'06 Zx-10R's have arrived

Nucci · Post by **Nucci** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 7:21 pm

Well at least in the states they have.... Fellas on the zx10r forums are all excited... wonder how long till we see them in stores here?

Here is a review: http://www.bikeland.org/articles/2006_ZX-10R_Review.pdf

$EDIT fixed the link, sorry for that.

Neilp · Post by **Neilp** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 7:31 pm

Pity the link doesnt work???

Neil

aardvark · Post by **aardvark** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 8:07 pm

Try this one:

http://www.bikeland.org/misc/articles/zx10r.pdf

I-K · Post by **I-K** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 8:20 pm

Try this one,

http://www.bikeland.org/articles/2006_ZX-10R_Review.pdf

The one bit I didn't like is that they weighed the '05 and the '06 and, fully wet, the new bike came out 29lb (13kg) heavier than the old; that puts is scarcely lighter than a ZX9.

Nucci · Post by **Nucci** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 9:14 pm

Yeah the weight issue is something that is being talked a bit about, but from all accounts it is a lot easier to ride fast.

varden · Post by **varden** » Sun Jan 22, 2006 9:55 pm

isn't a great deal of the weight in the euro emission approved muffler??

Gosling1 · Post by **Gosling1** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 6:01 pm

13kgs heavier :shock:

bwahahahahahaha

wait till the ZZR-1400 *boat anchor* hits our shores.........I will bet my house those fat bastards will be over 240kg fully "wet".....

bwahahahaha

hammer · Post by **hammer** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 6:08 pm

Gosling1 wrote:
wait till the ZZR-1400 *boat anchor* hits our shores.........I will bet my house those fat bastards will be over 240kg fully "wet".....

bwahahahaha

Same weight as the 12 by kawas specs

Neilp · Post by **Neilp** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 7:03 pm

Gosling1 wrote:13kgs heavier

bwahahahahahaha

wait till the ZZR-1400 *boat anchor* hits our shores.........I will bet my house those fat bastards will be over 240kg fully "wet".....

bwahahahaha

The HP advantage will overcome the weight disadvantage

Neil

ohno102go · Post by **ohno102go** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 7:30 pm

sure makes the 05 runouts at 16500 look mighty attractive

Neka79 · Post by **Neka79** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 7:58 pm

ohno102go wrote:sure makes the 05 runouts at 16500 look mighty attractive

16500?? serious??
and i wanted to pay 15500 for a z1000......
tho..the z1000 is a sweet looking toy...

ohno102go · Post by **ohno102go** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 8:03 pm

Yeah Canberra Motorcycle Centre are doing pretty agressive deals at the mo' hit the website..
Don't know what Team Moto are doing them for but suspect they would be something similar... i was actually dissapointed in a review where they said they made the power curve smoother and more useable on the 06.. i like the cranky bitch the way she was... snappy!

ohno102go · Post by **ohno102go** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 8:09 pm

hit the site and they advertise ZX10 for 14,990 plus on roads...

KLR · Post by **KLR** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 9:17 pm

neka79 wrote:
ohno102go wrote:sure makes the 05 runouts at 16500 look mighty attractive

16500?? serious??
and i wanted to pay 15500 for a z1000......
tho..the z1000 is a sweet looking toy...

I have dealers here in brissy down to 14700 on road 6 months rego for a brand new 06 z1000. or 13500 on road for a brand new 05.

though with money the way it is the z750 is becoming a real possibility within the next few weeks.

Jonno · Post by **Jonno** » Mon Jan 23, 2006 10:17 pm

Neilp wrote:
Gosling1 wrote:13kgs heavier

bwahahahahahaha

wait till the ZZR-1400 *boat anchor* hits our shores.........I will bet my house those fat bastards will be over 240kg fully "wet".....

bwahahahaha

The HP advantage will overcome the weight disadvantage

Neil

Too beat an Uglybus ya need ugly :lol:

Bike is designed for that reason alone IMHO, to be the fastest straight liner of all and to make no doubts who holds that claim by a long way.

It will also be a bike for the ego's :wink:

(Iknow this how? well I do own a 12R after all...heh.... it is at least sex on wheels..)