posted January 09, 2006 04:57 AM
Edited By: zxhoya on 9 Jan 2006 04:58
Is this real or photo chopped http://www.hardracing.com/06%20Bikes/06%20ZX-10.htm ____________ ''The angle of my dangle is inversely proportional to the heat of my meat''Will Ferrell
posted January 09, 2006 07:04 AM
Edited By: trenace on 9 Jan 2006 07:05
Could be either so far as the technical appearance of the pic goes, but there's no reason why their product may not look like this, and I would think it less likely that they're providing a 'chopped pic that DOES NOT look like what they're selling, than either a chopped pic that is accurate or a real pic, with the real pic being the most likely (IMO, just out of practical concerns) possibility.
Comes out nice, from left hand view anyway. The right hand view, the heat shields may continue making it look bulky, so I dunno, but still likely an improvement.
To me best of all would be if they came out with a conventional exhaust for it...
posted January 09, 2006 12:51 PM
I would bet it is a photochopped image. I saw something exactly like this months ago. If you notice the Akro pipes look like they are closer to the centerline than the stock pipes. At least they are not on the outside. I doubt that they could be moved closer to the centerline and raised at the same time. I think bodywork would be in the way. Definitely looks better than stock, however.
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posted January 09, 2006 02:22 PM
A vendor has a hard time advertising with 'chopped images that look different than the product he sends to his customers. Not saying it's impossible that he's advertising something looking different than he's picturing, but it's a dumb and risky game if he is.
posted January 10, 2006 08:42 PM
Edited By: ysr50 on 10 Jan 2006 20:42
if the picture's not chopped, then the tail of that bike sure the hell is!
quote:A vendor has a hard time advertising with 'chopped images that look different than the product he sends to his customers. Not saying it's impossible that he's advertising something looking different than he's picturing, but it's a dumb and risky game if he is.
my wife and I work in advertising, she's a retoucher. almost all products in advertising are chopped, some more than others
posted January 10, 2006 08:48 PM
Edited By: trenace on 10 Jan 2006 20:49
Sure. The thing is, to not run into problems, it better be an accurate enough representation of what's being sold as to not get into any trouble with customers or the FTC.
Nowhere did I say it couldn't be a chop, what I said was that if a chop, it would make more sense that it's pretty accurate, doesn't look different (to what anyone would notice) than what will be sold. E.g. Akropovich presumably knows what they're aiming for before they build it and could supply such.
And from our standpoint, if it's an accurate representation, it's giving us the info we want.
If it's inaccurate, Hard Racing may have some pissed people on their hands. That's why I think it's unlikely to be much if any wrong, unless they are stupid, which I have no reason to expect.
posted January 11, 2006 10:24 PM
I will let you know when our first race bike arrives from japan it is being flown out at the moment and our first test is on the 3rd feb, it is also fitted with Akra exhaust little else is known at the moment.
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posted January 14, 2006 09:14 PM
Edited By: zxhoya on 14 Jan 2006 21:21
Posted over at Kawiforums. ____________ ''The angle of my dangle is inversely proportional to the heat of my meat''Will Ferrell
posted January 14, 2006 09:17 PM
Edited By: zxhoya on 14 Jan 2006 21:22
I know this is a race bike, but those pipes look like they will cook your thighs. Much better looking though.
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posted January 14, 2006 10:10 PM
They look good wonder if the street version will look anything like this.... I like Akra's new Hexagonal design...or whatever they call it.. I likes..
posted January 14, 2006 10:39 PM
In the photos of the race bikes, the pipes are not tucked up nearly as high as the photoxhopped image of the street pipes.
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posted January 27, 2006 08:56 AM
Wow, a full system already.
____________ ''The angle of my dangle is inversely proportional to the heat of my meat''Will Ferrell
posted January 27, 2006 04:33 PM
Edited By: trenace on 27 Jan 2006 16:38
You have the newest of the new info there... not even up on the Akrapovic site yet! Thanks!
As well as the nice increase in peak hp, it's a nice increase everywhere from 6000 rpm on up, not just in more pull everywhere but also, remarkably, a smoother curve, more predictable under acceleration.
It's also stronger between 3000 and 4000 as well.
In the toilet below 3000 though but this is so common with performance pipes, a price that is typically paid.
A touch behind between 4000 and 5000, but this is much more than compensated for by the improvements elsewhere. It does present the rider with the job of best keeping the bike spinning at least 6000 to be in the powerband, more preferably 7000, and yet more preferably 8000, but that's true stock as well, with the piped bike being more forgiving of being below 8000.
I still dunno why 1 is paired with 2, and 3 with 4, when that's assymetrical. Still a good result though.
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