TH1RT3EN
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posted January 11, 2011 04:30 AM
Akrapovic OEM on 2011 ZX14?
Why cant we see something like this here is the states?
kawasaki.co.uk has some other options for the zx14 than we have. The have a "standard" model and a "Performance" model that comes with Akrapovic exhaust stock. They also include tank pads and the seat cover which i dont think is normal for them to include.
just seemed interesting to me... thats all....
http://www.kawasaki.co.uk/ZZR1400Performance
http://www.kawasaki.co.uk/ZZR1400
Plus the standard model comes with ABS...
Patrick
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GREYHOUNDMOSES
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posted January 11, 2011 11:37 AM
 Edited By: GREYHOUNDMOSES on 11 Jan 2011 23:16
Before you start feeling too hard done by Patrick, take a look at the price tag we have to pay over here.
£11599 that's $18,104.85 !!!
Just think of the goodies you could have fitted to your new bike before you hit that mark!
I'm thinking maybe full Brocks (the Akros are only slip ons.)
BST's
Speedcell
Oh and if you really want it, the tank pad as well!
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TH1RT3EN
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posted January 11, 2011 01:41 PM
Very true with the cost. i am just curious if the ecu would be the same. Since it is claiming a much better stance how much different are the stock ecu settings?
Just a few more oem options thats all.
Patrick
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GREYHOUNDMOSES
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posted January 11, 2011 02:55 PM
The "performance" model is really just window dressing. Kawasaki don't claim any performance gains in the spec sheet. I don't know, but I would imagine they share the same ECU.
I do know that generaly, European bikes use a different ECU to US bikes. They have different part numbers.
I'm not aware of any performance differences apart from French bikes (a different ECU again) which are limited to 125HP !!!
The main reason for the ECU differences are due to European bikes being fitted with a factory imobiliser and having a closed loop EFI system with a standard O2 sensor fitted in the mid-pipe.(emmisions regs.)
I agree with you about having the choice. It would be nice if we got offered the SE models that you get each year.
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TH1RT3EN
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posted January 11, 2011 05:55 PM
understandable...
since the pipes are just merely slip-on's there probably isn't a need for a different map. hmm ill have to check and see if the part numbers differ from model to model.
I agree, i think the models released should be the same across the board.
Patrick
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CanTour
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posted January 13, 2011 11:31 PM
I'm sure the ECU would have to be the same. And although they can buy a factory bike with an Akro on, they wouldn't be able to put one on after market, or a fender eliminator, certainly not a streched swingarm.
All their vehicles have to be pretty much stock, and I think they have to pass inspection every year. And young hooligans riding large powerful bikes is controlled through insurance rates. I think to insure a ZZR14 before the age of 24 is virtually impossible- any 1000cc sport bike for that matter. Even after the age of 24, it would be extremely expensive. Then if you had an insurance claim or a couple of speeding tickets, it would go back to being virtually impossible.
We have a lot to complain about here, but it could be a whole lot worse.
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chrisdhall
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posted January 14, 2011 12:07 AM
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I'm not aware of any performance differences apart from French bikes (a different ECU again) which are limited to 125HP !!!
It's worse than that! The French limit is 106bhp.
Here in the UK the ZX14 (ZZR1400) comes with ABS as standard, which I think is (or was) an optional extra in the US.
We also have a lambda sensor in the exhaust, which the ECU reads in certain gears and rpm to get through the emission checks. The European Union emission check is at 5500rpm I think, so a few rpm either side of that figure the ECU reads the sensor and pulls the fuel/air to about 14:1, or so I'm lead to believe.
I paid £8250 for my in March 2009, so there has been quite a price hike!
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Edgecrusher
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posted January 14, 2011 06:20 AM
yeah, we got it made in the US when it comes to bikes. But things may changes if certain people are allowed to keep screwing with us!
Now from what I hear Japan keeps in Japan, that may be a topic worth complaining about, but then again how many average citizens can afford those things anyway.
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ryn0cer0s
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posted January 14, 2011 08:35 PM
I have heard talk lately of progressive licenses, similar to what can be seen in some European countries. You would have to ride a 125cc for 6 months before you could get a license for a 500cc. Then 1000, etc. The prices of the small bikes would become cheaper but that would really limit the production of the larger bikes and make the progression to a big bike pretty expensive.
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