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posted January 07, 2007 03:18 PM
I've had a Busa, a 12, and I am happy with my 14 w/gen3, noflys map, damper.
Power, comfort, gas mileage, and handling are important to me. All great on the 14.
Lighter is always better for me.
So if the Duc V4 raises the bar and Kawi comes out with a 200np 400 pounder, then for sure.
  
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posted January 07, 2007 03:56 PM
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He probably did, that's why he hasn't responded yet. He's out riding 
LMFAO! You hit the head on the nail, dood.
I picked it up for $10,945 OTD. I'm cool with that. I rode my 12R over to one of my buddy's house down here who's on LABusas (LotaFun). Another guy from that board was there, PV Duke, and he drove me to the dealership in his truck. Basically went in, signed my name and drove away. Went back to Mitch's house. Me on the 14, Mitch on my 12R and BiggerDanno on his Busa went riding up Azusa and the back of Glendora Mountain Road. It was an awesome frikkin' ride. Hadn't enjoyed a ride like that in a long frikkin' time. The 14 is a great bike. Comfortable, freakishly smooth, confidence insipiring in the curves...the whole shit and shebang. I'm thoroughly pleased. And the brakes! They kick major ass!
My only gripe...it's slow. LOL No guts under 5k. Not much more guts above it. Granted it's got to be broken in and everything, but I'm coming off a 175 rwhp 12R that flat out got on its horse and moved. I'm not worried about it at all. I'll get some miles under it, throw on Brock's pipe, PC and map and definitely take the butterflies out. I know the beast that's within will definitely make itself known then. lol
Thanks to everyone for their input and help. It was greatly appreciated.
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posted January 07, 2007 04:01 PM
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posted January 07, 2007 04:50 PM
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posted January 07, 2007 04:52 PM
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LMFAO! You hit the head on the nail, dood.
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fastestbusaaround
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posted January 07, 2007 04:56 PM
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He probably did, that's why he hasn't responded yet. He's out riding
LMFAO! You hit the head on the nail, dood.
I picked it up for $10,945 OTD. I'm cool with that. I rode my 12R over to one of my buddy's house down here who's on LABusas (LotaFun). Another guy from that board was there, PV Duke, and he drove me to the dealership in his truck. Basically went in, signed my name and drove away. Went back to Mitch's house. Me on the 14, Mitch on my 12R and BiggerDanno on his Busa went riding up Azusa and the back of Glendora Mountain Road. It was an awesome frikkin' ride. Hadn't enjoyed a ride like that in a long frikkin' time. The 14 is a great bike. Comfortable, freakishly smooth, confidence insipiring in the curves...the whole shit and shebang. I'm thoroughly pleased. And the brakes! They kick major ass!
My only gripe...it's slow. LOL No guts under 5k. Not much more guts above it. Granted it's got to be broken in and everything, but I'm coming off a 175 rwhp 12R that flat out got on its horse and moved. I'm not worried about it at all. I'll get some miles under it, throw on Brock's pipe, PC and map and definitely take the butterflies out. I know the beast that's within will definitely make itself known then. lol
Thanks to everyone for their input and help. It was greatly appreciated.
Welcome me to the club, now!
Ya, and once you take out the flies...you'll be smokin that 12R at any RPM
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posted January 07, 2007 06:09 PM
Good job hawkman you won't be disapointed in the power once you do the mods you listed. really comes to life.
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BlackMagic14
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posted January 07, 2007 07:30 PM
I thought the 14 stock was slow but I promise you your trusty but dyno IS WRONG it just feels slow cause its so smooth you keep the RPM's in the right range and even stock it is faster then MOST bikes out there good decision dude enjoy it
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hawkman
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posted January 07, 2007 09:18 PM
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I thought the 14 stock was slow but I promise you your trusty but dyno IS WRONG it just feels slow cause its so smooth you keep the RPM's in the right range and even stock it is faster then MOST bikes out there good decision dude enjoy it
No disputing that, but seeing my 12R pull away from me was proof positive that my butt dyno wasn't wrong when comparing it to my 12R. LOL
Thanks BM!
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posted January 07, 2007 11:08 PM
welcome back to the site... check out the many topics about removing the secondaries if you want more bottom end... my personal preference was to leave them in... bike has a ton of power and it makes it a lot more manageable IMHO (esp in twisties etc)
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BlackMagic14
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posted January 08, 2007 12:21 AM
Hawkman You just got to learn to get the revs up a lot faster if you are gonna leave the flies in it is kinda like relearnin... always choose a lower gear
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posted January 08, 2007 04:54 AM
Edited By: phytrax on 8 Jan 2007 04:55
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my personal preference was to leave them[flies] in... bike has a ton of power and it makes it a lot more manageable IMHO (esp in twisties etc)
I gotta say your dead wrong man. I'm guessing you haven't tried w/o flies. It's VERY manageable and a LOT more fun.
It is very confidence inspiring in turns but don't try to throw it around like a liter bike or it will get squirrelly with the soft suspension. Tightening up the preloads helps a lot.
I paid $9,950, $10,700 otd in southern MS. I thought it was a good price. I would expect most markets to cost more than that.
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posted January 08, 2007 11:37 AM
Edited By: worm~hole on 8 Jan 2007 11:37
...uh oh, phytrax....I see demerit 14 points in the future for you
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posted January 09, 2007 12:06 PM
ok u r on zx14 board. Don'y u think we r gonna say 14
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Flame On
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posted January 09, 2007 06:06 PM
I have been seeing more & more ZX -14's on the road here in So Cal meet two new riders at the rock store & saw 4 this week on the freeways , Two on PCH today.
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fastestbusaaround
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posted January 09, 2007 06:14 PM
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welcome back to the site... check out the many topics about removing the secondaries if you want more bottom end... my personal preference was to leave them in... bike has a ton of power and it makes it a lot more manageable IMHO (esp in twisties etc)
You bought a 14?
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posted January 09, 2007 06:54 PM
Fish has a "loaner" or two...
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posted January 09, 2007 08:53 PM
195rwhp, flys out and a good map. 510# wet. Hold on.
And even better mpg than your 12r got stock.
I'm sure the turbo gxsr would've caught me if we kept on going......but he did go home unhappy I bet.
LOL.
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hawkman
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posted January 10, 2007 10:24 AM
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195rwhp, flys out and a good map. 510# wet. Hold on.
And even better mpg than your 12r got stock.
I'm sure the turbo gxsr would've caught me if we kept on going......but he did go home unhappy I bet.
LOL.
195rwhp is what Brock got using racing fuel. If I could get that number, that would be amazing. We'll see what the numbers look like with pump gas.
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fastestbusaaround
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posted January 10, 2007 05:54 PM
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Fish has a "loaner" or two...
Ya, I knew that, sure they would've loved him pullin' flies on those bikes...
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posted January 10, 2007 09:51 PM
Nobody's even posted cam hp numbers yet, have they?
MR9-10 isn't that hard to buy and run is it? That's what Brock used I think.
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posted January 10, 2007 10:40 PM
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welcome back to the site... check out the many topics about removing the secondaries if you want more bottom end... my personal preference was to leave them in... bike has a ton of power and it makes it a lot more manageable IMHO (esp in twisties etc)
+1
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hawkman
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posted January 11, 2007 12:10 AM
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welcome back to the site... check out the many topics about removing the secondaries if you want more bottom end... my personal preference was to leave them in... bike has a ton of power and it makes it a lot more manageable IMHO (esp in twisties etc)
+1
Lane splitting in southern California requires the ability to goose the throttle at a moment's notice to get out of trouble sometimes. Can't count how many times the power of the piped/mapped/filtered 12R has cleared me of a lane changing car. I don't want to have to keep it in a lower gear to stay in the meat of the powerband. As it is now...there's no frikkin' way the 14 will get me out of trouble below 5k rpm.
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posted January 11, 2007 04:41 AM
flys out will
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