YZF
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posted April 25, 2008 09:07 AM
Picked up my new bike
Today i picked up my new 2008 Kawasaki ZX-TEN-R
Omg oooomg oooooomg !!
WOW
What a bike....damn so tiny and so easy to corner. And power.....niiiiiceee!!!
I'm sticking +- with break in rules, but from 6000rpm bike pulls like crazy !
It is still new, probably 9kms only, but the weather is good so i'll begin riding asap.
When i sat on it and started to ride, i forgot everything those reviewers said. LOL. Its so good, so easy and so fast. DAMN !!!
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warbird

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posted April 25, 2008 02:18 PM
Congratulations................ Sounds like your going to have some fun this summer. Don't even think about "breaking it in". Change your oil & filter @ 50-250-500 and 1000 miles. Ride it like you always would during those miles and she will be will be as strong as she possibly can..................... Those rings are almost seated already, so give er' the "what for" like they say here in Kentucky...............
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Elmer

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posted April 25, 2008 05:01 PM
Edited By: Elmer on 25 Apr 2008 18:01
Good Luck with the new Bike YZF ...
No Break in there warbird ?? interesting, been babying my 07 ZX10r with 120 miles on it. Guess its an age thing, On MY part, LOL....
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stevewfl

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posted April 25, 2008 05:06 PM
wow congrats on the sweet bike!
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YZF
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posted April 25, 2008 11:51 PM
Thanks
Its a second ZX10R in my history (after fresh 06 two years ago) and this one is even more better. Kawi did good job this time
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tical

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posted April 26, 2008 01:27 AM
break in??? wats that?!? the first few miles my bike saw was going down the 1/4 mile all out!!!!! thing runs strong, havent had 1 motor issue yet, and its got 18k miles on it. drive it normally just dont bounce it off the rev limiter till you've done the oil change
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warbird

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posted April 26, 2008 05:31 AM
quote: Good Luck with the new Bike YZF ...
No Break in there warbird ?? interesting, been babying my 07 ZX10r with 120 miles on it. Guess its an age thing, On MY part, LOL....
Heh heh.................I'm an old fart myself Elmer............... I didn't mean no break in per say...............just not to be overly easy on it. I always make sure my bikes are fully warmed up before any agressive throttle twisting ( new or otherwise ) and I change the oil and filter a lot ( new or otherwise ) but I like to vary the rpm's all up and down the range when they are new. I reccomend to NEVER cruise around at the same rpm during break-in. Good luck with your 07...........nice bike.
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YZF
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posted April 26, 2008 05:35 AM
Edited By: YZF on 26 Apr 2008 06:42
That would be 08. Thanks


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stevewfl

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posted April 26, 2008 03:05 PM
NICE!
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tibofew

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posted April 26, 2008 06:50 PM
damn that bike is so ugly with the mud flap and the mirrors lol i took mine off on mine like it alot better
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YZF
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posted April 26, 2008 10:55 PM
quote: damn that bike is so ugly with the mud flap and the mirrors lol i took mine off on mine like it alot better
Yes, fender eliminator on its way, going to order euro turn signals and waiting for akrapovic
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evil kaw

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posted April 27, 2008 04:59 AM
YZF, out of curiosity what tires does the factory give you over there? I tried to make it out in the pic and they look almost like a Metzler, but I can't make out the lettering.
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YZF
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posted April 28, 2008 03:06 AM
Pirelli Diablo Corsa III
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Elmer

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posted April 28, 2008 01:21 PM
Edited By: Elmer on 28 Apr 2008 17:28
Glad Im not the Only OldFart here Warbird .. Thanks for the breakin tips.
quote: break in??? wats that?!? the first few miles my bike saw was going down the 1/4 mile all out!!!!! thing runs strong, havent had 1 motor issue yet, and its got 18k miles on it. drive it normally just dont bounce it off the rev limiter till you've done the oil change
IC they did do alot of changes to the 08, never realized it from the pics on the kawasaki website. Good show YZF with the fender Elim, and trumpet replacment, Should turn out to be a very sharp machine.
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08blade
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posted April 29, 2008 04:41 AM
Edited By: 08blade on 29 Apr 2008 05:43
quote: What a bike....damn so tiny and so easy to corner and ____
So ugly? So what? LOL
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YZF
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posted April 29, 2008 10:12 AM
Edited By: YZF on 29 Apr 2008 11:13
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quote: What a bike....damn so tiny and so easy to corner and ____
So ugly? So what? LOL
Nope, not ugly. Very nice looking!
With mods it is AWESOME

This one is from zx10r.net member garage
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08blade
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posted April 29, 2008 11:16 AM
quote: With mods it is AWESOME
It's too bad though that no amount of mods will make you awesome. LOL
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08blade
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posted April 29, 2008 11:17 AM
quote:
quote: With mods it is AWESOME
It's too bad though that no amount of mods will make that front end awesome. LOL
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YZF
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posted April 29, 2008 11:33 AM
quote:
quote: With mods it is AWESOME
It's too bad though that no amount of mods will make you awesome. LOL
I know its hard to see how do i look like, because what you will see is my back only. LOL
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TedG
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posted April 30, 2008 08:17 AM
Congrats, I really like the looks of the 08. I may just have to get one.
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YZF
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posted April 30, 2008 08:45 AM
To be Honest, the moment you sit on this bike and ride it - looks doesn't matter anymore....its amazing bike, power, handling, brakes. Super!
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evil kaw

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posted May 01, 2008 05:36 PM
quote: Pirelli Diablo Corsa III
Hmmm. Hate you we get Dunlop
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YZF
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posted May 02, 2008 03:12 AM
Edited By: YZF on 2 May 2008 04:13
We also get immobilizer :P
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ttam7777
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posted May 13, 2008 05:36 AM
That's weird, we get Bridgestone.
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Hells Dark Lord

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posted May 13, 2008 05:28 PM
congrats, its a sweet ride for sure.....thought about going to an 08....just cant get past the looks, and all the money I have sank into my 04.....lol
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