kawabusakid
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posted October 12, 2006 03:04 PM
Do you have Big plans for your ride over winter months?
Hello members,....was just curious what you had planned to do to your ZX 14 over the winter months..........wheels,Turbo,Nos,paint,exhaust,headwork,piston kit,stroker,oil pan,lock up?or ..etc..
   
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matt sterbator
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posted October 12, 2006 03:28 PM
Yes, I'm going to fix it, and ride it all winter 
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kawabusakid
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posted October 12, 2006 03:37 PM
well,here in the midwest.....We have winter,which suxs,but gives me time to plan and build...lol
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Bently
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posted October 12, 2006 06:13 PM
Stabilizer and battery tender LOL
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stevewfl
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posted October 12, 2006 07:32 PM
quote:
Hello members,....was just curious what you had planned to do to your ZX 14 over the winter months..........wheels,Turbo,Nos,paint,exhaust,headwork,piston kit,stroker,oil pan,lock up?or ..etc..
Here in FL the weather is finally beginning to cool down enough to wear a helmet comfortably
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INTIMIDA2OR
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posted October 12, 2006 09:48 PM
I think the cooler weather over here will allow me to do more of this with my 14 
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BobC
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posted October 13, 2006 12:07 AM
 Edited By: BobC on 13 Oct 2006 04:05
In the UK winter isn't usually very cold. What we do have is lots of wet weather and the temperature is often low enough for a freeze. Most parts of the country treat the road surfaces with a salt mixture, it's very corrosive and I try to avoid riding on it because it just ruins a decent bike. Even when it dries the road surface is still slimy and lacks grip. Some guys keep an older bike for the winter, I use my car most of the time.
Winter projects for my 14 are mostly small improvements because I run it in Class 2 in my club which has very strict class rules. The class does not allow engine mod's or lengthened swing-arms, just airbox, exhaust and remapping mainly. I still have the flies to remove, which is allowed and I'm trying to source a decent high flow air filter, hopefully that will coax a few more BHP from the engine, currently 192.9 at the rear wheel. I was looking at the drag seats too because Aero's are worth looking at even on a bike as streamlined as the 14. It's going to be lot's of small improvements this winter which will hopefully add up to more than the sum of their parts.
The guys down at the Cornwall shop sent me this last winter, does snow sometimes.
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navigator
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posted October 13, 2006 06:03 AM
Heated grips and a new warm and waterproof riding suit are on my wish list. The riding season doesn't end for me.
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butterthegreat
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posted October 13, 2006 06:29 AM
Edited By: butterthegreat on 13 Oct 2006 07:31
Thank goodness for Southern Cali weather!!
Race leathers are now comfortable to wear the entire ride!
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D
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posted October 13, 2006 06:36 AM
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Thank goodness for Southern Cali weather!!
Race leathers are now comfortable to wear the entire ride!
Egzackery!
Might hafta throw a light jacket over the leathers sometime late next month though
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butterthegreat
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posted October 13, 2006 06:40 AM
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Thank goodness for Southern Cali weather!!
Race leathers are now comfortable to wear the entire ride!
Egzackery!
Might hafta throw a light jacket over the leathers sometime late next month though
If the weather is as jacked up as it was this year....it may be around february 07 when it gets hella cold.
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flatoutbu
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posted October 13, 2006 06:44 AM
underbraced swing arm,wheels, lockup clutch,fresh steels/fibers,new back tire and maybe a small shot with progressive box
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D
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posted October 13, 2006 06:51 AM
Heh - progressive box :P
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Bently
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posted October 13, 2006 07:40 AM
navigator, I would reccomend gerbings heated gloves over heated grips, I had heated grips and they do not do a good job of keeping your hands warm. the gloves keep the entire hand warm fingers, palm and backside. and you can use them on numouros bikes if you have extra cords. I also have the gerbins heated jacket liner and will never be without it.
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nabrxx
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posted October 13, 2006 09:06 AM
There are maybe 2 or 3 days here in NYC when its impossible to ride...I ride the rest. Although Im still working on a full sized top box for my 14....I should get that worked out this winter.
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zx14_1965
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posted October 13, 2006 09:55 AM
Yup!...sure do....
RIDE! RIDE! RIDE! RIDE!.... 
It's great to live on the west coast! 
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ZREXER
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posted October 13, 2006 04:55 PM
Yeah.....................big plans..............go out to cold garage, lift cover off bike.................sigh...............look outside at the huge drifts of snow.........sigh again..............put cover back on bike and repeat for 5 months - November to April 1st in these parts!
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raptor14
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posted October 14, 2006 11:50 AM
This is how I spent my winter ride time last year. This year I'll do the same, with the exception that the ZX14 will replace the Yamaha.
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dubious
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posted October 14, 2006 04:15 PM
LOL
I think I'm going to startb planning winter vacations to the southern states and load up the bike.
Lying on the beach is nice for winter vac., but gets boring quick.
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kawabusakid
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posted October 14, 2006 07:05 PM
the harsh reality of winter really suxs..........im looking to stretch to 64",headwork,degree cams,2 stage lockup, and spray it......that might be as far as my cash can take me...lol
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zxbob
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posted October 15, 2006 05:20 AM
No real winters here to speak of ......... so im just riding, 1 or 2 day mods max.
Bob
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