blubyu
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posted October 08, 2006 08:29 PM
OK guys and gals, listen up. Kawasaki doesn't know it but their head of design for the ZX-14 is a Suzuki mole. He was planted there to make sure the 14 doesn't sell. First the horrible...ok, to harsh a word...the questionable bodywork of the 14, then the white and red 14 with the flames..now this. Truthfully...does kawasaki listen to it's customers at all?
  
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Flame On
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Fuel Air & Spark
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posted October 08, 2006 09:25 PM
YIKES!!!!! Just whant to see the green one.
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BlackMagic14
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posted October 08, 2006 09:44 PM
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K A W A S A K I G R E E N !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hey Kawi wake up and get the design and graphics department some professional help.
This is your flagship bike. The bike that represents the pinnacle of Kawasaki engineering. Make it available in your traditional corporate color!! Please!! This bike looks awesome in Kawi green with the black lowers.
In case you guys have missed it Kawi Green is only offered in bikes with the R designation so you wont see a Kawi green 14 untill you see the ZX-14R which by the way will be a 1398 and our ZX14 will become the ZZR1400
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TJ
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posted October 08, 2006 10:03 PM
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In case you guys have missed it Kawi Green is only offered in bikes with the R designation so you wont see a Kawi green 14 untill you see the ZX-14R which by the way will be a 1398 and our ZX14 will become the ZZR1400
Quit passing on bullshit information. Kawi has realeased a number of lime [racing] green sportbikes without the "R" designation. Here are just a few...EX250, EX500, ZX7, and ZX6E.
The only thing you are right about is the ZX14 becomming the ZZR1400. Only because they are already one in the same. The ZX14 is desingated the ZZR1400 overseas. Wow, you really saw through that one 
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suicycle
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posted October 08, 2006 11:06 PM
Ok, not everyone is going to like the same things. I personally, being an older hot rodder, like flames. Not sure I like the colors shown..but hey they are least making an effort to do something new...that NO OTHER sport bike manufacturer is doing...offering a custom paint option. I will wait to make my final decision on liking or disliking until I see all of the custom options available. Even then, just because I dont like or do like what is offered doesnt mean that everyone else will agree with me. Thats called individuality, which is a great thing. I sure as hell am not going to put someone down because they either like or dislike something. I dont even do that to busa owners. I just smoke them LOL. Oh and by the way..both flames are pinstriped. The green flames are pinstriped with blue and the yellow flames are pinstriped in black...j/k LOL. Just my $.02
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INTIMIDA2OR
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posted October 08, 2006 11:09 PM
I like flames but in this case i think they should be real flames  
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stevewfl
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posted October 09, 2006 03:55 AM
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fullzx12r
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posted October 09, 2006 06:30 AM
thanks, but idon't like this ;(
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posted October 09, 2006 06:55 AM
And yet the GF Grilles remain???
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dubious
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posted October 09, 2006 09:46 AM
take a classy, clean bike, and make it as gaudy as possible.
The kids who like this stuff will be buying zx6, zx636 for stunting and such.
Not too many mature riders want to wear circus colored gear, or a bike that resembles anything like that.
Flames are for hot rods, bucket roadsters, and harleys.
If the flames were the same color as the bike but a slight shade off, to create a sublime graphic, I could live with that, but those guady colors are gay.
Too much, and too drastic.
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Stalwart
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posted October 09, 2006 10:37 AM
I'm just gonna follow Navigator's lead and make mine clean with a carbon and ceramic coated 3rd gen and get rid of the shiny stuff . . .
Tempted to send off the parts to zx1kr for painting but I can't make up my mind on a new color. I know, how about Zune brown to match the wheels? :P
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Flame On
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posted October 09, 2006 12:38 PM
Quality air brush flame art vs clown stickers
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nightmare
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posted October 09, 2006 01:12 PM
yeah that other shit was ugly ass fuck! 
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fastestbusaaround
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posted October 09, 2006 03:25 PM
Kawa OEM parts...they're 
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fish_antlers
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posted October 09, 2006 03:33 PM
TOUGH ROOM!
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ZX11D
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posted October 09, 2006 03:38 PM
No shit. Not a single compliment 
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CrotchRocket
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posted October 09, 2006 04:29 PM
I say we get the guy that ok'd those flames, take him out back and throw him a beating...
Hey, here's a bright idea Kawasaki...Why not ask us here at Bikeland.org what colors, options, oem accessories we would want on the new Kawasaki motorcycles being made!!!
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shawnski
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posted October 09, 2006 04:59 PM
black bike with yellow and green flames, what a fuck kawi people smoking?
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bigdtd
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posted October 09, 2006 05:32 PM
 Edited By: bigdtd on 9 Oct 2006 18:34
no way kawasaki came up with that flame job, how gullible can folks be,
flame on has the real deal
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zx14_1965
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posted October 09, 2006 06:00 PM
Only one word...YUCK! 
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mrsantafe
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posted October 09, 2006 07:03 PM
Hats off to kawasaki for having the balls and trying something different. I would definately like to see the kawasaki green from the 00 12 find its way on to the 14. I wonder what other paint schemes they will come up with. I'll admit i'm not a fan of the above pics but.............
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ZXLNT
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posted October 09, 2006 07:06 PM
BARF
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fullzx12r
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posted October 10, 2006 01:51 AM
have you others colors in pictures ???
only for US market, is it a real OEM kit ???
have you a website reference ?
thanks
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Squareman357
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posted October 10, 2006 05:35 AM
Add me to the list of those not pleased with the flame job or the color combination. I'll give kudos to Kawi for trying something different (offering OEM custom stuff) but for god sake do an opinion poll or survey the current owners or SOMETHING. The crap they are coming up with (these flames and the white bike with flames) aren't going to appeal to most of the people that are buying this bike. Note, I said MOST, not all. Some folks will like it, but the majority won't. That metallic Kawi green, the metallic red, and that deep metallic orange were nice colors. Offer some shit like that. I'd be up for buying another set of plastics to change my colors.
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princesskiwi
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posted October 10, 2006 08:53 AM
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maybe Kawasaki should talk to me bout dis stuff!
Ok....if you are really the guy to talk to about this stuff, tell me what you would do to my green ZX6R?
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