madkawboy
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posted April 29, 2010 06:07 PM
I rode a new BMW a couple weeks ago and it is STUPID FAST !
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2007 ZX-14
Stock Wheel Base, footshifting, pump gas
5.94 @ 128 mph
1.50 60ft
  
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zx-14lvr
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posted April 29, 2010 06:32 PM
EPD345..yes with an aftermarket pipe, race filter and better mapping..it'll be close to 200hp in my eyes...if not more! BMW is deff. on the ball
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CraigChrist
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posted April 29, 2010 11:15 PM
i'm still going to have to see it after a clutch mod. As it stands right now, it's just a worthless roll on bike that handles good. I would love to meet one at the track.
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60ft-------1.42
1/8th------5.97
mph-------119
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LAB3
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posted April 30, 2010 02:52 AM
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i'm still going to have to see it after a clutch mod. As it stands right now, it's just a worthless roll on bike that handles good. I would love to meet one at the track.
Ditto, but I street ride.a lot. Hate to be on the Hiway at 70 and go to 2nd gear and have a
BMW go past me..........
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SixSixoh6
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posted April 30, 2010 03:11 AM
hot damn thats a powerful bike. however i know i wont ever ride one.
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2006 ZX-14: Murdered out, in the dirt, extended, sprayed, air shifted, geared--GONE
2009 ZX-14 SE--has two wheels and an engine
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Flame On
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Fuel Air & Spark
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posted April 30, 2010 07:11 PM
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77 RD 400
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06 ZX14
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smokinZX14
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posted April 30, 2010 08:24 PM
I really like the mph this bike makes in the 1/4 mile ..I haven't seen any 1/4 mile ETs that were worth talking about yet .. I do have a real problem with bikes that have very little low and mid range power like a zx10 and this BMW .. Liter bikes need lots of gear to get the front half numbers like a zx14 or busa and the clutches on a liter bike don't last like the busa and zx14 .. I'm not saying this new BMW after lots of mods will not out run a zx14 or busa but it going to take a very skilled light weight rider to do it ..I'm sure someone will spend a butt load of money on one and with a light weight jocky it will fly .. If all i did was LSR or roll on racing i think i would have to own one ASAP ..But for drag racing i'm sticking with my zx14 .. I will say even with the funny looking head lights i think the bike is very sharp looking ..
.. Maybe it's time for Kawi to pump up the zx14 and take center stage , with zook in the dumps they are not going to spend money revamp the Busa or the Gixxer any time soon .. Kawi could hit a home run and hold the title for years ..Unless BMW has a bike ready to take down the busa and zx14 ...BMW does have that big inline 6 ready and if it's anything like the S1000RR motor the zx14 and Busa are dead meat ....
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Gen 2 ZX14R Best ET 8.43 , Best MPH 164.95
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kawasakijockey
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posted April 30, 2010 08:37 PM
A few years back BMW had done extensive R&D on a Busa killer. It had tested faster than the busa but for some reason the management at BMW pulled the plug on the whole project. A few years after that the K1200 was released but it was nothing compared to the test model that was scrapped.
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Get on the shortbus boys 'cause its time to get schooled.
2007 ZX-14
1.38 60ft
9.03 @ 149mph
8.95 @153 small shot n2o
8.68 @160mph 5lbs boost
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bad ass 14
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posted May 01, 2010 01:09 PM
I couldn't bring myself to buy one. Like smokin was sayin if it doesn't have balls in the low or mid range it really does us no good for drag racing. My 230lb ass on that thing and I'd be lucky to run high 10's. That's what I love about the 14 is that it has balls everywhere. My wallet would be in a recession to try and get that thing to run like my 14.
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jarhead
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posted May 01, 2010 01:43 PM
For me it is a matter of clutches, this is by far the most costly wear item on my 14. I go through them on my 14 but nowhere near as fast as on my 10. I have always used the oem plates and steels as replacements, this is going to get very very expensive on a beemer. Not only that, 15k is roughly where I sit on my 14 with all the mods and it runs much faster than the BMW ever will stock. If guys want to buy them cool, lets get more guys and gals to the track, just not for me. The 14 has proven to me that it is here for the long haul, I have hundreds of passes, most of which are on spray, and 10k miles on mine and it still pulls like a freight train. Can't ask for more than that!
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SixSixoh6
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posted May 02, 2010 10:51 AM
i think of the s1000rr as looking like "Two-Face" from Batman.
Thanks but no thanks, fast or not. I'd never ride one.
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2006 ZX-14: Murdered out, in the dirt, extended, sprayed, air shifted, geared--GONE
2009 ZX-14 SE--has two wheels and an engine
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