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shiphteey

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posted January 04, 2013 07:02 PM

Be honest

How many of you guys chop at 7500 rpms? Word on the street some 14 riders are prematurely chopping before the explosive rush of redline.

A wise man once told me if a guy chops early.....

"HE'S AFRAID OF IT! HE'S AFRAID OF THE BIKE!!!"

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posted January 04, 2013 07:22 PM

Agree
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wrongway

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posted January 04, 2013 07:43 PM

that would be me ,,,, you know how bad I suck .

but then again you were only 8mph faster on my bike :-)

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posted January 05, 2013 03:25 AM

Edited By: BobC on 5 Jan 2013 11:28

7,500 rpm ?

In town you don't need much more than tickover on these bikes and that's honest. I remember when I removed the flies and remapped my 2006 bike, it was making more power at 3,500 than a Suzuki Bandit's maximum.

This makes the "head-for-the-horizon" top end rush even more exciting when you get the chance to open it up.
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posted January 05, 2013 06:13 AM

Never at 7500. I have at 10200, to stop that b*tch from flipping over on my head in first gear.
However, lately I have had a "f#ck it" attitude and haven't been chopping anything, except for the head of the rider in the other lane.

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shiphteey

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posted January 05, 2013 06:26 AM

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posted January 05, 2013 10:35 AM

sometimes in 1st gear with the TC off I do chop, so I dont go over !

chriszx14R

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posted January 05, 2013 10:59 AM

quote:
Never at 7500. I have at 10200, to stop that b*tch from flipping over on my head in first gear.
However, lately I have had a "f#ck it" attitude and haven't been chopping anything, except for the head of the rider in the other lane.

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weighmaster

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posted January 07, 2013 06:22 PM

Edited By: weighmaster on 8 Jan 2013 02:30

Bandit 1200 vs. 2006 ZX-14

quote:
7,500 rpm ?

In town you don't need much more than tickover on these bikes and that's honest. I remember when I removed the flies and remapped my 2006 bike, it was making more power at 3,500 than a Suzuki Bandit's maximum.

This makes the "head-for-the-horizon" top end rush even more exciting when you get the chance to open it up.

This doesn't sound right to me. A Bandit 1200 makes 100+ peak HP and a 2006 ZX-14 should be substantially less than that at only 3500 RPMs, even with flies out. Maybe between 5000 and 5500 RPMs your statement would be correct unless you were talking about a Bandit 750, 650, 600, 400, or 250. Check out this link:

http://www.ivansperformanceproducts.com/zx14.htm

Also, I would think that by leaving the flies in, that would enhance the top end rush feel because there would be more of a hit. My 2006 ZX-14 for example has the flies in and is well mannered below 7K but the rush comes on and hard so it is like having 2 bikes in one. If the power came on too early, the hit at 7K would feel diminished (relatively speaking).

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posted January 07, 2013 06:27 PM

These bikes have a ton of power but I never chop, I feather!
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posted January 07, 2013 06:33 PM

quote:
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7,500 rpm ?

In town you don't need much more than tickover on these bikes and that's honest. I remember when I removed the flies and remapped my 2006 bike, it was making more power at 3,500 than a Suzuki Bandit's maximum.

This makes the "head-for-the-horizon" top end rush even more exciting when you get the chance to open it up.

This doesn't sound right to me. A Bandit 1200 makes 100+ peak HP and a 2006 ZX-14 should be substantially less than that at only 3500 RPMs, even with flies out. Maybe between 5000 and 5500 RPMs your statement would be correct unless you were talking about a Bandit 750, 650, 600, 400, or 250. Check out this link:

http://www.ivansperformanceproducts.com/zx14.htm

Also, I would think that by leaving the flies in, that would enhance the top end rush feel because there would be more of a hit. My 2006 ZX-14 for example has the flies in and is well mannered below 7K but the rush comes on and hard so it is like having 2 bikes in one. If the power came on too early, the hit at 7K would feel diminished (relatively speaking).