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[Varche]

Harley "ratbike" with air filter removed?

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Harley "ratbike" with air filter removed?

Nope, Varche. Standard production bike made by......******** Come on boys how hard can it be?

[omega3000]

Think my ZX12R was close to that 

Hayabusa 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Think my ZX12R was close to that 

Hayabusa 

......a direct competitor, but not the bike I'm looking for.

 

[omega3000]

ZZR1400 

[b4ndit]

honda blackbird

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

ZZR1400 

Bingo, Mr EMD. The 2012 model boasts 1441cc.......and I want one.

[omega3000]

Never been keen on the looks of those  the zx12r i had was plenty fast enough and handled good for a big bike if the tyres were correct make  many moons ago avon roadrunners were the dogs but wore out very fast on the rd350  I think i was using bridgestone's on the zx which were good in wet and dry but £140 a pop just for the rear ...Mate has a 2004 hyabusa in black, its a stonking machine .

[feeutfo]

Personally, I can't understand why they and Suzuki feel the need to make their hyper bikes so incredibly ugly. The zx12 is a gorgeous bike IMO, why didn't Kawasaki develop that...?

Although with power figures like that who cares what it looks like, I guess.


Is that actual dyno independant figures at the rear wheel or Factory claimed at the crank?

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Personally, I can't understand why they and Suzuki feel the need to make their hyper bikes so incredibly ugly. The zx12 is a gorgeous bike IMO, why didn't Kawasaki develop that...?

Although with power figures like that who cares what it looks like, I guess.


Is that actual dyno independant figures at the rear wheel or Factory claimed at the crank?

Rear wheel figures. Maybe Performance Bikes magazine use a "high reading" dyno. 207 BHP at the crank, I believe.

[feeutfo]

Personally, I can't understand why they and Suzuki feel the need to make their hyper bikes so incredibly ugly. The zx12 is a gorgeous bike IMO, why didn't Kawasaki develop that...?

Although with power figures like that who cares what it looks like, I guess.


Is that actual dyno independant figures at the rear wheel or Factory claimed at the crank?

Rear wheel figures. Maybe Performance Bikes magazine use a "high reading" dyno. 207 BHP at the crank, I believe.

seem to remember they deliberately use an un fiddled with dyno. But maybe. Although that's a fairly big error if so. Impressive. Kit car owners will be keen I'm sure.

[Kevin Wood]

Personally, I can't understand why they and Suzuki feel the need to make their hyper bikes so incredibly ugly. The zx12 is a gorgeous bike IMO, why didn't Kawasaki develop that...?

Although with power figures like that who cares what it looks like, I guess.


Is that actual dyno independant figures at the rear wheel or Factory claimed at the crank?

Rear wheel figures. Maybe Performance Bikes magazine use a "high reading" dyno. 207 BHP at the crank, I believe.

seem to remember they deliberately use an un fiddled with dyno. But maybe. Although that's a fairly big error if so. Impressive. Kit car owners will be keen I'm sure.

Hmm. Donor vehicle coming through a hedge near me soon, no doubt.

[Lazydocker]

Personally, I can't understand why they and Suzuki feel the need to make their hyper bikes so incredibly ugly. The zx12 is a gorgeous bike IMO, why didn't Kawasaki develop that...?

Although with power figures like that who cares what it looks like, I guess.


Is that actual dyno independant figures at the rear wheel or Factory claimed at the crank?

Rear wheel figures. Maybe Performance Bikes magazine use a "high reading" dyno. 207 BHP at the crank, I believe.

seem to remember they deliberately use an un fiddled with dyno. But maybe. Although that's a fairly big error if so. Impressive. Kit car owners will be keen I'm sure.

Hmm. Donor vehicle coming through a hedge near me soon, no doubt.

You'll probably find one on the airfield at the gliding club soon enough... I picked up between 4 and 15 bikes per week along the A339 during the summer months when I worked down there

[feeutfo]

Personally, I can't understand why they and Suzuki feel the need to make their hyper bikes so incredibly ugly. The zx12 is a gorgeous bike IMO, why didn't Kawasaki develop that...?

Although with power figures like that who cares what it looks like, I guess.


Is that actual dyno independant figures at the rear wheel or Factory claimed at the crank?

Rear wheel figures. Maybe Performance Bikes magazine use a "high reading" dyno. 207 BHP at the crank, I believe.

seem to remember they deliberately use an un fiddled with dyno. But maybe. Although that's a fairly big error if so. Impressive. Kit car owners will be keen I'm sure.

Hmm. Donor vehicle coming through a hedge near me soon, no doubt.

You'll probably find one on the airfield at the gliding club soon enough... I picked up between 4 and 15 bikes per week along the A339 during the summer months when I worked down there

yes that's where a mate lost an arm. And the oncoming rider was killed.

[Kevin Wood]

yes that's where a mate lost an arm. And the oncoming rider was killed.

I nearly had a head-on with a bike in the Westfield on one of the straights on that road.

Pulled out for an overtake, saw nothing coming but something didn't "feel right", so ducked back in and waited for a second look. Then saw a bike drop down off his back wheel and pass me doing a ton plus. Had his lights on, just not very effective pointing up at the trees.

Also nearly got taken out on my pushbike a couple of weeks back. Stupid bint in a soft roader decided it was fine to overtake a car with a cyclist coming the other way. I now climb over the airfield perimeter fence to avoid taking that road.

Up at the airfield it's common to hear a sports bike go up to the limiter through the whole gearbox. It's a great piece of road, has to be said. Problem is, it's at its' most satisfying when you're into 3 figures, and that's in the Westfield. Half that again on a bike, I suppose. Maybe on the odd occasions when I'm travelling that route in the early hours of the morning I'll have a play but it's suicide on a sunny Sunday afternoon.