countersteer
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posted March 15, 2006 09:42 PM
 Edited By: countersteer on 15 Mar 2006 22:34
Allow me to introduce myself...
my name is scott and i live in eastern long island, new york- but soon to be in johnson city, tennessee i am 22 years old and a college student. i received my bike on may 1,2003, and it is my first (and only... until i get zx14) motorcycle, and i have never downed it (knock on wood). i have been a forum spy on zx-12.org and bikeland for several YEARS, and only decided to create accounts recently- because it is time you all saw where the knowledge you shared went. i didnt know a single thing about motorcycles when i got it, and now i know the ins and outs. you guys, between both bikeland and zx-12.org, taught me 99% of everything i know. my sincerest thanks to all of you, especially the "originals" and "old-timers", you know who you are.
these are my zx-12r mods:
house of kolor kamelon, changes from cyan -> purple
muzzys mirror block offs
EVERYTHING shaved, blinker LEDs flushed into winglets (my idea)
extreme graphic moto hugger/chain guard(by far the best looking)
hotbodies undertail (highly reccomended)
muzzys 1375cc stroker
muzzys full carbon exhaust...
NOW a muzzys megaphone! with pcIIIr of course
chrome dipped wheels, 2 case covers, sprocket cover, lower forks/mounts, all 3 calipers and everything else that was gold/magnesium colored
braketech 320mm oversized axis rotors- front and back- black ductile iron (better than stainless steel, and the best without going ceramic rotors)
brembo master cylinder (custom mount reservoir)
brembo 65mm axial (34/34) calipers
ferodo sintered pads front + rear
galfer silver stainless lines, front + rear
vortex sprocket- rear 46 black anodized with chrome nuts
sprocket specialist- front 18
tsubaki sigma nickel plated chain (beautiful)
scotts billet oil filter (really cool)
puig dark smoke screen (best quality ive seen)
pazzo clutch lever
kennedy bar ends
kleen block off plates
muzzys clutch (so much better than stock)
bmc race-flow air filters
muzzys aluminum fans
had chatterbox alarm (piece of shit, then bought scorpion alarm with all the sensors- also garbage, had to pull it all out)
yuasa ytx-20 battery, soon to be 24v 2-odyssey gel cell 680s.
stock suspension, height, and wheelbase... yeah... FUN!
on the way- odyssey batteries, cox silver radiator guard, new set of wheel bearings from schnitzracing.
played around with sprocket sizes, i think stock gearing is best for a 1375. any stroker owners have suggestions?
ive spent so, so many countless hours researching and picking out the individual parts for my bike, and i really do feel that i got the best of everything. if anyone has any questions about the parts i chose, why i chose them, or how anything is performing etc, feel free to ask. it would be an honor to answer questions on forums that i learned everything from. i will post pics soon. i will be receiving the chrome dipped stuffin about 1 week, so 2 weeks i should have pics. might post pics of plastics for now...
- Scott
Long Island, New York
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Scott
Long Island, New York
2006 ZX-14, 2003 ZX-12R
   
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countersteer
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posted March 15, 2006 10:35 PM
this, of course, was before the kameleon paintjob, the chroming, and the braketech rotors. bought muzzys megaphone conversion kit to replace the carbon can. the 2003 zx-12r cosmic splendor red is such a beautiful color but doesnt compare with kameleon... everything gold/magnesium is now chromed.
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Scott
Long Island, New York
2006 ZX-14, 2003 ZX-12R
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mshep
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posted March 16, 2006 10:27 AM
welcome! Sounds like you got a few bucks tied up into the 12!
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Lorcan
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posted March 16, 2006 11:55 AM
Welcome aboard at last.
Tell me about those batteries. Got a link?
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CrotchRocket
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posted March 16, 2006 04:42 PM
Nice to see another New Yorker aboard 
You say you recieved your 12 on 5-1-03...New or used???...If used what year is it???
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zx12girl
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posted March 17, 2006 09:48 AM
Welcome....to the board!!
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countersteer
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posted March 17, 2006 01:50 PM
Edited By: countersteer on 17 Mar 2006 13:54
i bought my bike brand new from maximum motorsports, she's a 2003... id like to meet some other zx-12 owners in new york for some riding this summer... as for the batteries, i am going to wire it up according to entropy, and you can find the gel cell batteries here:
http://www.odysseyfactory.com/specs.htm
going to put the PC-680 in, and shoehorn one of the smaller models into the tail accordingly- i have the room cuz i ripped EVERYTHING out of my tail section...
i posted some new pics and more info on a thread in zx-12r forum...
http://www.bikeland.org/board/viewthread.php?FID=1&TID=22247&set_time=
let me know what you all think... especially the blinker mods
and if anyone from ny wants to ride when my moped is back together in a few weeks, let me know!
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Scott
Long Island, New York
2006 ZX-14, 2003 ZX-12R
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swft
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posted March 17, 2006 03:15 PM
Welcome to the site!
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CrotchRocket
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posted March 17, 2006 05:21 PM
I would but I only DragRace...
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countersteer
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posted March 17, 2006 10:45 PM
quote:
I would but I only DragRace...
oh yeah? whatre you working with...?
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Scott
Long Island, New York
2006 ZX-14, 2003 ZX-12R
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entropy
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posted March 18, 2006 02:41 AM
countersteer,
you will LOVE the 24V starting!
Welcome to Bikeland Dragzone. You seem to done just about everything to yr bike which can be done except aftermarket wheels. Hey, its only a grand (Marvic) or two (Dymags). GO FOR IT!! 
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CrotchRocket
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posted March 18, 2006 10:15 AM
I have a stock motor 2002 never been opened up, AkrapovicSS pipe, gearing, slammed, BilletBasket, Muzzy Kleen Air Block Offs, stock air filters, no power commander, footshifting, 60inch wheelbase...
I just BracketRace...
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countersteer
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posted March 18, 2006 11:18 AM
crotch: when i changed out my stock air filter for the bmc race flow version, i wanted to kick myself in the ass for not doing it sooner- very noticably different- the stock filter looks like complete garbage compared to the bmc. you from new york? where abouts? who did the work on your bike? what kind of swingarm do you have, or did you use extensions?
entropy: thanks for the info on the 24v setup. i was meaning to send you a reply message saying "thanks" but i forgot how to find the message folder, but thanks! im gonna have to spend $200 on two odyssey gel cells now... reason why i didnt go dymag, blackstone, or rc component wheels is because i had the stock ones chromed along with everything else except frame. id consider buying aftermarket wheels if i got a zx-14 in a year or so (i never buy anything in its first year of production). i spent the money on a whole new brake setup instead. besides, the stock wheels on the zx-12 are nice enough... i guess...- theyre made by enkei!
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Scott
Long Island, New York
2006 ZX-14, 2003 ZX-12R
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