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posted March 03, 2006 11:56 AM
Trunk Space <bad news>
Comment from Dragbike.com article:
"There is not much room under the seat for storage; a Power Commander will fit, and that's about it."
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jimzx9r
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posted March 03, 2006 12:59 PM
Weird...that is one bigass tail too. I thought it was going to be like a 93 gsxr that could fit a 6 pack.
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posted March 03, 2006 01:32 PM
my zzr can fit a small can of chain lube, several cans of co2, a tire patch kit, a big 17mm hex wrench, a multi-tool, and a cargo net... sounds like I'll have to prune that down for the 14. what the heck could be back there taking up all that space?
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posted March 03, 2006 01:36 PM
You stuff the things inside the fairing
Thats' what I did with the Bandit 1200/S
I stuffed there a fusebox, alarm system control unit, CLS-200 oiler control unit
the oil bottle, adjustable grip heaters control system
The original space occupied by tools now holds Nokia & Ericsson phone DC adapters
and is otherwise mostly unoccupied, the tools are in the tankbag with additional tools
to put some weight on the front too
If I can so this on a Suzuki why not with Kawasaki
As long as I can throw on three Givi Maxia 52L hard bags, too!
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posted March 03, 2006 02:08 PM
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my zzr can fit a small can of chain lube, several cans of co2, a tire patch kit, a big 17mm hex wrench, a multi-tool, and a cargo net... sounds like I'll have to prune that down for the 14. what the heck could be back there taking up all that space?
I think the trunk is so small because of rear tire clearance for drag racing on slammed bikes.
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posted March 03, 2006 05:47 PM
Thats one thing I will miss about my ZRX, it had huge storage capacity under the seat. It was handy when you stopped to pick something up and didn't have a back pack or anything to stuf a few goodies in
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posted March 03, 2006 05:58 PM
(sigh) and if the hard bags are an option then I spose they'll be too big (sigh)
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posted March 03, 2006 07:27 PM
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Thats one thing I will miss about my ZRX, it had huge storage capacity under the seat. It was handy when you stopped to pick something up and didn't have a back pack or anything to stuf a few goodies in
Oh yeah - I *loved* that about my ZRX, you could fit an entire 6-pack in there and still have room for a compact rain suite! Gotta love dual shocks 
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posted March 03, 2006 07:34 PM
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(sigh) and if the hard bags are an option then I spose they'll be too big (sigh)
Whadda U mean? Hard bags 2 big? Impossible!
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posted March 03, 2006 08:07 PM
The low seat height surely dictated the lack of space.
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posted March 03, 2006 08:13 PM
The pillion seat could be a few inches higher
there's your room now!
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posted March 03, 2006 08:26 PM
Oh well...back pack it is.
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posted March 03, 2006 08:31 PM
 Edited By: fish_antlers on 4 Mar 2006 08:57
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The pillion seat could be a few inches higher
there's your room now!
yer wrong VPN.... not gonna happen. read my review...
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posted March 04, 2006 03:38 AM
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The pillion seat could be a few inches higher
there's your room now!
yer wrong VPN.... not gonna happen. read my review...
[url=http://www.bikeland.org/board/viewthread.php?FID=27&TID=21992&set_time=[/url]Clicky[/url]
I was talking about a fix - not gonna happen? Huh?
Well surely not for the "ordinary" (oxymoron?) ZX-14/ZZR1400
BUT
GTR1400 is coming 2007 and I surely hope the pillion sits higher
Also I want HUGE hard bags
Perhaps Z1400 has pillion sitting higher?
OR
You're right: Kawasaki will not change *anything* on this babe
not in Z1400 (except stripping it naked)
not in GTR1400 (except that shaft & bags & taller windshield & heated grips & ...)
If there ever will be these models
I think it all depends on the ZX-14/ZZR1400 sales...
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posted March 04, 2006 08:54 AM
I guess that means a 4 into 1 exhaust and hang the nitrous bottle off the left passenger peg.
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posted March 04, 2006 08:59 AM
Some of you guys are funny 
Fish and Mike test ride and comment on the brand new ZX14 and all some of you are worried about is meaningless stuff   
I guess you guys have to bring your own baggage  The ZX14 doesn't come with any
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posted March 04, 2006 09:21 AM
....get a full suit with one of those aero-humps on the spine....gut it out the hard foam...now THERE'S your storage, babeee
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posted March 04, 2006 09:24 AM
Actually my biggest worry is that the "dig-in-hole" or recess in the tank
was for tucking the helmet in the front - not belly on the back of the tank
I hope they fix that in the GTR1400 model
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posted March 04, 2006 09:30 AM
...so yer' wonting a concave shape on the bahck of the tahnk for your faht belly?.....aye, laddy....may I suggest a higher rise handlebar instead to keep yer' faht belly off of the tahnk!
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posted March 04, 2006 09:46 AM
Bhudda-belly tank!
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posted March 04, 2006 10:48 AM
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Thats one thing I will miss about my ZRX, it had huge storage capacity under the seat. It was handy when you stopped to pick something up and didn't have a back pack or anything to stuf a few goodies in
Oh yeah - I *loved* that about my ZRX, you could fit an entire 6-pack in there and still have room for a compact rain suite! Gotta love dual shocks
It even had a drain hole for the melted ice that was cooling your 6 packs!
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posted March 04, 2006 10:53 AM
i'm willing to bet dino will find a way to make a small cabin out of that tail. it looks pretyt volumnous from the outside, not sure what is filling it, but i bet it can be relocated if one is willing to put the effort into it. if it is indeed a matter of lots of space left on teh underside for slammed bikes, then dino's aluminium trunk mod could fill that in easy.
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frEEk
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posted March 04, 2006 10:54 AM
i kinda hate to say it cause i wanted a smaller, less thirsty bike, and i still don't liek the styling, but i'm really starting to like this thing.
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posted March 04, 2006 11:15 AM
i was thinking of possibly making pockets, or access storage inside the fairing.
a place to hide............... gloves, smokes, etc.
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posted March 04, 2006 11:24 AM
problem is that if you look at the photo in the review you'll see that the small storage space and all the relays are in fact mounted on what seemed to be the undertail. There reall wasnt any "thickness" other than the inch or so of vertical space. The cowl is flush to the seat so there is no room under that (unlike the 10R), and the seat sits directly on the framerails. It will take some real thought and relocation of stuff to figure this one out.
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