MATTZ14
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posted August 12, 2006 10:00 AM
07' 14
I just left my dealer and he says the 07' models are going too have a torque governer(sp?) on 1st, 2nd, 3rd. A stock bike will do 9.3.
I know how everyone here either works for a newspaper or is a grammer teacher.This is not proven and don't know how true it is, but thought if someone was able to find out more, it was on the table. So I don't want any shit about that.
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FasterThanStink
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posted August 12, 2006 10:07 AM
They already have a secondary throttle valve that limits torque in the first 4 gears below 5,000 RPM. I doubt they would do anything else. If they did, Kawasaki would be the laughingstock of the industry. Why built a high HP bike and then take power away? I think your dealer is full of it.
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worm~hole
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posted August 12, 2006 11:10 AM
 Edited By: worm~hole on 12 Aug 2006 12:11
....since it appears that motorcycles are getting more powerful every new design or so, perhaps the 'governors' are in place to 'help' the average joe only have 'access' to 'usable' hp/tq so that they launch from a stop without looping himself...otherwise all that hp/tq just makes the bike 'unridable' for the average joe whose real talent (or lack of) can't keep up with his real ego...then, as speed increases and all that mass moves forward, all of that hp/tq is needed to overcome the cd numbers fo rider/bike....I dunno...sorta' makes sense to me, your average joe rider...of course, the better than average joe will find a way to defeat those 'governors'...its marketing all of that hp/tq and still making it user friendly for the majority of street riders who will buy one...dragstrip-racers are a different story, though...
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dbeadling
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posted August 12, 2006 03:26 PM
give her all shes got scotty
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CrotchRocket
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posted August 12, 2006 04:17 PM
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I just left my dealer and he says the 07' models are going too have a torque governer(sp?) on 1st, 2nd, 3rd. A stock bike will do 9.3
BLA BLA BLA...
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worm~hole
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posted August 12, 2006 10:47 PM
Edited By: worm~hole on 12 Aug 2006 23:49
...sommada dealers don't know shit...if you want often realiable info or juicy gossip, come to a good motorcycle website like this (and others) to get it...we often have industry movers and shakers here, the people in the know...now maybe they can't out and ot tell you what's in the pipeline, but they give us enough reliable stuff between the lines to keep us well informed...some dealers just want your business to buy stuff and will say almost anything to take your money if you let them...and if its a good dealer who takes care of you during the sale and after the sale, then by all means, give them your business...the rest can go ply their bs and lies on the unsuspecting who don't care to do a little homework...
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fastestbusaaround
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posted August 13, 2006 06:21 AM
Uhhhh...he's a year behind. Current 14's have that now. I'd say he's not well informed....but then, most dealers are unaware of the secondary butterfly issue.
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nightmare
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posted August 13, 2006 08:42 AM
I was thinking the same thing and let's face it, the dealer do not know what the hell is going on half of the time. Sometimes, you get lucky but they are usually a bunch of people just trying to earn an extra dollar for beer thirty!
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craigb29
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posted August 14, 2006 12:33 PM
I agree all! I was told that the 2007 will come with a (zx14r) option. But my research on sites like this one and internet searches find nothing to support that BS.
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GUNNER
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posted August 14, 2006 12:41 PM
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give her all shes got scotty
SHE just can't take anymore Captan!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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zerMATT
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posted August 14, 2006 12:45 PM
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I agree all! I was told that the 2007 will come with a (zx14r) option. But my research on sites like this one and internet searches find nothing to support that BS.
Another thing to remember is that one year ago, *nobody* had a clue that Kawasaki had a bike called the "ZX-14" in the works (well, except for Kawasaki, that is). So what is said by anybody this far in advance is pure speculation anyway.
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mugsymd
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posted August 14, 2006 01:07 PM
Heck, my bike is fast enough rolling around at 110-125 on an average day without any cops in sight.
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mugsymd
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posted August 14, 2006 01:07 PM
Oh, and forgot to ad, darn stable too!
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