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posted September 26, 2002 01:30 PM
Z1000 made the cover of Cycle World Roadburner article. Just fluff, no detalis, but nice to see something on the '03 bikes.
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posted September 27, 2002 03:51 AM
Cool Bike Other than the fucked up looking exhaust I think it's a cool bike. Definitely different than the ZRX for sure.
How's it supposed to perform? I read somewhere about a claimed 140hp, pretty sure that'd be at the crankshaft. If that number is valid it should be somewhere in the ballpark with the FZ1 as far as bhp is concerned.
I think another cool bike that should be a big hit is gonna be the Suzuki SV1000s. I like the look of it and it is supposed to weigh somewhere around 415 lbs. I don't know what the power is supposed to be like, but it is the old TL1000 mill( I think??) so it should be decent. I'd like to ride one and see what it was all about.
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posted September 27, 2002 07:22 AM
Dunno what the power output on the Z1000 is gonna be, but you can be certain that tuners will be all over it ASAP. I would prolly liken it to a FZ1, except Kaw didn't scrimp on the suspension or brakes.
The SV1000S is pretty cool, but I dunno bout the weight. That TL1000 mill (yes, that's the motor in the SV1000) is a heavy beast! Every pick up a TL1000R off it's sidestand and walk it around? Heavy heavy feel to it... Unless there's some really outstanding feature about the SV1000/S, I can't see it really being all that much different from all the Honda SuperHawks gathering dust in showrooms right now.
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posted September 27, 2002 02:32 PM
Yep, 116 - 120 hp pretty easy with the TL motor. Don't get me wrong, it's a rompy stompy vtwin. I liked the power better than the RC51.
posted September 29, 2002 08:10 PM
With the SV1000, are they going to discontinue the TL? I dont see any reason to have two model V-twin 1000cc motos, but that's just my thought.
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posted September 29, 2002 09:49 PM
Umm...They have the V-strom. That also uses the TL1000 motor. The SV1000 is prolly gonna sell better than the TL-S did, so it fills the shoes of that discontinued model.
quote:Other than the fucked up looking exhaust I think it's a cool bike.
I have to agree! Even the "Worlds Ugliest Muzzy" is an improvement.
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posted September 26, 2002 01:30 PM
posted September 27, 2002 03:51 AM
I think it's a cool bike. Definitely different than the ZRX for sure. 
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