Raptor14
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posted May 12, 2008 01:38 PM
It Was A New Bike Or ..........
Had to add to my Boyz Toyz collection. Was thinking about a new bike but I have my 06 ZX14 set up just the way I like it and the 01 FZ1 is still a great commuter bike. So I decided to replace the 02 Audi A4 with the new 08 A5. Sent the pics out to my riding buddies expecting to get some good advice like "Ya need to add a blonde, brunette, or redhead (or maybe one of each) to your Boyz Toyz collection" but what do I get - a bunch or recommendations for a vanity license plate for the car:
MDLFCRSIS
OVR-40
SGR-DDY
LIC®-PLS
plus a few I won't mention.
ZX14 + A5
ZX14 + A5 + FZ1
  
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stevewfl
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posted May 12, 2008 01:39 PM
nice!
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'08 R1 YAMAHA
ZX14 gone!
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stevewfl
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posted May 12, 2008 01:40 PM
i like the yamaha as well. a guy brought one to our deal's gap met and rode it about as much on one wheel as he did two, and that thing cornered 
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'08 R1 YAMAHA
ZX14 gone!
CBR600RR track bike
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Raptor14
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posted May 12, 2008 01:50 PM
I can actually ride the FZ1 on a curvy road faster than the 14. The FZ1 turns in much easier and I feel more confident on it. Plus it gets 45 mpg while cruising all day long at 70+ mph. It doesn't have a temperature gauge (just a warning light) so I'm not tempted to become all bent out of shape on engine temps like I am on the 14. It's much nicer to not know unless there's a problem. That said, it's disadvantage relative to the 14 is a lack of low end torque. I was able to retain the EXUP valve in the exhaust system and went through several rejettings until I found a good combo that didn't kill low end power and added to the mid-range. I commute to work on the FZ1 during the spring, summer, and fall, remove stress from a hard days work with the ZX14, and appreciate the all-wheel drive of the Audi during the winter snow season.
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butta4hc
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posted May 12, 2008 02:58 PM
Love the A5. It's a nice answer to the other high end coupes and it's about time for Audi.
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Butta
Hot Commodities MC
Paterson, NJ
2006 Black ZX-14 - Recall Frame Swap, Full Muzzy GP Exhaust, PCIII, BMC Race Filter, Flies Out, Braided Front Brake & Cutch Lines, Muzzy's Radiator Fan, Engine Ice Coolant, Frame Sliders, SubFrame Sliders, Puig Dark Smoke Windscreen, Powerbronze Hugger, Cox Radiator Guard, Unswitched Powerlet Outlet under seat, Switched Powerlet Outlet On Right Duct Panel, Intergrated Tail Light, HID lights high and low beam, Blue corner marker lights, Eclipse License Plate Blackout Kit, Black Pazzo Levers, Scorpio Alarm, Lojack Theft Recovery System, Rapid Transit Triple Tree Bag, Cortech Tank, Tail & Saddle Bags and the bragging rights for being "The Fastest 14 In The Country" for a few weeks when the 14 made it's debut here in the states.
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NinjaNick
Needs a job
'08 ZX14 (Blue)
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posted May 13, 2008 03:00 PM
Purty.
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lietoome
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posted May 13, 2008 06:06 PM
good taste, better color. 
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KikonZX14
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posted May 14, 2008 07:21 AM
Nice collection you have, one of these days I will take a "group picture" of my own toyz.
Best Regards,
David
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Feel the need for SPEED2007 ZX-14 Black with Red Flames (Helibars, Sliders, Yoshimura TRC Ti 4-2 Slip Ons, Fender Eliminator, Zero Gravity SR Windscreen, Custom Heel Guards , Speedohealer V4, Pazzo Levers -soon to come: Flies out / PCV w/A/T kit and later 16T sprocket)1990 Honda Steed (Japan model same as Shadow)1993 Kawasaki Vulcan EN 500 (gone as I trade it in for the ZX-14)Santiago, Chile, South America
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