harryzx-12
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posted February 24, 2002 05:51 PM
5 days till Prostar Drags
I can hardly wait! I'm going all 3 days and I'm trying to get off work at 11am on thursday so I can catch some of the test and tune. It's nice to live 45 minutes from gainesville raceway.I'll be thinking about all you guys/gal(ZX12girl) and Mad Mike. He's mad cause he can't be there.
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MadMike
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posted February 24, 2002 08:49 PM
Thanks Harry take a bunch of pictures!!! and you guys better have fun!!!! and actually it is more no bike then we cant afford to go, but have a great time for everyone!!! and run one for the Mad Mike will you guys!!
Mad Mike
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hott-rodd
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posted February 25, 2002 10:24 AM
Mike,
What's the hold up on your bike?
I thought you would have your break-in miles
by now. Keep us posted.
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madmike
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posted February 25, 2002 12:10 PM
Crank is on B/O..... waiting on it is supposed to ship on March 8th! starting the season out right!!! here goes the UPS red and 2nd day, thanks Master Card!! $$$$
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RAC4IT
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posted February 25, 2002 10:08 PM
Harry I think you need to run out and pickup a new Sony MiniDV camera and take TONS of good video! 
BTW what is the status of your bike? Last I heard you threw a rod bearing or something silly after a top end pass... is it back together yet?
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harryzx-12
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posted February 26, 2002 02:44 PM
No bike for me at prostar or bikeweek
I called the dealer last week and they said I won't get my bike back till the after the 1st of march.I told them just how fucked up that was.My bike will probably not be broken in for maxton in march but hopefully in april.
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harryzx-12
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posted March 01, 2002 06:05 PM
Thursday and friday
I went to the test-N-tune thursday and saw some pretty good passes including top fuelers,funny bikes,promods,etc. Damn I love to watch fast motorcycles.I also went today (fri) but I had to leave just after 1pm due to Dr.'s appt.I hated having to leave.Met KingZx-12, cool guy. Weather is looking iffy for the next 2 days.I'll be going even if it's raining in the morning. Please let the weather be good.
Hey Angie there is a female riding a ZX-12 and shes pretty damn good 9.50's (red one).her male friend (maybe husband??) is riding a 2002 12 and he's runing 9.80's on a stock 12 ( he's 205 lb's)I think it may be the same 12 that rickey g was talking about runing 9.5?'s.
The turbo SBS bike did a burnout and then had some sort of gearbox problem(???) it sounded GOOD when it was doing the burnout.The ZX-12 super bike ran too. When he left the line he didn't seem to launch real hard but ran good and sounded great.Chip ellis had a good pass on the funny bike.Sorry I can't put all the #'s with the different runs.
Talked with rob muzzy and doug meyers.Kawasaki has a lot of very professional people in their drag racing programs.
MadMike I been thinking about you and christina dude!! Wish you were here!
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ZX12Girl
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posted March 01, 2002 06:37 PM
quote:
Hey Angi there is a female riding a ZX-12 and shes pretty damn good 9.50's (red one).
Damn....I wish that we could have made it!!!! That's awesome!!!
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kcadby
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posted March 01, 2002 08:21 PM
 Edited By: kcadby on 1 Mar 2002 20:41
YEEEup...
The Muzzy SBS 12 had a problem with 2nd gear  looked like a good launch (wheel lifted a bit in 1st)...shifted into 2nd then 'false nuetral'...DAMN!!! I wanted to see the Rickey put a good number down
Since it's the first (only) problem they have had with the tranny...they didn't have parts to fix it...so he qualified the ZRX in SBS today in a STRONG head wind...
The other Muzzy ZX12 ridden by Ryan in the "new rules" Superbike class had a problem also (dammit)...smoked REAL bad on it's 3rd run...(as in 3rd run EVER)... I just happened to be at the Muzzy camp when Rob Muzzy started the bike the 2nd time it has ever been started...sounded COOL with the sidewinder pipe on it. They didn't even have a chance to do ANY mapping before Ryan rode it for the 1st time... It missed a little bit on the 1st run but sounded MUCH better on the 2nd run after Rob did some mapping with the data they got from Ryan's 1st run... I don't know if the smoking was "external or internal" yet (sounded like the motor lost a cylinder)...I'll find out tomorrow...
THE GOOD NEWS IS!!!
The ZX12 that Coby Adams and Chip Ellis built was the number one qualifier in the Superbike class at the end of the day!!!  IT was ALSO run for the first time ever yeserday... Chip was very VERY happy with it's performance since he and Coby "burnt the midnight oil" for the last 3-weeks to get the bike ready for this weekend...The bike ran 8.30s @ 161mph with only 1199CCs (STOCK BORE/STROKE!!!)
I'm tired as hell tonight or I'd send BERGIE some videos for you to see...sorry to tease you but...I WILL send him some videos for you-all to see!!! 
Oh ya I made some passes on KINGZX12's 2-stage NOS ZX12
I SUCKED!!! The bike is set-up too different from John's bike (higher in the rear) for me to get "comfortable in only a few runs"...no excuses though...I sucked
I hit the rev-limiter in THREE GEARS on one run yesterday trying to get used to shifting it without an air shifter AND with the NOS on (while shifting)...I didn't "notch the throttle enough" to unload the tranny for 'clean shifts' and I STILL ran a 9.30 at 156+ MPH on "that run"...
I Didn't run 8-anything yet but I managed a 9.10 at 160MPH in the STRONG head wind we had today...
I was VERY dissapointed with myself but still had fun riding the bike...
I also rode Wayne's other STOCK WHEELBASE 2-stage NOS 12 on the street yesterday and all I can say is...THAT BIKE IS SCARY PHUCKING FAST!!! SON OF A BITCH!!! 2nd-gear wheelies on the 1st stage...leaning forward...TRYING to hold it down!!! and the same thing in THIRD GEAR on the second stage WHOO-FREAKIN-HOOO!!! I'm talking it does the "skipty doodle" in 4th AND 5th gear  UN-freakin real fun...
Waynes 2-stage NOS kit is NOT for the weak hearted people!!! ESPECIALLY with stock wheelbase...
WOW-ZA...I get goose bumps (again) just thinking about the ride I had on that bike yesterday...
MORE LATER!!!
PHOTO POINT SUCKS!!! I have pictures (and video) of ALL of these ZX12s...
Weather looks BAD for tomorrow wish I had a way to get on-line from the track...looks like we will have LOTS of down time tomorrow...
I AM hoping for the best though
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madmike
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posted March 04, 2002 07:20 AM
MAN Harry wish we could have been there!!! even though it ended up in a rainout!! would have loved to been racing!! hopefully I will have all of my parts before next weekend!
Mad Mike
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hott-rodd
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posted March 04, 2002 12:54 PM
Mike, shoot me an email,
I lost your email address.
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madmike
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posted March 04, 2002 01:17 PM
cool it is
madmike@dragbike.com
that will get to me!!
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