crazyman1
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posted October 02, 2003 03:16 AM
sweet black 10r pic
now this is what im talking about, my new baby! hot. 
  
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ricksgsxr
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posted October 02, 2003 04:43 AM
Very nice. Wonder how long it will be before Velocity has a turbo for it!
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fish_antlers
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posted October 02, 2003 11:16 AM
funny.. that pic is before it's little "accident"
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k bryant
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posted October 02, 2003 03:53 PM
Loose lips sinks ships....
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crazyman1
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posted October 02, 2003 07:03 PM
did it go boom!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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bluhevn
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posted October 02, 2003 08:08 PM
awesome pic... this is like the best one I have seen...
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crazyman1
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posted October 02, 2003 08:42 PM
Exactly why i posted it!!!!! finally a nice well taken photo and a good angle with the right color.
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WARBIRD
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posted October 02, 2003 09:28 PM
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funny.. that pic is before it's little "accident"
?????????? Care to elaborate???????????
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crazyman1
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posted October 02, 2003 10:03 PM
I think hes gettin at this, the bastard was wrecked!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! how it was wrecked, he's seems to know, so tellllllllll usssssssssssssssssss damit!!!!!!!!!
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WARBIRD
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posted October 03, 2003 09:10 AM
Thats the best picture I have seen. Thanks.  I have the brochure and technical specs they gave the dealers at the show in Vegas............but that is still the best pic yet. The wife and I are arguing over Green or Black as I type this...........heh heh heh...............
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WARBIRD
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posted October 03, 2003 02:45 PM
O.K...................got that number for the push type fasteners...........
The G.M. part number is 10134407. I think they were about $5.99 for a pack of ten. Heh heh heh.......I would have paid WAY more for them considering the trouble I had with the original ones.
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bluhevn
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posted October 03, 2003 08:11 PM
what kind of specs are listed on the brochure?? Black is the color of choice!!
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crazyman1
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posted October 04, 2003 03:52 AM
 Edited By: crazyman1 on 4 Oct 2003 04:54
wait tell its got mods on it
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crazyman1
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posted October 04, 2003 04:03 AM
Edited By: crazyman1 on 4 Oct 2003 05:04
like this for starters!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
http://www.r1-forum.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=56458
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bluhevn
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posted October 04, 2003 04:04 AM
crazyman1 I think you have talked me into it.. Monday morning I am taking my 9r up to my bike shop and doing the trade for the zx10.. I have been talking back and forth with the dealer but now I think it is final and I am going to do it..
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crazyman1
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posted October 04, 2003 04:10 AM
sweeeeeeeeeeeeeet, you will be a happy camper.
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bluhevn
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posted October 04, 2003 04:14 AM
Yeah I hope so.. Just wish I could find out what the real specs are on it..
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crazyman1
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posted October 04, 2003 04:29 AM
i'm with you on that.
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WARBIRD
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posted October 04, 2003 06:54 AM
What specs are you refering too? The brochure did not list weight,wheelbase,horsepower or anything like that.............It did list things like high quality crank, rods, pistons, (forged) oval cross section valve springs (single valve springs by the way) forged chromoly billet camshafts, 43mm throttle bodies with secondary butterflies (which the 12R needed all along.......those butterflies really smooth out the throttle response),trick frame, ram air system, swing arm, wheels, brakes and a nice looking instument cluster. The front cowling is narrower and has less frontal area than the ZX6R.....................Sat on a 6R lately? They are friggin SMALL!!!!!!!!! The crank, primary and secondary transmission shafts are laid out like a Yamaha R6............ with trans shafts "stacked" vertically if you will.....instead of one behind the other........but the clutch is on the bottom of this layout instead of above like the R6. Keeps more engine weight down low. A better layout I think. A lot of thought went into this "little" litre bike. I think it will absolutely RAIL....................
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crazyman1
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posted October 04, 2003 08:11 AM
yes I agree, those were enough things to give my money to kawy for sure. Still need ALL the info though.
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WARBIRD
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posted October 04, 2003 11:32 AM
Edited By: WARBIRD on 4 Oct 2003 12:47
k bryant wrote:........."JMO - Noting that many important tech features are left off the website, as well as the brochure from the Dealer show, made me remember some similarities I've seen in the past on other revolutionary new release models.
Things like Rake/Trail, Compression ratio, Wheelbase
Seat Height, Fuel Capacity, and of course Dry Weight, make me believe this is a bike still in a development transition. Which I think is a smart move on their part "
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"Let's say the Kawasaki does similar to Honda (in the past), and doesn't release their bike until just before Daytona, or maybe in super limited numbers to make the homologation to race. So instead of rushing the fine tuning, they could buy some time to make changes to the above mentioned missing specs and make it better. It would definetly be a smart move. Especially if they could compare some pre-production models like they have, to an '04 R1 and possible the new Honda. I would assume they compared in many phases to the Suzuki."
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My thoughts are exactly as quoted above. I don't think Kawasaki will finalize this bike until being DARN sure it is everything they intend it to be.
The 12R was released a little too premature and I think some marketing lessons were learned. 
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bleed green
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posted October 04, 2003 05:32 PM
Agreed, I made a comment to the heads of Marketing @ KMC regarding the early release of the pictures and infromation regarding the 10R prior to Honda and Yamaha releasing their infromation. They just smiled and said yes. As for details you have to remember, their new VP of marketing is from Nissan/Infinity. They have been really sneaky about product details in the past. I am sure we are going to see a repeat!
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WARBIRD
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posted October 06, 2003 07:37 PM
Edited By: WARBIRD on 6 Oct 2003 20:39
Hey crazyman................here is pic for you I ran across. Thought you might like it for your desktop................
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WARBIRD
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posted October 06, 2003 07:40 PM
Umm......................the pic is so big it messed up this whole thread so I will make a seperate post.
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bluhevn
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posted October 06, 2003 08:01 PM
Warbird I used you pic for my desktop at work lovin it!!! Hey crazyman I did it I finally did it .. I got rid of my 9r and put that deposit on the zx10... there are a few good riding weeks left so I am bumming ..but it should be worth it...
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