posted January 06, 2007 03:43 PM
Edited By: burgerking on 6 Jan 2007 15:49
Why do these bikes (just like the Z750/1000) always have these boring shitty colours...?
Wonder how it will look like in slime green
posted January 11, 2007 11:35 PM
One of the coolest bikes you can't buy is the ZX14ABS.
What the fcuk is the matter with N. American importers?!
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posted January 13, 2007 12:22 PM
quote:Why do these bikes (just like the Z750/1000) always have these boring shitty colours...?
Wonder how it will look like in slime green
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posted January 13, 2007 03:10 PM
Saw the Versys in the flesh today, looks okay, like the black one, unfortunately Kawa black is totally crap quality. But the red looks nice too.......hmmm never thought I would say that about the Versys.
And looking at this vid
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vej9C8Xj5hk
it goes like stink too
posted February 16, 2007 06:16 AM
For basically the same amount of money I think the redesigned 07 Z1000 is a much better buy and looks a lot better too.
posted February 24, 2007 10:59 AM
fish... i'm so not impressed... and whats with the name .... why didn't they call it the pansy
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posted May 15, 2007 07:28 AM
ya right i can see that whew /lookn all that fun
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posted July 27, 2007 04:26 PM
Dealer here in St Pete Fl just got one ....I'll bet it will be hard to sell .....Kinda ugly if you ask me ..
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posted July 28, 2007 02:50 AM
wife has the ninja 650r which is pretty much the same bike with slightly different suspension and cosmetics and it is a blast to ride in the twisties. efi is perfect, trans and clutch good too. front brake feels a bit wooden(maybe just spoiled by the 14) but does the job. also has almost no engine vibration at any speed. plus it has comfortable riding position so you can go all day. spent some time on a zzr 600 and the 650r kicks its ass. i know most hard core sport riders who have never riden one won't be impressed but bike really is a whole lot of fun to ride
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posted August 13, 2007 08:09 AM
Edited By: worm~hole on 13 Aug 2007 10:18
....I think this: If you like to corner fast in the tight tiwisties but don't know how to corner fast no matter how tight or gentle the tisties are, the ergos of more upright bikes like the Versys, Ulysses, 650 Ninja, KLR650 are more forgiving than the humping a football ergos of a pure sportbike....its no wonder all things being equal that a motard kicks as when the going gets tight and twisty....its crazy but true...and more relaxing to boot! ...hell, I just might have to consider the Versys just to piss people off and leave'em in the dust and even more pissed off that a fat fugly man on a ffat fugly bike smoked them in the twisties
...hmmm...I wonder how hard it'd be to graft the Ninja650's upper and mid front body work onto the Versys?
posted August 18, 2007 07:09 AM
While at the Mid-Ohio Vintage races a few weeks ago we (Kawasaki demo escorts) got a chance to spend an hour on the track with the Versys, it was a blast!
The bike is rock steady and since the power is not intimidating, you could come out of the corners on the gas early and really cover some ground.
The bike is a perfect fit for me and is comfortable all day long. I'm thinking with a higher front fender and some more aggressive tires it would be a hoot on dirt roads too.
Everyone who rode them on the demo rides gave good reviews.......only time will tell if there's a market here in the states, I think there will be.
Dan
posted August 18, 2007 05:16 PM
have yet to hear anything but praise from anyone who has actually riden one, the c-14 has made quite a splash too
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posted August 19, 2007 07:17 AM
Edited By: worm~hole on 19 Aug 2007 08:30
quote:wouldn't you just buy a KTM duke or superduke?
...cost vs value vs content vs asthetics vs functionability?....I really like its analog speedo/digital tach layout...good thing one can't see that hideouse looking front end when riding from the seat ....makes that KTM 690SM look alomost sexy ...oldkawboy said it best: "The bike is rock steady and since the power is not intimidating, you could come out of the corners on the gas early and really cover some ground."...I think its a perfect bike (functionally speaking, of course) for mere moto-mortals like me ....you super heroes should stay off this bike...it was probably not designed with you specifically in mind
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posted August 20, 2007 12:22 PM
...when I look at pics of the Versys I see the front side profile style of the old GPz750, the rear side and lower side profile style of the Ulysses, the swingarm and wheels of a ZX600RR, the rear caliper of a KLR650, the instrument cluster of a proper pure sportbike, and the front end fugliness of a French-something....but mechanically I see near-perfecttion in its design purpose...
...I think this bike will sell to the KLR650 demographic who wants an even more road-oriented bike than the new '08 KLR650...they will keep their KLR650 gor the dirt and have a Versys as its stable-mate for more road-trips with the occassional gravel road thrown in the loop...afterall, the pre-'08 KLR650s are not the prettiest bikes around, but it has its fans and I'm one of them...and the Versys is still ugly, but I like its purpose...its starting to grow on me
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posted January 06, 2007 03:43 PM
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are more forgiving than the humping a football ergos of a pure sportbike....its no wonder all things being equal that a motard kicks as when the going gets tight and twisty....its crazy but true...and more relaxing to boot! 
...hell, I just might have to consider the Versys just to piss people off and leave'em in the dust and even more pissed off that a fat fugly man on a ffat fugly bike smoked them in the twisties 
