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posted June 19, 2006 12:00 PM
zx 1400 vs. maytag washer
just read it in the new motorcyclist magazine. they are afraid to put it up againt the rest of the hyper bikes because they might loss some advertising bucks when the chips fall...better to keep everybody happy and collect all the money than to tell the whole world what we already know the zx 1400 is the new king of power ...handling stopping and comfort. dont tell anybody else or they will take all our fun away
  
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posted June 19, 2006 12:23 PM
wtf are you talking about? Maytag washer?????? HUH?
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posted June 19, 2006 12:29 PM
I think he is referring to the Motorcyclist test from 3 weeks ago...
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posted June 19, 2006 12:30 PM
Against a Maytag washer?????
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posted June 19, 2006 12:48 PM
They tested the 14 against a Yamaha Fz-1 for some strange reason. He was being sarcastic.
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dbeadling
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posted June 19, 2006 12:51 PM
bike mags should compare apples to apples not apples to oranges...zx 1400 vs yami hopper
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posted June 19, 2006 01:10 PM
uh... I think there are lots of mags out there and there have been plenty of comparos against the busa etc etc.
you're angry because of this one comparo, I take it?
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posted June 19, 2006 01:38 PM
Maytag man,
Well said. I know what you mean. This is the 1st bike my in memory that still doesn't have a full test out that I am aware of, 60 days after release date. That sucks doesn't it?
I guess we know who runs/edits/censors, etc, our bike mags.
Maybe marketing is reaching out to the cruiser set [ market majority ]?
Maybe trying to avoid further restrictions?
Or just avoiding the crash and burn set?
Wonder what's really going on here?
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fish_antlers
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posted June 19, 2006 01:43 PM
mano... I've seen lots of full tests... what are ya talking about? There have been several links to tests and articles posted up here. As for the 60 day thing... shit... you know how slow those print guys are.. how many months did it take to get the bike on the cover after the press launch? we had our story up in days.. I think they took 3 months. Good guess for more reviews (other than all those out already) would be 90 days after they've had a chance to spend a week or two testing it.
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posted June 19, 2006 01:48 PM
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Maytag man,
Well said. I know what you mean. This is the 1st bike my in memory that still doesn't have a full test out that I am aware of, 60 days after release date. That sucks doesn't it?
I guess we know who runs/edits/censors, etc, our bike mags.
Maybe marketing is reaching out to the cruiser set [ market majority ]?
Maybe trying to avoid further restrictions?
Or just avoiding the crash and burn set?
Wonder what's really going on here?
they just did one on motorcyclist magazine vs. fz1
everything about zx14 was great and posted the numbers too.
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posted June 19, 2006 02:26 PM
I don't know, my Maytag washer is a hell of a good machine...................When it hits the spin cycle.....Look out!
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posted June 19, 2006 05:14 PM
Maytag just sold out to somebody... was it whirlpool? What next? Kawasaki buying up Suzuki? 
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posted June 19, 2006 07:05 PM
Fish,
No tests w/ weight, 1/4 mile , track times, gear ratios, etc?
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posted June 20, 2006 07:11 AM
I chalk it up to the rider. If you would have had someone like Gadson or Schnitz on the washing machine, maybe with a lowering strap, the results would have been way different.
Plus the set up crew on the washing machine was all new. I don't expect that production models of Maytag or Whirlpool will yield the same results in the street. I like the front loaders myself.
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posted June 20, 2006 07:39 AM
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I chalk it up to the rider. If you would have had someone like Gadson or Schnitz on the washing machine, maybe with a lowering strap, the results would have been way different.
Plus the set up crew on the washing machine was all new. I don't expect that production models of Maytag or Whirlpool will yield the same results in the street. I like the front loaders myself.
ROTFL (Rolling on the floor laughing)
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dbeadling
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posted June 20, 2006 07:51 AM
I used to use the front loaders on friday nights but they took all my coins....now that I am married I prefer to use the top loader.the misses and I find that works best for us
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posted June 20, 2006 08:01 AM
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I used to use the front loaders on friday nights but they took all my coins....now that I am married I prefer to use the top loader.the misses and I find that works best for us
Ha ha ha (ha ha ha)
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posted June 20, 2006 09:26 AM
Load this guys  ...LOL
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posted June 20, 2006 09:47 PM
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bike mags should compare apples to apples not apples to oranges...zx 1400 vs yami hopper
I think they should compare bikes.
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