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posted November 14, 2007 12:59 PM
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Famous1's having a hard time with the English language - no speakie, no writey English no good eh? 
nutin wrong wit ma engrish brudah....... motorcyclist list the weight of the 08 busa as 596lbs with a full tank of gas.....this is actual weight from their scale not one of those mythical magical dry weight numbers......thats about 50 lbs more than my 14 weighed on the local truck scale but i don't remember how much gas i had in the tank....probably close to half. yeah i know 60 pounds is a stretch but i am willing to bet that it's at least 35 lbs difference..
  
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Bently
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posted November 14, 2007 01:25 PM
I'm willing to bet there will not be much weight difference once both have pipes. If the Busa out weighed the 14 by 60lbs then it's a even badder machine then we thought cause the 06 14 went 9.00 and the Busa went 8.91 so if it did that carrying 60 more lbs the 14 is in for a long year.
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posted November 14, 2007 01:26 PM
Dear Kawi, along with a new 08 14 for Brock, how about some performance updates for us 06-07 14 owners?!!!!
Thanks in advance!!
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posted November 14, 2007 03:10 PM
All them new cats in the exhaust add alot of weight . An aftermarket exhaust is probably good for 35 lbs. weight savings on the busa.
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posted November 14, 2007 03:18 PM
Motorcyclist Magazine Dec 2007 2008 Hayabusa
Hayabusa HP 172.2 tq.97.8 corrected 1/4 mile 10.14 @ 142.54
Motorcyclist Magazine July 2006 2006 ZX-14
Kawasaki ZX-14 HP 175.7 tq. 106.2 corrected 1/4 9.76 @ 144.78
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posted November 14, 2007 04:04 PM
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Motorcyclist Magazine Dec 2007 2008 Hayabusa
Hayabusa HP 172.2 tq.97.8 corrected 1/4 mile 10.14 @ 142.54
Motorcyclist Magazine July 2006 2006 ZX-14
Kawasaki ZX-14 HP 175.7 tq. 106.2 corrected 1/4 9.76 @ 144.78
they also said the new Busa is still the fastest, wee
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Bently
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posted November 14, 2007 04:08 PM
Edited By: Bently on 14 Nov 2007 16:57
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All them new cats in the exhaust add alot of weight . An aftermarket exhaust is probably good for 35 lbs. weight savings on the busa.
Actually your real close the Alien head saved me 39 to 39.5 lbs
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fastestbusaaround
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posted November 14, 2007 04:49 PM
Get Brock a test 14!!! There is no other
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fastestbusaaround
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posted November 14, 2007 05:04 PM
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Famous1's having a hard time with the English language - no speakie, no writey English no good eh?
nutin wrong wit ma engrish brudah....... motorcyclist list the weight of the 08 busa as 596lbs with a full tank of gas.....this is actual weight from their scale not one of those mythical magical dry weight numbers......thats about 50 lbs more than my 14 weighed on the local truck scale but i don't remember how much gas i had in the tank....probably close to half. yeah i know 60 pounds is a stretch but i am willing to bet that it's at least 35 lbs difference..
I'd bet that the real wet weight of both bike are within 10 lbs of each other...but, on the other hand, if you're right, then the extra HP the Busa claims, would be lost in power to weight. It would have no advantage on the strip at all...
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zx12mark
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posted November 14, 2007 05:28 PM
you know kawasaki is selling MUZZY toys on their web site.
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posted November 14, 2007 06:50 PM
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All them new cats in the exhaust add alot of weight . An aftermarket exhaust is probably good for 35 lbs. weight savings on the busa.
Actually your real close the Alien head saved me 39 to 39.5 lbs
Damn I bet your still grinin ! I hope to lose around that with the new 08-14, it's got the extra cat in the header collector,over last years. I lost 32# on the 06-14
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posted November 14, 2007 07:47 PM
Fire the marketing director, VP and Sr VP , then get someone with a clue of what's happening.
This is too silly that Kawasaki don't know what Brock does for them and us.
They give Roaring toyz a bike ,but not Brock.
With that logic, give me one before him too.
Hey Kawasaki, PM me for shipping infomation on my new 08 zx14.
Give the man the first bike you can get you hand on!
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b03818
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posted November 14, 2007 09:04 PM
They give Roaring Toys one to try and start a fan club like the hayabusa has. I really don't see the point of spending an asshole full of money for a custom bike that depreciates every second! Once you buy it you better enjoy it for the long haul because that money is gone. I have seen too many people try with no luck to get the money they spent pimping out something then realizing what they have done. I guess the dream of parking lot pimping clouds their minds.
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posted November 14, 2007 09:12 PM
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They give Roaring Toys one to try and start a fan club like the hayabusa has. I really don't see the point of spending an asshole full of money for a custom bike that depreciates every second! Once you buy it you better enjoy it for the long haul because that money is gone. I have seen too many people try with no luck to get the money they spent pimping out something then realizing what they have done. I guess the dream of parking lot pimping clouds their minds.
+1
someone has to be KING of the Sonic parking lots!
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posted November 15, 2007 09:58 AM
"parking lot pimping "
thats for the r1 guys 
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posted November 15, 2007 01:37 PM
You gotta understand those sonic parking lot bikes are hot right now. Bling is in for alot of people.
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posted November 16, 2007 07:31 AM
Roaring toyz has some rally nice stuff. No need to knock show bikes.
With the exception of some bolt-on extentions I don't want anything they sell.
How many wide tire bikes are there really? Compare that number to Brocks SMEG and lowering kits. Look at the numbers.
Compare bikes with Brock's parts VS Muzzys parts. dyno or track any you will see truth.
If it were not for Brock many zx14 would be alot slower.
Anyone on this board think speed don't sell motorcycles?
Give the man a bike.
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posted November 16, 2007 09:38 AM
There is a reason Kawaski is a very distannt secod to Suzuki.... it is not engineering or production..... obviously it is marketing including brand management and image managment........ but what do any of us really care - the 08 - 14 and Busa are equal performers- the Busa has superior build potential - they are equal in bolt on potential - they were designed to be - with modest increase over current 06 14 - trying to keep the technology refresh thing going - the object is to get your money - get you to want to buy a new toy....... and for the aftermarket - to get some enhancements for the new toy - I would guess that their product lfe cycle might have them creeping up a bit in two more years, assuming one company moves the bar - forcing the other to follow - as so many folks just got to have that little bit extra that some magazine verifed performance improvement - oh - and it makes you want to buy another magizine - (could this inspire favorable reviews????) to read about the new toy....
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posted November 16, 2007 11:47 AM
Thanks for the update Brock! Say hi to XL for me! 
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posted November 16, 2007 11:50 AM
Don't have a problem with show bikes. Just there is a limit to how much crap you can pile on a bike. There is such thing as being too busy!
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posted November 16, 2007 04:54 PM
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Don't have a problem with show bikes. Just there is a limit to how much crap you can pile on a bike. There is such thing as being too busy!
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posted November 17, 2007 12:26 AM
with all those cats living in the pipes I always leave some kitty food next to my zx 1400
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posted November 19, 2007 05:57 PM
Went to Dragbike.com ........... AGAIN!
Still has the same blurb: "Check out the complete coverage of the ZX-14 press launch on Dragbike.com following Rockingham."
The Rock has come and gone.
Why no new info?
Brock?
Anyone?
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Bently
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posted November 19, 2007 05:58 PM
thought you had dynoed yours lucky?
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posted November 19, 2007 06:17 PM
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thought you had dynoed yours lucky?
I did.....................
After the way your dyno thread went, you think I'm going public? LOL!
Besides, Brock should have a lot more useful info - love reading his reports.
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