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posted January 07, 2006 07:56 PM
Any new specs for the zx-14?
Any new specs for the new beast.
HP?, weight, seat height ?
Put a down payment on a black one.
Will get to see the pre pro next week at Edmonton bike show.
I will take lots of pictures. and will bring a measuring tape.
If they let me, I'll bring some scales too!!
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posted January 07, 2006 08:31 PM
 Edited By: Gunner on 7 Jan 2006 20:55
Twist Rob Muzzy's arm word has it that he has one sittin in his shop and on his engine pump 
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posted January 08, 2006 01:02 AM
dubious, please do pictures from EDMONTON bike show for us 
yes go up on the hayabusa then on the zx-14 to compare, which is lightest
thankssssssssssssssssss
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posted January 08, 2006 04:51 AM
Would help us out a lot on deciding on a new one.
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posted January 08, 2006 05:48 AM
805 mm seat hight
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dubious
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posted January 08, 2006 08:45 PM
For sure I will compare!
Before looking at the ZX-14, it already wins IMO.
It is not 7 yrs old!!!
Radial calipers and master cylinders, projector headlights, more HP and more torque!
$ 1500 more for the ZX14 OTD compared to an 06 Busa!
Now I am leary of what 07 will bring from suzuki!
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posted January 09, 2006 06:23 AM
07 Busa.....hmmmmm....20pds or so lighter....1397cc with 175+rwhp. Body lines like that of a G1K.
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posted January 09, 2006 08:25 AM
07 Busa.....hmmmm....20lbs or so heavier....1497cc with 375+rwhp with TURBO as standard!
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posted January 09, 2006 08:33 PM
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07 Busa.....hmmmmm....20pds or so lighter....1397cc with 175+rwhp. Body lines like that of a G1K.
Hopefully the 07 busa is 20lb lighter, and 175 rwhp, that would make it 30lbs heavier than the zx14, and short 15rwhp from the zx14.
I will have made the right decision !
BTW I was comparing 06 models.
06 vs 06 the zx-14 apppears to be the better deal.
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posted January 10, 2006 12:05 AM
Edited By: tuusinii on 10 Jan 2006 00:05
Can't confirm this on anywhere else but on Finnish Kawasaki page it says that front tire is 120/70-17 and back 190/55-17! So it looks like that they've gone to the same as new ZX10R. And that higher profile back should give better cornering than 190/50 or 200/50! Hope that they'll be offering tires in that size too as fast as possible. And it will also be a good news to us ZX12 riders too!
http://www.kawasaki.fi/index.php?sivu=mallit&rec_id=2
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posted January 10, 2006 12:33 AM
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Can't confirm this on anywhere else but on Finnish Kawasaki page it says that front tire is 120/70-17 and back 190/55-17!
dubious, confirm that on the show !!!!! yes or no for this size 190/55...
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posted January 10, 2006 01:24 AM
The show in Finland is 3rd-5th February so I won't be seing the bike before that...
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posted January 10, 2006 08:06 AM
Edited By: ZX11D on 10 Jan 2006 12:41
The tire size on US show bikes is 190/50ZR17. Below is picture taken be Zermatt at the Ft.Worth, Texas show. It looks like all other pictures from around the world show the same model/size of tire.
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posted January 10, 2006 11:01 AM
ok ok, kawa FINLAND....... arghhhhhhhh  bad infos...
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posted January 10, 2006 11:42 AM
Oh... sorry about the watermark
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posted January 10, 2006 12:43 PM
Do not worry Matt,I croped the pic.
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zerMATT
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posted January 10, 2006 03:06 PM
Thanks... don't want to start a big fuss.
I'm glad someone else got some use out of that close-up... seems like there was no good confirmation of the actual tire size when I went to the show in November, so that was one of my goals... a nice close-up of the size so we'd know once and for all.
Now if Michelin would only reduce their HUGE price jump from the 180 to the 190. 
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posted January 10, 2006 05:50 PM
Edited By: ZX11D on 10 Jan 2006 17:51
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Thanks... don't want to start a big fuss.
I did see someone's reaction to them before. It was not fair.  You just tried to share the pics with everyone else.
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posted January 10, 2006 05:58 PM
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Now if Michelin would only reduce their HUGE price jump from the 180 to the 190.
Yeap, there is a big jump from 180 to 190 on the Pilot Power. I have been riding Michelins since the TX15/TX25 era (front/rear) in my 11. Then I switched to the Macadams. First 90's, then 100's. They did not seem to be bothered by my aggressive riding. For this reason, now I ride the Pilot Road. I think that they will do well on ZX14 as well. In addition to lasting longer, there is not such big price jump from 180 to 190. 
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posted January 11, 2006 10:10 AM
The ZX14 will probably have 196 bhp at the crank.. which after you subtract 12% for drive train loss it 172.4 horsepower at the wheel.. IMHO
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posted January 11, 2006 10:15 AM
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The ZX14 will probably have 196 bhp at the crank.. which after you subtract 12% for drive train loss it 172.4 horsepower at the wheel.. IMHO
pure conjecture.
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supra5677
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posted January 11, 2006 12:56 PM
I agree it is but to continue:
200bhp at the crank is 175 hp
205 bhp at the crank is 180.4 h.p.
210bhp at the crank 184.8 horsepower
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posted January 11, 2006 01:14 PM
well... I overheard that it has one meeeeleeeon horsepower.
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posted January 11, 2006 01:16 PM
Was that the the wheel or the crank?
Mebbe it was at the strake?
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posted January 12, 2006 05:45 PM
I was measured at the burning pavement
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