Kawasaki ZX14..Who haz one??

[BigIron]

Originally Posted by wfobusa

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Not only is the acceleration and torque off the bottom unbelievable .. but the civility and smoothness makes it a great sport tourer ..

That was the big surprise for me. Everyone knows that it's fast, the surprising part was that it's just a fantastic bike to ride all the time, twisties, slab, anywhere and everywhere.

[Kenbike]

Originally Posted by Davo-55

What kind of power is that bike putting down with those mods? I ask because I also have an 06 and wonder how a modified first gen motor compares with the new version

MY 06 with these mods hits 196 rear wheel hp on gas and 254 with 50 shot of nitrous on Ryan Schintz dyno. I tested a 2012 for a demo and it is fast but my bike pulls harder than the 2012 did stock. Mine has lost a lot of weight due to aftermarket wheels(9lbs saving) 4 into 1 Brocks short meg,removed rear air foil, stripped off any extra rubber dampers, guards, rear pegs. I recall 525 lbs on the scales with 3/4 tank of fuel a few years ago.
I took my last road trip with stock gearing and it was good, just installed a 2 tooth larger rear sprocket 43/17 and it really hits harder. Not as much as 45/16 that I was running for drag racing. This current gearing is good for street and touring, ok for a few blast at the strip.

[Tuna Helper]

Originally Posted by jules083

Seems a bit high to me. I almost traded mine in in 2010 on a leftover VFR, the dealer only offered me $5,000 on it.

I think that the special edition from that year is the best looking, but for that 9K you should be able to buy a different one and still have enough leftover for farkles and gas.

For reasons unknown to me the bikes don't hold their value. That's good news when you are buying a used one, but frustrating for those of us that bought them new. The bike used to be one that I always kept spotless and rode on nice days only, until I realized just how much the value was dropping, regardless of conditions. Now I just ride it whenever I can, and let the miles rack up. It's probably a keeper for me, it's paid off and worth far less than what I'd sell it for.

I bought it, rode it to Deal's Gap, and later traded it in on a Road Glide. Now I am kinda wishing I had kept it. There's an '06 on my local CL for 5k, but I already have 4 bikes in the garage, and the insurance on a zx-14 was well over $500 for full coverage.

The one I owned had a Brock Alienhead pipe on it and I scraped it in one of these curves. Honestly I was a little nervous riding through the Dragon on it because the power at the wheel. It also felt like a heavy non turning bike, until I put a 50 series tire on the front.

[BigDave75]

Here is my 2007, more pics in my thread: http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=846609

[kwb377]

My '08 in MMS blue...

[cls]

Originally Posted by kwb377

My '08 in MMS blue...

ZG ST screen? How do you like it, whatever it is? I'm about to order a "winter" screen of some sort.

[kwb377]

It's an MRA Touring screen...

http://www.twistedthrottle.com/mra-t...r1400-ninja-06

Nice, smooth airflow with no buffeting (I'm 5'10).

[cls]

Originally Posted by kwb377

It's an MRA Touring screen...

http://www.twistedthrottle.com/mra-t...r1400-ninja-06

Nice, smooth airflow with no buffeting (I'm 5'10).

Very good, thanks.

[stevie t]

Just bought an 07, gonna be a long winter.....

[jules083]

Originally Posted by Tuna Helper

I bought it, rode it to Deal's Gap, and later traded it in on a Road Glide. Now I am kinda wishing I had kept it. There's an '06 on my local CL for 5k, but I already have 4 bikes in the garage, and the insurance on a zx-14 was well over $500 for full coverage.

The one I owned had a Brock Alienhead pipe on it and I scraped it in one of these curves. Honestly I was a little nervous riding through the Dragon on it because the power at the wheel. It also felt like a heavy non turning bike, until I put a 50 series tire on the front.

What kind of bag is that? My throw-over bags don't really fit very well, that looks like a much better solution. Any issues with it moving around too much?

Thanks.

[Kenbike]

Decided to sell my ZX-14, it is in the flea market section.

[Tuna Helper]

Originally Posted by jules083

What kind of bag is that? My throw-over bags don't really fit very well, that looks like a much better solution. Any issues with it moving around too much?

Thanks.

It is this one. http://www.saddlemen.com/Products/K2...-Tail-Bag.html It has several mounting options, the one I used was straps that clip to the bike and then to the bag. It didn't really move around much at the bottom, but since the straps I used attach to the bottom the top moved around a bit. I cinched down the top compression straps to reduce any movement. It was pretty roomy inside. The only issue is if you want to use it as a regular duffle the "tunnel" kinda screws that up.

Honestly I was a little leery at the price ($89 last summer) but I was happy to see it wasn't cheaply made. It comes with 2 kinds of attaching straps, I got 3 of one and 1 of the other. No big deal.

[jules083]

Originally Posted by Tuna Helper

It is this one. http://www.saddlemen.com/Products/K2...-Tail-Bag.html It has several mounting options, the one I used was straps that clip to the bike and then to the bag. It didn't really move around much at the bottom, but since the straps I used attach to the bottom the top moved around a bit. I cinched down the top compression straps to reduce any movement. It was pretty roomy inside. The only issue is if you want to use it as a regular duffle the "tunnel" kinda screws that up.

Honestly I was a little leery at the price ($89 last summer) but I was happy to see it wasn't cheaply made. It comes with 2 kinds of attaching straps, I got 3 of one and 1 of the other. No big deal.

Thanks. It looks like it will fit the klr also, plus any other bike I feel like buying. Size and price seem great. As soon as the checking recovers from Christmas I'm ordering one.



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[Davo-55]

Originally Posted by kwb377

My '08 in MMS blue...

The best color ever IMHO

[zoldar]

My 09...