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Race

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posted November 29, 2002 09:55 AM

Hey how come no

Hey how come no ZX11 spot on this site? the new ZX10 hasn't even hit the streets yet and its already got a spot on this site the ZX11 was made from 1990 - 2001 and held the top speed record for many years until the Busa came out, the Blackbird was very close in top speed but no cigar. I've never been beaten by a Blackbird at top speed yet close/race but its still behind.
Dosen't seem right to exclude the once King of speed.
In 1990 that beast hit 176 mph one UK mag had it clocked at 180 mph (stock bike)and that was almost 13 years ago as we approach 03, and now that both the Busa and the ZX12R are restricted to max speed of 186 mph (stock bikes) well thats only 10 mph faster than a (stock ZX11) 13 years later!
so again it just doesn't seem right to exclude a spot here for the ZX11 as this bike should not be forgotten as it truly set the top speed record for many years by a large margine. Yes I ride a mint ZX11D and I plan to keep it when I get my new 12R hope they beef up the clutch for 03.
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Dino

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posted November 30, 2002 09:39 AM

You have a verygood point there! I had a 91 zx11...loved that bike..I was going to keep it, but about 2 weeks after I got my first 12, # 3 rod on the 11 came through the case...klunk.....I miss that bike

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frEEk

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posted November 30, 2002 11:59 AM

well, i don't really know why we don't have one. guess there jsut doesnt seem to be that much interest, at lest not here. but more importantly, i think the zx11 is kinda included in teh 12r zone, at least in my mind. i guess it's more an issue of the bike's purpose/focus than the model. i think of the 12 jsut as an evolution of the 11, whereas the 10 has a different focus.

Race

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posted December 02, 2002 06:35 AM

I forgot to mention the new ZZR1200 no place here for this bike either ?... Cheers
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frEEk

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posted December 02, 2002 11:38 AM

the bikeland forum tends to act as the catch-all forum. tho there have been a few threads regarding the zzr12 in the zx12rzone too

RedBull

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posted December 05, 2002 07:43 PM

http://www.zx1112.bigbikeworld.com/forum/

Heres a place to talk about the 11 & 12's

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beansbaxter

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posted December 06, 2002 08:09 AM

Is the focus of the 10 to replace Kawi's 9?

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frEEk

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posted December 06, 2002 12:30 PM

i would assume so. but i bet they keep the 9 as a softer model, like the zx6 vs the zx6r.

zx12zx11

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posted December 07, 2002 08:40 AM

I had both the ZX-12 and a ZX-11 for quite a while, but I finally sold my ZX-11. The ZX-11 was really nice on longer trips, I have many fond memories of my bike.

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posted December 21, 2002 07:47 PM

I bought a ZZR1200 for the longer trips. Making, let alone being comfortable on a trip from Laguna back to Seattle on the 12 in a single day would have been pretty much unthinkable. Only stopped three times for gas on the ZedZedRox!