"bob and john" (bobandjohn)
06/02/2014 at 13:05 • Filed to: 2wheelsgood
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"bob and john" (bobandjohn)
06/02/2014 at 13:05 • Filed to: 2wheelsgood | 1
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Well, I got a chance to ride the new Kawasaki z1000 this weekend. local dealer was having a demo day and I got there in time to snag the last z.
power: good lordie......My daily rider has less then 1/2 the hp of this bike. I didnt get the chance to really give it the beans until about 1/2 through the ride, and this is what happened:
get going. SLOWLY roll on the gas as I dont wanna flip it. clutchless change into second. back off the gas. notice that I was wheely-ing the entire time and that I hit 170km/h on it. oops. (the guys running the ride didnt notice though.)
then I hit the brakes. I swear i would have stopped slower if I ran into a brick wall. THAT good.
handling was pretty good actually. I was ecpecting it to be a bit of a pig, but its wasnt bad at all.
the wind buffeting...this was kinda strange, as I was expecting MUCH more buffeting then my fully faired SV650S. but i didnt really feel any.....I could have been too busy hanging on for dear life though. so take that as you may.
Other notes. those exhaust cans are MASSIVE. they intrude on my heels as I'm riding, and I get the feeling those will be the first things to touch the ground in some harder cornering.
Another thing I noticed was the heat management. It is a naked bike, but my thighs got rather warm during the ride. hmmm. Maybe I just need to ride faster.....
Final verdict: I need this kinda power in my life. Looks like I will be doing a lot more demo rides this summer....
*credits for the photos go to their respective owners, asphaltandrubber.com for the first one, beforeitnews.com for the second
Decay buys too many beaters
> bob and john
06/02/2014 at 13:51 |
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Add some bar end mirrors and lose the rear fender and this thing wold look like something I'd expect one of the four horsemen to ride during the apocalypse.
Santiago of Escuderia Boricua
> bob and john
06/02/2014 at 13:53 |
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I rode that thing at bike week demos in Daytona a few times. Total hoon machine. Different cam than the other liter bikes, but shorter gearing and wheelbase. I accidentally did my first stoppie on one of these.
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bob and john
> Decay buys too many beaters
06/02/2014 at 13:55 |
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due to my insurance being what it is, i cant get it (19 yr old...with 3 tickets....dont ask, i was stupid, havent gotten any in the past year and a half, i have calmed down/learned not to get caught) I was orginially looking at a triumph 675, but this thing...man......man oh man
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bob and john
> Santiago of Escuderia Boricua
06/02/2014 at 13:56 |
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i didnt stoppie, but i didnt realize it was wheeli-ing until the i let go of the gas and front dropped like a foot. stable as shit on the back wheel
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Decay buys too many beaters
> bob and john
06/02/2014 at 14:03 |
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I know what you mean, that power is addicting. I was shopping around for a used R6 a while back, and then I found a CBR1000 for a similar price... One ride was all it took to convince me.
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bob and john
> Decay buys too many beaters
06/02/2014 at 14:21 |
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yea. i REALLY wanted the 675r (because olhins and brembos, but the z is about 2K cheaper...and would probably be less on insurance....
Big Bubba Ray
> bob and john
06/02/2014 at 14:37 |
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Those bikes are awesome. I've only ridden a handful of times but I'd love to try one of these out, even though I'd probably kill myself.
A guy at my campus has one and I spoke to him about it for a minute last semester, and he fucking loves it.