zx9's are bloody great and the z1000 is a combination od both.

mate i didnt believe the "motor will loosen up" shit when i got my bike, and i was dissapointed for the 1st 900 or so km that it ws nowhere near as smooth or powerful as the 929...

then i put the cans on...

then i did HG...

now its got 3000km on it its loosened a shitload...it made a huge difference....

Neka79 wrote:

Phil wrote: the z1000 i rode only had 800k's on the clock, that may have had summat to do with it - must swap with the wattster next time he joins us in the backyard for a jaunt........

basically, zrx's are NOT sensible, zx9's are bloody great and the z1000 is a combination od both.

mate i didnt believe the "motor will loosen up" shit when i got my bike, and i was dissapointed for the 1st 900 or so km that it ws nowhere near as smooth or powerful as the 929...

then i put the cans on...

then i did HG...

now its got 3000km on it its loosened a shitload...it made a huge difference....

i think watties had more than that when it was dyno'd....mine had a few more as well

Phil wrote:

Neka79 wrote:

Phil wrote: the z1000 i rode only had 800k's on the clock, that may have had summat to do with it - must swap with the wattster next time he joins us in the backyard for a jaunt........

basically, zrx's are NOT sensible, zx9's are bloody great and the z1000 is a combination od both.

mate i didnt believe the "motor will loosen up" shit when i got my bike, and i was dissapointed for the 1st 900 or so km that it ws nowhere near as smooth or powerful as the 929...

then i put the cans on...

then i did HG...

now its got 3000km on it its loosened a shitload...it made a huge difference....

i think watties had more than that when it was dyno'd....mine had a few more as well

more than the 929?? it was dyno'd back in its day at 138hp at rear wheel ... in trim i owned (stock air filter, slip on can)

Neka79 wrote:

Phil wrote:

Neka79 wrote: mate i didnt believe the "motor will loosen up" shit when i got my bike, and i was dissapointed for the 1st 900 or so km that it ws nowhere near as smooth or powerful as the 929...

then i put the cans on...

then i did HG...

now its got 3000km on it its loosened a shitload...it made a huge difference....

i think watties had more than that when it was dyno'd....mine had a few more as well

more than the 929?? it was dyno'd back in its day at 138hp at rear wheel ... in trim i owned (stock air filter, slip on can)

no, more k's not HP......BTW all dyno's are different, Tex (O'Grady - dyno operator and motorcycling legend) said his would read on average 10 Hp lower than a dynojet dyno, not to mention different conditions and all that hoo haa.......

anyway, i dont care how many i've got, its more than enough when there's white cars with flashing lights all over the place

Phil wrote:.... Tex (O'Grady - dyno operator and motorcycling legend) said his would read on average 10 Hp lower than a dynojet dyno, not to mention different conditions and all that hoo haa.......

Tex O'Grady ?? he is a wild man alright, I met him a few years ago at an EC meeting, I can't remember what meeting, but he was racing there with the BEARS guys, on a Motoplat GSX1100 or something like that ???.......pretty funny guy to talk to....haven't seen him since that meeting, but he was one of those people that you just *don't* forget....

Phil wrote: is that yours pete, very nice looking zrx there........although i havent seen a bad green one yet

Yep, that's mine Phil...

70,000kms and still going strong.

Cheers,
Pete

Wattie wrote:i've done an 11.001 on my competly stock Z1000.

if thats any indication of speed.
i've been to wsid 3 times,
1st time with 1000km on the odo. ran 11.2
2nd time with about 5000km on the odo, 11.1
and then about 20,000 km on it i ran a 11.001
wattie was one pissed off puppy. no 10sec...

You have one very good Z1000 I suggest . Of the 2 I have seen run, one with a approx 80kg rider, std bike, pulling high 11.3's - low 11.4.'s The other with pipe's, PC III etc, running 11.2's with approx 70kg rider.
A ZX9 with approx 85 kg rider ran 10.7's.

wow... my cbr929 i couldnt beat 11.1sec... but i struggled to keep the front end down...

im 90kg

good thing about the z is its pretty controlable at the track

z1000 if you ask me no question had a zrx1200 for a loan bike for a week and i felt like and old man, well a retro old man......

Wattie wrote:im 90kg

good thing about the z is its pretty controlable at the track

mate i was abt 70kg when i took mine to the strip...

now the extra few kg might help me keep the zed down...

Hey everyone,

I have just dropped the price on a beautiful ZRX1200r See bikes for sale.

DennyCrane wrote:z1000 if you ask me no question had a zrx1200 for a loan bike for a week and i felt like and old man, well a retro old man......

Well I guess that's me "a retro old man......" .

Ahh... Pete would you like to explain what looks like a set of highway pegs on the old girl.

Errol wrote:

Wattie wrote:i've done an 11.001 on my competly stock Z1000.

if thats any indication of speed.
i've been to wsid 3 times,
1st time with 1000km on the odo. ran 11.2
2nd time with about 5000km on the odo, 11.1
and then about 20,000 km on it i ran a 11.001
wattie was one pissed off puppy. no 10sec...

You have one very good Z1000 I suggest . Of the 2 I have seen run, one with a approx 80kg rider, std bike, pulling high 11.3's - low 11.4.'s The other with pipe's, PC III etc, running 11.2's with approx 70kg rider.
A ZX9 with approx 85 kg rider ran 10.7's.

Mate i did a 10.8 on mine at willowbank, and i am no drag racer I weigh 80 odd kgs.