TedG
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posted July 02, 2007 05:58 PM
Goodbye old friend.
I just sold my 12 and it does make me sad. It was just sitting for more than a year, so when the guy asked me if I wanted to sell it I had to say yes. Goodbye old friend. Hopefully he will enjoy it.
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Ted
2000 Green ZX12 sold
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VincentHill
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posted July 02, 2007 06:03 PM
WOW Ted, that bike was Family! WHen I stop doing Land speed racing I plan to restore it and keep it!
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posted July 02, 2007 07:00 PM
damn ted, that's gotta hurt! I might be doing the same if my shoulder doesn't improve. I'm getting numb like tingling down my arm from leaning on it. I got some helibars from another member here (good deal thanks) and
we'll see if that does the trick. but I'm seriously considering either a naked bike (ZRX or FZ1) or a sport tourer (ZZR or ?) maybe stevewfl will let me try his 14  . there ugly beast but I'll get a black one so I can't see it at night 
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dougmeyer
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posted July 02, 2007 07:16 PM
I got a call yesterday on mine from a guy in Wisconsin. He said he's take it and all I could say was "Uh, I, Uh,...... I guess I changed my mind- I don't want to sell it."
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TedG
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posted July 02, 2007 07:17 PM
Vinny, H2, it really does not feel good. But I really wasn't riding it. The roads I ride on are twisty and the 10 works really well on that. If I need a sport tourer I will just get a 14 I guess. Man it really didn't hit me until I signed over the title.
Also the thing was flawless. He hasn't picked it up yet , I will go out and say goodbye.
I hate to say it but I get some numbness but I get it in a car with my hand on top of the wheel and I get it on the 10. It seems to be the angle of my right elbow.
Shit I hate getting old.
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Ted
2000 Green ZX12 sold
The fast color!!
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2009 Concours Black ABS
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TedG
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posted July 02, 2007 07:18 PM
quote:
I got a call yesterday on mine from a guy in Wisconsin. He said he's take it and all I could say was "Uh, I, Uh,...... I guess I changed my mind- I don't want to sell it."
Damn it Doug, What have I done?
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Ted
2000 Green ZX12 sold
The fast color!!
Green 2005 ZX10R
2009 Concours Black ABS
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ZXLNT
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posted July 02, 2007 10:38 PM
I understand the feeling of getting rid of an old friend. It was really really strange watching "MY" ZX11 leave in the back of the guys truck when I sold it.
The new 00 12R cured that shortly though...
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worm~hole
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posted July 03, 2007 12:25 AM
 Edited By: worm~hole on 3 Jul 2007 01:27
....get a Harley...it'll make the boo boo go away  ....I'll be selling my 12R soon, too....and guess what I'm gettin'? 
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posted July 03, 2007 03:03 AM
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....get a Harley...it'll make the boo boo go away ....I'll be selling my 12R soon, too....and guess what I'm gettin'?
don't forget the go-go boots
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VincentHill
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posted July 03, 2007 05:15 AM
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I understand the feeling of getting rid of an old friend. It was really really strange watching "MY" ZX11 leave in the back of the guys truck when I sold it.
The new 00 12R cured that shortly though...
My ZX11 also but I kept in touch and still did the work on it and now it is in Hawaii so it is gone also!
Tha last thing I remember about my ZX11 was when I was pushing them around in my back yard, I mover the 12 and then went to move the 11 with the same amount of force and it did not move at all! That is when I really realized how much weight difference there was between the 2 bikes!
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posted July 03, 2007 05:50 AM
I was sad to see my '91 ZX11 go, but I did keep the like new corbin gunfighter seat. still in my closet. who knows maybe it'll come out of the closet
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VincentHill
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posted July 03, 2007 06:48 AM
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I was sad to see my '91 ZX11 go, but I did keep the like new corbin gunfighter seat. still in my closet. who knows maybe it'll come out of the closet
I had a 92 and I still have the stock seat and exhaust for the 11 & 12 Heavy bits ofd Metal! The best exhaust I could find for the ZX11 was not the Hindle but the Motad Nexus (Made int he UK By the people that make most of the TRiumph and Rolls Royce Exhaust
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kawasabi
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posted July 03, 2007 06:49 AM
I still like riding my 11 more than the 12R.
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02zx12rbob
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posted July 03, 2007 07:35 AM
Wrecked the '86, sold the '89, sold the '98 ZX11 (black w/5500 mi.) 6 mos after the 12. That 11 was fun to ride, especially with the D&D pipe, but it did seem heavier. I guess having 2 good ones is a luxury, but havin "1" is a necessity...
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worm~hole
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posted July 03, 2007 08:47 AM
Edited By: worm~hole on 3 Jul 2007 09:48
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I was sad to see my '91 ZX11 go, but I did keep the like new corbin gunfighter seat. still in my closet. who knows maybe it'll come out of the closet
....what is that...your gay seat for your gay ass?...I bet it goes well with your go-go boots  ...damn, I just kill myself sometimes
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TedG
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posted July 03, 2007 09:58 AM
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I was sad to see my '91 ZX11 go, but I did keep the like new corbin gunfighter seat. still in my closet. who knows maybe it'll come out of the closet
I too had a 91 ZX11, and again I was sad to see it go.
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posted July 03, 2007 10:57 AM
I guess we're all just a bunch of suckers for big bore kawis
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countersteer
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posted July 04, 2007 05:28 PM
sad thread 
everyone keeps telling me to "get rid" of the 12, but i dont have the heart. shes always been real special. my first bike too. 
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Scott
Long Island, New York
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shiphteey
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posted July 04, 2007 05:34 PM
Truth be told, I will never....ever ..... ever give up my 12. No matter what. I'd sell my car, truck, guitar, amp, literally everything but I'd have a cardboard box and the 12....
....seriously.
A.
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1adam12
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posted July 04, 2007 08:20 PM
No way i love my 12!!!!!!!!!!!!
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deathpulse
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posted July 04, 2007 09:19 PM
I've been thinking about getting rid of mine too . Sad.
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hyper12r
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posted July 05, 2007 04:44 AM
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Truth be told, I will never....ever ..... ever give up my 12. No matter what. I'd sell my car, truck, guitar, amp, literally everything but I'd have a cardboard box and the 12....
....seriously.
A.
+A1
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TedG
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posted July 08, 2007 06:24 PM
I am still missing it. There were some sections of road today that would have fit the 12 really well. And to be honest it didn't free up that much room in the garage. Oh well, no use crying over spilled milk.
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Ted
2000 Green ZX12 sold
The fast color!!
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2009 Concours Black ABS
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