Megabyte
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posted February 09, 2008 07:23 PM
Cycle World's Haybusa vs ZX14
Busa 173.4 HP ZX14 163.7 My 1361 212. No reason to upgrade this year 
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hyper12r
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posted February 09, 2008 07:26 PM
1361 with 212bhp ..you dont have no reason to upgrade the next 6-8 years or more 
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Megabyte
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posted February 10, 2008 10:00 AM
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1361 with 212bhp ..you dont have no reason to upgrade the next 6-8 years or more
The RWHP for the 14 is pathetic. What's big K thinking anyway?
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VincentHill
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posted February 10, 2008 10:08 AM
STOCK Internal! My ZX12R Made 183.1 SAE HP and 101 SAE In Torque and NO ELectronic Limiting devices to overcome. NOW Makes 170 on Motor and 300+ On SPray and I like how it looks!
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Megabyte
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posted February 10, 2008 10:53 AM
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STOCK Internal! My ZX12R Made 183.1 SAE HP and 101 SAE In Torque and NO ELectronic Limiting devices to overcome. NOW Makes 170 on Motor and 300+ On SPray and I like how it looks!
Hard to beat the looks of the 12, and even harder to get excited about the 14.
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VincentHill
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posted February 11, 2008 08:38 AM
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STOCK Internal! My ZX12R Made 183.1 SAE HP and 101 SAE In Torque and NO ELectronic Limiting devices to overcome. NOW Makes 170 on Motor and 300+ On SPray and I like how it looks!
Hard to beat the looks of the 12, and even harder to get excited about the 14.
My problem exactly! As Joren said, If Kawasaki was going to do Ugly, they should have had the balls to do it first! (Specially when top speed was not limited!) They had this bike on the drawing boards as seen in the SIlver Book right down to the Ferrari side ribs! THEN I would have bought it and lived with it, but having a Beautiful bike has now ruined that!
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Phantom13
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posted February 11, 2008 09:59 AM
Didn't Kawasaki add another catalytic converter on the 14's exhaust system, adding weight and obviously hurting hp?
I wonder how both bikes would perform with the standard bolt-on's like Full Exhaust, Air filter, lowered, pc3usb and a custom tune.
With all the emissions restrictions, cost restrictions, and compromises made at the factory... it's not a true comparison of both bikes unless you've seen their response to optimizing modifications as mentioned above.
That being said, I do agree.... the ZX-12R is a much sharper looking bike. Not quite a 1000, but not quite a sport-touring, sort of a mix between a ZX-10R and a ZX-14, a Hybrid almost.
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2000redrocket
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posted February 16, 2008 11:28 AM
at atco ama race one of the brock guys said one will get more hp cc vs cc on a 12 than a 14.
did i say the kaw funney bike did not have the front tire rotating at all till his 6.10 pass was complete and he left off the gas?
the fuel bike ran a 5.84 and his front hit the track about the 900 to 1000 ft mark before secont lifted it to the end at 230 something i think.
talk about pushing your balls around in a wheelbarrow in front of you.
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riteristrob
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posted February 19, 2008 05:02 PM
I LOVE my 12! The looks have me spoiled. I'm spending beau coup hours polishing out the wheels and swing arm this winter. It's an 02 with 10,500 old fart miles. She is gorgeous! Also doing a valve clearance check and if they need adjusting, thinking about slotted cam sprockets and adjusting to 105/103. Next winter will be a 1270 or 1290 kit and possible custom paint. Ran from Knoxville TN to Grand Rapids MI in one day last June, so I know she loves me too.
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