posted February 03, 2004 07:40 PM
I have the very first '98 R1 delivered to my friendly local Yamaha dealer. It was originally supposed to be out in December '97. Note the similarity. It kept getting pushed back. Similar again? I was just looking at the temporary buyers tag yesterday. The day it actually rolled out of the dealer was 4/20/98. Be patient, it will be worth it.
posted February 03, 2004 08:21 PM
Question: Why are the 10's delayed here in the USA, even to the mags (motorcyclist says they won't be getting one until after Daytona sometime) but the mags in England and Germany already have there test bikes. Why is this? Extreme or anyone else who may have the answer, WHY????
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Dan
04 ZX10r (Track only)
08 Concours14
posted February 03, 2004 11:00 PM
Edited By: fish_antlers on 3 Feb 2004 23:00
I dont see how that's a delay... We've (www.zx10rzone.com) been saying March/April on this site since last August. Perhaps the editors of that magazine should be reading this site instead of their "other" sources.... The 10R appears to be right on schedule as far as we are concerned.
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posted February 04, 2004 12:16 AM
O.K. fish let's not call it a delay. Then the question is: Why are england and germany getting production models to test but the U.S. mags have to wait until after Daytona?
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Dan
04 ZX10r (Track only)
08 Concours14
posted February 04, 2004 11:13 AM
There are NO production models to test yet as I understand it.
____________ What business is it of yours where I'm from, Friendo?
posted February 04, 2004 04:13 PM
Edited By: k bryant on 4 Feb 2004 16:14
Editors lie. Ever read the National Enquire.... I bet you lunch at Taco Bell that Fish is still comming in with the closest dates.
posted February 04, 2004 04:35 PM
Kawasaki announced today that the U.S. production ZX10's will land 2/24/04 and will be shipped immediately to dealers. The bikes should be available in early March.
posted February 04, 2004 07:11 PM
Hopefully they live up to the claim,highest hp/wt ratio,wouldn't it suck to see the R1 take that title after Kaw made that claim?Maybe the delay is to somehow make sure the hp is there before they are shipped to dealers.I don't think anything could be changed on the zx10 at this point since they have already been produced and they ship in 3 weeks,what kaw has built is what dealers will get,and yamaha can shoot for.
posted February 04, 2004 09:19 PM
Ah yes. Let the rumors continue to fly. It's not the tranny any longer. It's lack of power. Who knows? Who cares? Just like most other things. If the factory can't get it right, the aftermarket will have you covered!
posted February 05, 2004 08:34 AM
Edited By: k bryant on 5 Feb 2004 08:35
You trying to start something between me & my buddies Doug & Rob? The best way I can answer that is; It's kinda like a race. We are competitors when we line up at the starting line. But after the race, we're buddies again. More than that, I've always been mutually cooperative with Doug. Just have a lot of respect for who they are and what they do.
Hell, we even cooperated in the old days when we both shared Doug Chandler! When we folded the Freddie Spencer/SuperTrapp racing team and Doug started riding for Muzzy/Kawasaki, he was able to get them to agree to let him ride a XR750 for us in Dirt Track still. He only rode a few selected races, but that shows you how two "competitors" can work together.
But I do have some projects I'm working on (on the side @ my son's fab shop/design facility), that will move us into more than just exhaust systems..... Stay tuned.
quote:O.K. fish let's not call it a delay. Then the question is: Why are england and germany getting production models to test but the U.S. mags have to wait until after Daytona?
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