hyper12r
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posted January 14, 2007 08:31 AM
 Edited By: hyper12r on 14 Jan 2007 08:32
2008 zzr14?C model?
any news/rumours of the 2008 zzr14?been out for 2 years...its kawasaki tradition to face lift /improve after 2 years of production.
  
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ZREXER
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posted January 14, 2007 11:00 AM
No doubt we will see some changes by next year in reponse to the new 'Busa. I am guessing the evolution will be at a slower pace than what we see on the 600cc and 1000cc SS bikes.
I think that Kawasaki with their current direction in the last couple of years will not sit back if the new 'Busa is a quicker package, they will respond.
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posted January 14, 2007 11:47 AM
A few years back, I was sure the government, or insurance companies, would surely put a halt to all of this fun we're having....soon.
but, here we are, with 1000's giving us 160hp, the Mean 14, and a new Boosa on the way.
I suppose that as long as fatality rates don't sharply increase, they'll keep getting more extreme.
It'll be a sad day indeed, when i flick on the news and see that the insurance co's are tired of totalling 80% of sportbikes...
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posted January 15, 2007 04:29 PM
80 percent? its not that high
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posted January 15, 2007 04:41 PM
I have heard there will be NO NEW BUSA FOR 08
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12r1
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posted January 15, 2007 06:08 PM
80's prob an exaggeration, but it's way up there..
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posted January 15, 2007 06:15 PM
i have only totalled 15 percent of the bikes i've owned(1 of 6)
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posted January 15, 2007 09:26 PM
80%!?  
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posted January 15, 2007 09:27 PM
My insurance rep told me the problem they are having is wiTh so many sportbikes be stolen. She didn't even mention "totalled"
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BlackMagic14
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posted January 15, 2007 09:45 PM
Go with Geico they have signed a deal with Kawasaki I pay 500 a year full coverage 500 deductible and I am 28 no tickets
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posted January 16, 2007 12:37 PM
Itryed to get a quote from geico on my 10 and 12. I'm 26 with no tickets and 8 years riding experience and they said they couldnt insure me. Screw em.
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posted January 16, 2007 01:22 PM
Edited By: ninja14 on 16 Jan 2007 13:23
The progress of the bikes has actually made them safer....better handling and brakes. The peak power increases are often untapped and seldom if they are..... so that is probably why we are not seeing as much destruction as we though we would :-) Hell.....lotta 14 riders can't even get a peg/fairing/knee down ...........
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posted January 16, 2007 01:48 PM
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80%!?
Agreed....
I do think that ins. companies may ruin it all someday.
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posted January 16, 2007 05:46 PM
Edited By: RyuNinja14 on 16 Jan 2007 17:47
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Itryed to get a quote from geico on my 10 and 12. I'm 26 with no tickets and 8 years riding experience and they said they couldnt insure me. Screw em.
I went to their website to see what they'd quote me for my busa. No tickets (Thank god) or accidents, 28 years old at the time of quote. Idiots said over $3000. WTF??!
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posted January 16, 2007 07:36 PM
state farm is by far the cheapest in FL. Full coverage on my 14 is $468 a year if I remember right. Its under 500 anyway.
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posted January 16, 2007 07:50 PM
I got a good deal from State Farm: $420 a year with $1K deduct on liability and $500 on Comp.
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posted January 16, 2007 08:35 PM
Geico just very recently signed this deal with Kawasaki so if you havnt tried to get a quote from them in the last 2 months you should definately try again... I used to be with State Farm cause they are extremely cheap as well I think it is because state farm doesnt classify bikes into classes
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posted January 16, 2007 09:10 PM
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I got a good deal from State Farm: $420 a year with $1K deduct on liability and $500 on Comp.
Thats a good deal? Christ I pay a little over 300 with 100/250 deductibles..
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posted January 16, 2007 09:52 PM
"any news/rumours of the 2008 zzr14?been out for 2 years...its kawasaki tradition to face lift /improve after 2 years of production."
Wow apologies for my part in hijacking this "rumor" thread
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posted January 16, 2007 09:58 PM
I am getting my 1972 yamaha r5 350 ready to race the new busa. if it beats that I got a yamaha 1974 tx 500 ready to go. thats when men were men and motorcycles all had a hinge in the middle. these new bikes all go where you point them.....takes all the fun out of riding them. my 1972 kawasaki h2 750 never went straight any where except up on one wheel....what a blast
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posted January 16, 2007 10:05 PM
ya, get the big guns out!
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hyper12r
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posted February 11, 2007 06:16 AM
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I have heard there will be NO NEW BUSA FOR 08
suzuki built busa in 1999 to last for a decade...new busa will be out at 2009...2008 will just be limited edition colours ... waiting to see 2008 zzr1400...
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posted February 11, 2007 09:22 AM
I Think the Kawi Rep Likes to pull My leg ! was BS about a 1600 cc bike 08 release. sure would be fun but what ever .
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posted February 11, 2007 11:02 AM
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My insurance rep told me the problem they are having is wiTh so many sportbikes be stolen. She didn't even mention "totalled"
wonder how many totalled bikes "disappear" :-)
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posted February 11, 2007 11:06 AM
a chocolate fountain and a pretzel holder.
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