epd345
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posted May 02, 2012 07:10 PM
2012 100 mile report!
Well the bike turned 100 miles tonight. The bike has tons of power and torque. I had my 07 geared 17/40 so I am not used to the front tire lofting in second gear which the 2012 does easily. I am not sure about the Metzler's, they feel a little more squirrley than the Pilot Road II's. The stock seat seems to be slanted alot more forward than my Sargent was which to me seems to put more pressure on the hands/wrists on the clip-ons. I did install a set of heli-bars risers tonight which seemed to make it a little better. I also miss the feeling on the Sato rearsets. Although they were only 1/2 lower than the stockers they felt much more solid and roomy than the floppy stock pegs and I miss the precision shifting. I think my first mods will be GPR stabilizer and Sato's. Also seems to get better fuel mileage than the 07 also. It also seems like the ram air is moving alot more air than the 07 and it sounds like it wants to suck the tank in when you twist the throttle. What an awesome machine.
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2012 ZX14, Ceramic Coated Brock's CT Meg, PCV, throttlemeister
  
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venomous_zx
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2012 14r - low and long-
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posted May 02, 2012 07:26 PM
 Edited By: venomous_zx on 3 May 2012 03:45
the stock tires are slippery. im always sliding. Then again i go to number 5 ( edge of the tire) when turning. And thats with them warmed up. im trying to decide which tires to get next.
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BobC
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posted May 03, 2012 12:14 AM
Up over 200 miles on mine, as of yesterday. It's totally stock for now apart from the pillion seat cover and it's very comfortable. I was cruising at 80mph and noticed the fuel consumption was 53mpg on a constant throttle. Mine is fitted with the new Bridgestone S20, I haven't pushed them yet but they feel very neutral in corners and I have every confidence that they will grip.
It's Bike Night tonight on Plymouth Hoe, hoping for a good turn out of at least 500 bikers and a chance to catch up with lots of people I haven't seen for a while.
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Candy Thunder Blue 2006 ZZR1400
Stock wheelbase
Max: 205.4 mph in 1.25 miles
2012 ZZR1400 in Golden Blazed Green
Brock CT Full System. etc
Max: 203.1 in 1 mile (so far)
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drewzx-14
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Andrew
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posted May 03, 2012 05:29 AM
Congrats! Nice write-up
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2009 Yamaha R1-SOLD!
2013 Zx-14R Green ABS
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bizzsteve
Novice Class
black ZX14R 2012
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posted May 03, 2012 06:17 AM
I 'am close to a 1000k the tires were very hard and slippery for about the first 500k but now
there realy nice.
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drewzx-14
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Andrew
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posted May 03, 2012 03:02 PM
others have confirmed the same. good to know. get some good use out of those and then switch em to something better
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2009 Yamaha R1-SOLD!
2013 Zx-14R Green ABS
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epd345
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posted May 03, 2012 05:44 PM
I definetly notice the stock Metzlers are slippery alright. Gonna run them anyway till their shot.
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2012 ZX14, Ceramic Coated Brock's CT Meg, PCV, throttlemeister
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