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posted July 20, 2002 02:02 PM
How many tons do ZX12's weigh?
And are they now called Suzukis??????
  
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Zhooligan
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posted July 20, 2002 02:21 PM
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Mine weighs just under .25 tons with 6.5 gallons of gas.
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22348bCVC
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posted July 20, 2002 04:13 PM
...dunno, but its like a ton-o-shit when it knocks the wind outta' you on a low-side and pins you under...ask the fish and the princess how much it weighed as they pulled off the worm_hole....
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posted July 20, 2002 05:18 PM
22348bCVC....
I go to help pick up his bike off of him, as he has crashed and is trapped under it, and he goes, "Carefull don't burn yourself on the exhaust..."
Speed150's exhaust hanger is pretty strong, as it is the part of the bike I used to pull the bike upright...
Yup, it is heavy....
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Dirtybill
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posted July 20, 2002 06:17 PM
Burnaby K has offered me a demo ride on one............uh oh!
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Dino
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posted July 20, 2002 06:48 PM
They're too heavy for sissy,girly men. 
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frEEK
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posted July 20, 2002 09:09 PM
that can't be true dino. both of us skinny fucks ride em 
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22348bCVC
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posted July 20, 2002 10:25 PM
...as heavy as a land-yatch, right, fish????? ...princess, I felt like shit for crashing in the first place...I'd have felt even worse if you guys got hurt helping my sorry broke ass off the ground (mental note to self: hard as I tried bore through, there was no worm_hole portal there  )....thanks, though ...I imagine dirt bikes don't weigh much when they go down in Alaska, huh?
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Dirtybill
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posted July 21, 2002 06:40 AM
hhhhhmmmmmmm.............
I have some doubts about going from an RC51 to a ZX-12. I know I'll enjoy the increase in torque and hp, the riding position will be better, but what about handling in the corners?
A Gixxer1000 is also at the top of my list cos I could get all of the above (minus the comfort) with less weight and I wouldn't give up handling. There's also a company that makes foot controls that are about an inch lower than the stock ones.
Thing is, I vowed to never own another Suzuki after having problems with the last one.
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Dino
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posted July 21, 2002 08:21 AM
Hey frEEk.... I didn't say MINE was heavy!!
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22348bCVC
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posted July 21, 2002 08:39 AM
Edited By: 22348bCVC on 21 Jul 2002 09:46
BIKE vs RIDER
...I will testify to this: Dino rides the 12 as most competent people ride 250s, 500s, or 600s (never mind 750s, 900s, 1000s, V-twins, and the like) or even better...I would venture to say that he even rides and glides the 12 better than most I've seen on ANY cc/style bike...the man has talent and savvy...and balls of titanium...what gets my attention is how can the lightest and skinniest rider in our group of 12R riders on the way to Laguna also be the fastest and smoothest of the group?...us big-ass 12R manly men outweighed him by at least 75 pounds up to 125 pounds...
I think TALENT, SKILL and SAVVY...you can have any bike you want, I've seen what a great rider can do an ANY bike...
big-boy ddpete...you need to get your kneepucks on, boy!...or you'll wear out your kneecaps...(y'guyz shoulda' seen him hang on Dino's tail as I squared off my corners post crash/repair rides through the redwoods after Laguna)
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posted July 21, 2002 07:53 PM
I hope to see Dino out at Portland sometime on his 12!
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frEEK
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posted July 21, 2002 08:16 PM
yeah, i can attest to dino's skills too. he is VERY smooth and fast. looks incredibly confident on the bike & makes it look easy. i know the feeling doug musta had, cause i was tryin to tail dino last year on the way back. had to catch up on every straight cause i sure couldnt keep up in the corners! good fer u tho doug, guess u'r ridin way faster than last year eh?
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Dino
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posted July 21, 2002 08:24 PM
Hey,...I'm not fast,.......you guys are slow 
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Dirtybill
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posted July 21, 2002 08:43 PM
I still think 145hp with light weight is more to my liking than 175hp with an extra at least 100lbs of weight.
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Dino
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posted July 21, 2002 08:49 PM
OK, that does it.......I'm goin' on a diet.
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posted July 21, 2002 09:56 PM
Now really Dino, what do you weigh? a buck fifty maybe?
Hey dirtybill, my GSXR1000 with a full Ti exhaust and few or minor mods weighs in full of gas at 417 pounds and puts out 154 hp. My ZX12 weighs in with just over 6.5 gallons of gas in the carbon tank 498 pounds and with the 1361 kit in it the hp is at 210. The 80 pounds does not seem so bad onsidering the 55 additional hp.
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frEEK
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posted July 21, 2002 11:34 PM
hey z, ya wanna trade bikes straight up?
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posted July 22, 2002 03:08 AM
Edited By: Koz on 22 Jul 2002 04:09
If I can remember correctly the 12 had better lap speeds/times then the RC51 and the TL in several comparo's with the same riders.
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posted July 22, 2002 06:55 AM
No.
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posted July 22, 2002 09:35 AM
aw, come on. u know u want to. just think of it, the chance to start all over again with a stock bike, plus the bodywork & can is munched so u wont feel bad about throwin perfectly good parts away!
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posted July 22, 2002 04:18 PM
The next thing you'll be talkin about is selling me some Enron stock!!
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posted July 22, 2002 04:41 PM
z,....a buck fifty?!?!?!? maybe 10years ago....I vary between 160-175.
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posted July 22, 2002 04:53 PM
I've seen Zhooligan's bike for real a few times and you can see the Love between Man and Machine, when he looks at his bike.
Freek, I don't even think your swinging a leg over the tail...
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posted July 22, 2002 04:54 PM
Dry weight of a 2002 ZX12-R
463 lbs.
Fuel Capacity 5.3 Gal., something must be wrong with Fish_antlers!
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