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Ok Forumites... i'm "between licences" at the moment and soon expect to have the capacity to legally engage in a meaningful relationship with new motorcycle..

The question is which one...

I have had a 12 month relationship with a 10R which was pretty full on and erratic, i also cheated with a 12R for a good 6 months. While i loved the big girl for her power and ability to go all night, the 10R was the one i loved... theres something about a nasty girl that turns me on... but somethings not right...

i think i want to go naked.. i'm confused.... what the difference in seat height, ride position and power output???

IMHO...

I sat on Wattie's Z1000 the other day and without having ridden one, i'm leaning more towards the 10R as a future upgrade to my 636...

I have just recently come out of the naked closet. And am loving it! Mind it would have been nicer on a Z1000. They do look horn!

Have a long ride on one and see what you think.

I sat on Wattie's Z1000 the other day and without having ridden one, i'm leaning more towards the 10R as a future upgrade to my 636...

Wadayamean future upgrade, ya gotta learn to ride the one ya got now and try and make it go quicker

Oh and congrats on the big 2000

Damon ZX9R wrote:Wadayamean future upgrade, ya gotta learn to ride the one ya got now and try and make it go quicker

Tell me about it... Hence the "future" bit... 20 years is still in the future isn't it...

Hey i didn't even notice my 2000 posts...

All good scoots mate ya cant go wrong ... besides the fact the best bike didnt get a mention.
Congo rats Dave5. 2002 n pumping mate.
Cheers Brett

go a bike with farings, much better for sustained high speeds

I reckon it depends on where most of your riding is.

If its mainly around town then naked is awesome.

If not then go a fairing. The wind will do your head in after a while.

My next bike will definately have a fairing.

i've only ridden 2 bikes with fairings, a Hardly electra-glide, and a buell XB9R, and the buell was a testride.. and its not even a fairing, only like a screen...
so i've always ridden "el naturale" its second nature...
mind you i can never hear ppl talking to me when i stop riding...
go nekid!!
and no they are not slow... unless you like doing anymore than 220kays everywhere...

hmmmm.

if u got some time b4 u can ride again.
head on down to the wreckers.
grab a zx10 with busted fairings and convert it to a street fighter
check out aus street fighter for ideas

MrStompy wrote:
My next bike will definately have a fairing.

funny u say that..i love the look of the z1000..and i want one..but after riding a er5 for 3 days (loaner) in winter..i hated the lack of fairing....
funny that sum1 admits that, but im glad u did..maybe i seasonal rego the blade for winter, and get the Z for summer?

Diesel wrote:

head on down to the wreckers.
grab a zx10 with busted fairings and convert it to a street fighter

mate if a ZX10R makes it to the wreckers its already too far gone to go back on the road!

Head to fowles and pick one up for $5000ish with minor damage.

Neka79 wrote:

MrStompy wrote:
My next bike will definately have a fairing.

funny u say that..i love the look of the z1000..and i want one..but after riding a er5 for 3 days (loaner) in winter..i hated the lack of fairing....
funny that sum1 admits that, but im glad u did..maybe i seasonal rego the blade for winter, and get the Z for summer?

Yeah i was blissfully unaware how good a screen was till i swapped bikes with my bro (a ZX9) on a highway trip.

I would love to have 2 bikes for seperate purposes eg a ZX9 (or something similar) for trips and the Z for roaring round town.

The screen on the Z750 i reckon is actually not too bad (not as bad as youd think anyway) and "they" reckon the Z1000 is even better.

I reckon a Z1000 looks pretty damn sexy though so thats gotta make up for most of the wind

Anyway thats my 2c worth.

MrStompy wrote:

Neka79 wrote:

MrStompy wrote:
My next bike will definately have a fairing.

funny u say that..i love the look of the z1000..and i want one..but after riding a er5 for 3 days (loaner) in winter..i hated the lack of fairing....
funny that sum1 admits that, but im glad u did..maybe i seasonal rego the blade for winter, and get the Z for summer?

Yeah i was blissfully unaware how good a screen was till i swapped bikes with my bro (a ZX9) on a highway trip.

I would love to have 2 bikes for seperate purposes eg a ZX9 (or something similar) for trips and the Z for roaring round town.

The screen on the Z750 i reckon is actually not too bad (not as bad as youd think anyway) and "they" reckon the Z1000 is even better.

I reckon a Z1000 looks pretty damn sexy though so thats gotta make up for most of the wind

Anyway thats my 2c worth.

The lack of wind protection on the nakeds was the real sticking point with me getting one too. However the gen Honda screen I fitted to the Hornet, provides as much wind proctection as my ZX636 did in normal riding. The only time the 6 was better, was all those occassions when I wanted to do more than 200kph!

I havn't really evaluated the Z's screens so cannot comment, but if they work as well as the Hornets then it should be fine.