View Full Version : 2006 ZX-10 - OMG - its stunning
You lot seen this bad boy? - looks like a stealth fighter - i want one sooooo bad
evo_dorset
09-02-2006, 12:01
yes now that is nice birdy
good in that colour
the zx-10 and a black Evo FQ 400 and my life would be complete
:)
evo_dorset
09-02-2006, 12:09
lol do it then you only live once
I bought the Evo so that I couldn't afford a bike.
The missus made me promise! Beatch! :moon:
Originally posted by evo_dorset
lol do it then you only live once
i wish mate - need a lottery win before that happens, however, Im happy with what I have for the time being, at least until I can sell the wife to the highest bidder
howzer23
09-02-2006, 13:30
no no no no nononono...... :eek:
You want a K5/K6 GSX-R1000...........not a Kawacrappie.... ;)
and you get them in stealth black and they're still top o the superbike pile.
Howzer
evo_dorset
09-02-2006, 13:47
Originally posted by Birdy1
i wish mate - need a lottery win before that happens, however, Im happy with what I have for the time being, at least until I can sell the wife to the highest bidder
hhhmmm not sure on that....wifes are not getting much now adays lol and in most cases men are having to pay to get rid of them :crackup: :crackup: :crackup:
more chance of the lottery win me thinks
evo_dorset
09-02-2006, 13:47
Originally posted by howzer23
no no no no nononono...... :eek:
You want a K5/K6 GSX-R1000...........not a Kawacrappie.... ;)
and you get them in stealth black and they're still top o the superbike pile.
Howzer
lol yer not biased by any chance lol
Originally posted by howzer23
no no no no nononono...... :eek:
You want a K5/K6 GSX-R1000...........not a Kawacrappie.... ;)
and you get them in stealth black and they're still top o the superbike pile.
Howzer
Dont get me wrong - I love Suzukis (my TL1000R is the dogs), and I love the look of the 2005/06 Gixxer thou - I just cant get on with that exhaust
Personal preference thing i guess :confused: like marmite.....
howzer23
09-02-2006, 17:00
no not biased...i have been on just about all the gixxers (250,400,600,750,1000,1100) but i had a firestorm last and loved it i also rode the ZX-10,fireblade and R1 all back to back and i can tell you the gixxer is the one to have!
the exhaust takes about 10 mins to change but you'll find the difference netween it and the yosh (example) isn't that much in the way of power or wieght...mostly noise and i can tell you every bit of the gixer is functional (like the exhaust...low centre of gravity, lightwieght titanium, increased lean angle)
trust me i've owned most brands and the suzuki is the one to have (unless you do alot of winter riding!) they are such a good machine....
Howzer
another pic for ya....
howzer23
09-02-2006, 17:02
or you could live with the ZX-10's underseat exhausts and be like every other thou on the market...... ;)
Aardvark
09-02-2006, 17:04
Agreed - the zorst on the gixxer makes it look six years old - the zx10 looks sweeter - or dammit wrap them both and ill take the pair.!
Andy
Originally posted by Birdy1
Dont get me wrong - I love Suzukis (my TL1000R is the dogs), and I love the look of the 2005/06 Gixxer thou - I just cant get on with that exhaust
Personal preference thing i guess :confused: like marmite.....
Well change the exhaust then like all normal people do ;) :p
Originally posted by howzer23
no not biased...i have been on just about all the gixxers (250,400,600,750,1000,1100) but i had a firestorm last and loved it i also rode the ZX-10,fireblade and R1 all back to back and i can tell you the gixxer is the one to have!
the exhaust takes about 10 mins to change but you'll find the difference netween it and the yosh (example) isn't that much in the way of power or wieght...mostly noise and i can tell you every bit of the gixer is functional (like the exhaust...low centre of gravity, lightwieght titanium, increased lean angle)
trust me i've owned most brands and the suzuki is the one to have (unless you do alot of winter riding!) they are such a good machine....
Howzer
another pic for ya....
Gixers the way to go,
The yoshi has the power valve missing from the link pipe so you get all the power on tap so brings the power in quicker, thats the main difference as well as the noise.
Originally posted by howzer23
no no no no nononono...... :eek:
You want a K5/K6 GSX-R1000...........not a Kawacrappie.... ;)
and you get them in stealth black and they're still top o the superbike pile.
Howzer
K5 and K6 might be a bit quicker and a bit better than the prevoius gixers but the K3 and K4 are the best looking IMO :)
howzer23
09-02-2006, 17:12
yeah but on a dyno both my k4 and 5 only made about 4-5bhp of difference (TRC) so it wasn't all that much....but they have a nice note.....
and yes gixer's the way to go...
howzer23
09-02-2006, 17:16
funnt you say that BDS......
BDS
Senior User
Registered: Dec 2005
Location: Oxfordshire
Posts: 370
Car: White Evo 6 GSR, Black Suzuki GSXR1000K3, White/Blue Suzuki GSXR1000K1, Black Suzuki GSXR 1100N.
:D
howzer23
09-02-2006, 17:18
another pic...
Originally posted by howzer23
funnt you say that BDS......
BDS
Senior User
Registered: Dec 2005
Location: Oxfordshire
Posts: 370
Car: White Evo 6 GSR, Black Suzuki GSXR1000K3, White/Blue Suzuki GSXR1000K1, Black Suzuki GSXR 1100N.
:D
I love em :rockon: :adore: :headbang2
howzer23
09-02-2006, 17:26
is your 1100N a 92 or 91? is it the black and silver? can't remember what the black ones were like?? :confused:
id take the zx10 anyday had an 05 zx10 and a k5 the kawasaki is far more fun :D and the 06 is even better just dont want to spend £9k again for it to sit in the garage while its raining all the time ;)
Think I'll get a gixxer next,when/if I get bored of me current go-ped.Went out for a scutch today-it was barstard freezing,but sunny :)
8 Feb MCN did 2006 model test on the road if you didnt see it
For the road (not the track) they came in the following order
1st - Fireblade
2nd - GSX-R 1000
3rd - ZX - 10
4th - R1
The R1 fourth? - just shows how bike development marches on. There was a time when the R1 was head and shoulders above the rest!
trouble with that is journo,s are biased and personel preference comes in also dont forget some people prefer scoobies to evo,s :eek:
Originally posted by howzer23
is your 1100N a 92 or 91? is it the black and silver? can't remember what the black ones were like?? :confused:
It's a 92 m8
howzer23
09-02-2006, 18:01
Very nice mate.... wondered what colours when you said black.
and the MCN was a road based test but i think most people ride them in more of a "fast road" style.....the firebland is a good machine but a bit unexiting and the ZX-10 goes the other way and is a bit twitchy....IMHO... ;)
hav,nt ridden an 06 blade but i nearly fell asleep on the 05 one :crackup: twitchy is good lets you know whats happening same reason you drive an evo not an m3 ;)
Originally posted by dave1
trouble with that is journo,s are biased and personel preference comes in also dont forget some people prefer scoobies to evo,s :eek: my thoughts exactly.I never take on what journos say,they are usually out to massage their own egos anyway.Plus all the crap jargon they use like'....so I dialled :confused: in a touch more rebound...'.
How can you dial in anything on a bike? is it a phone? no.
Especially those ******s at M.C.N.
as dave1 said,its personal preference :D
p.s. I really really hate bike/car magazines :crackup:
howzer23
09-02-2006, 18:17
nah mate, when i say twitch i mean 120mph bar wobbles over slight crests.....and an unplanted feel in the ass end....not good!
you actually have more feel on the gixer...IMO
have to say though Kawacrappie normally make a very good front end but i think the wieght Vs power is making it difficult to build a really planted bike now.....
Howzer
did think of getting a R1 to play on this year, but went for this instead ;)
pick it up second week of april. then run it in ready for;
3 day trip to germany end of may.
5 day trip to prague, wsb at brno in july.
4 day trip to swiss passes in sept if the the weather holds.
maybe go for a thou next year, as long as the daytona dont play up :D
Originally posted by blakmak
my thoughts exactly.I never take on what journos say,they are usually out to massage their own egos anyway.Plus all the crap jargon they use like'....so I dialled :confused: in a touch more rebound...'.
How can you dial in anything on a bike? is it a phone? no.
Especially those ******s at M.C.N.
as dave1 said,its personal preference :D
p.s. I really really hate bike/car magazines :crackup:
:crackup: :crackup: when they say that you know there full of it ive been riding bikes for 20 odd years modern suspension is spot on if someone can tell the difference of 1 or 2 clicks on a 160 bhp bike on our roads there better than me im too busy laughing and holding on :D
my god they wind me up....I'm going to have to find some of the classic quotes they have annoyed me with over the years.
Originally posted by dave1
hav,nt ridden an 06 blade but i nearly fell asleep on the 05 one :crackup: twitchy is good lets you know whats happening same reason you drive an evo not an m3 ;)
couldnt agree more
My R6 use to try and tank slap every time i accelerated as i hit the white lines in the middle of the road (but that just reminded me she had fire in her!) - lol
didnt realise there were so many bikers on here - fukcin good to see
:)
while im on one (and 8 cans of stella down me) i didnt mean that i agreed with the MCN test - just quoting what they said
:confused:
I always thought it was suposed to be called MOTORCYCLE LIES :confused:
What bugs me with the MCL is when they say "this is an artists impression of what the new world beating Ariel square 4 will look like, and it will beat all the current superbikes, weigh 125kg and have 285 bhp at the wheel" all ****** hype, when the bike comes out if it ever does it's nothing like the artists impression, is slower than a goldwing, heavier than a goldwing and will have 73bhp at the crank, there'll be no excuses to explain why they prodicted something different.
In brief they are a load of W@NKERS and I personally don't buy it or read it any more.
SO THERE :rolleyes: :)
Ian6xtreme
09-02-2006, 22:14
Ex Biker meself, Streetfighter and Chops floated my boat though.
IMHO the Gixer engine was the muts, had a Spondon 11... jesus that bike was dangerous, :eek: :eek: :eek:
Ian..
Originally posted by Ian6xtreme
Ex Biker meself, Streetfighter and Chops floated my boat though.
IMHO the Gixer engine was the muts, had a Spondon 11... jesus that bike was dangerous, :eek: :eek: :eek:
Ian..
Now thats what I'm talking about
If you snap my arm off it says STREETFIGHTER all the way through it.
Streetfighters and 80's muscle bikes with UDS forks wide rims and good brakes :coolsm: :cool:
Originally posted by BDS
Now thats what I'm talking about
If you snap my arm off it says STREETFIGHTER all the way through it.
Streetfighters and 80's muscle bikes with UDS forks wide rims and good brakes :coolsm: :cool:
but okay in a straight line as long as you dont try and take them round a corner
welcome to them
Originally posted by BDS
I always thought it was suposed to be called MOTORCYCLE LIES :confused:
What bugs me with the MCL is when they say "this is an artists impression of what the new world beating Ariel square 4 will look like, and it will beat all the current superbikes, weigh 125kg and have 285 bhp at the wheel" all ****** hype, when the bike comes out if it ever does it's nothing like the artists impression, is slower than a goldwing, heavier than a goldwing and will have 73bhp at the crank, there'll be no excuses to explain why they prodicted something different.
In brief they are a load of W@NKERS and I personally don't buy it or read it any more.
SO THERE :rolleyes: :)
and probably has a reverse gear running off the battery like a goldwing - there are 3 kinds of bikes.............. harleys, goldwings and...ermm. proper bikes
you get my drift
Originally posted by Birdy1
but okay in a straight line as long as you dont try and take them round a corner
welcome to them
They go around corners if your a true bike rider ;)
Any ****er can get a superbike round a corn :rolleyes: it's hardly a challange is it ;)
Guys go out pass their test a week later buy a new plastic fantastic and think they're ace, down the pub with all the talk of how fast they are, but they sure as hell couldn't ride a hard to ride muscle bike ;)
You can go for a fastish ride on a muscle bike and come back home feeling you've done your best, it's hard to get the same feeling on a superbike :)
Originally posted by Birdy1
and probably has a reverse gear running off the battery like a goldwing - there are 3 kinds of bikes.............. harleys, goldwings and...ermm. proper bikes
you get my drift
Spot on :D
Hardley fergison, goldwings and propper bikes ;)
Saying that I may well buy a elctro glide for slow summer cruising :eek:
Originally posted by BDS
They go around corners if your a true bike rider ;)
Not wishing to get into a bun fight with you here (as we are all bikers after all), but ive been riding for 11 years now, CBR 400RR, CBR 600R, Yamaha R6, Kawasaki ZX-7R, TL1000R -so i think i am as you say " a true biker"
:mad:
Been riding on the road for 23 years 5 year offroad mx before and braking bikes for a living for 2 of them, but stopped that a year and a half ago
So there
My dogs bigger than yours ;) :crackup:
My d@cks bigger than yours ;) :D :crackup:
23 years? - hows your athritis on long trips?
Originally posted by Birdy1
Not wishing to get into a bun fight with you here (as we are all bikers after all), but ive been riding for 11 years now, CBR 400RR, CBR 600R, Yamaha R6, Kawasaki ZX-7R, TL1000R -so i think i am as you say " a true biker"
:mad:
They say your not a true bike till you've been off and broke some bones :eek:
Originally posted by Birdy1
23 years? - hows your athritis on long trips?
Bad from the broken bones and joints, so take the car on long trips unless theres a group of us so we can have a race to where we're going :)
Originally posted by BDS
They say your not a true bike till you've been off and broke some bones :eek:
broke three ribs during my famed (in army circles) low side on the A52 autobahn nr monchengladbach germany last year , broke 3 fingers on my last track day at kirkistown northern ireland after some dick on a cbr 6 highsided in front of me
stick that in your pipe and smoke it
:) :)
Originally posted by Birdy1
stick that in your pipe and smoke it
:) :)
You got a light boy :crackup: :crackup: :crackup:
Letf knee
Left femur (2.5" lost)
Left hand 7 bones
1 tooth
Right wrist
Originally posted by BDS
You got a light boy :crackup: :crackup: :crackup:
Letf knee
Left femur (2.5" lost)
Left hand 7 bones
1 tooth
Right wrist
jesus aged christ - you need to quit the bikes m8
:) :) :) :)
Originally posted by Birdy1
jesus aged christ - you need to quit the bikes m8
:) :) :) :)
Done most of that in 1987, when I got back on my feet I bought a GSXR750G when they were still modern and a great bike in their time.
Ian6xtreme
09-02-2006, 23:09
Originally posted by BDS
Now thats what I'm talking about
If you snap my arm off it says STREETFIGHTER all the way through it.
Streetfighters and 80's muscle bikes with UDS forks wide rims and good brakes :coolsm: :cool:
Started playing with bikes when me an my mate fitted 26in forks (of a racer we stole from the tip) :D and a rear chopper wheel to my Chopper.. used to wheelie in 3rd an a nightmare to handle, but it looked sooo cool, I was 12 .. It never stopped after that. from FS1E,RD250,RD400(wow)KH750,Z750,750/4,CBX/hardtail(what a bike that was),900f lowrider etc etc, changed, chopped an tuned em all an more if I could, best was the CBX,(for looks,6into6 drag pipes :D ) an the Spondon Gixer, for power.
would love a Vmax to play with, but I'd kill myself :D :D :D
Great memories..
Ian..
fair 1 - at least after those injuries you had the ******** to carry on.
Fair play to ya
When it's in your blood m8 it's in your blood and you can't give up on them :)
Originally posted by BDS
When it's in your blood m8 it's in your blood and you can't give up on them :)
i agree entirely :)
My old bandit about 4 years ago
Scaffolder
09-02-2006, 23:17
Originally posted by BDS
They say your not a true bike till you've been off and broke some bones :eek:
Been there and done that, and at an early stage in my biking life - only time I ever took my little DT125 off road was when I crashed it in a ditch a week after buying it :blah: A cracked shoulder blade and three broken fingers later, I vowed never to do it again. Touch wood (rapidly pats head :D ) and three years after buying a ZX6 I'm still in one piece.
Although I'm a bit biased towards Kawasaki, that ZX10 in black looks stunning - might have to look at buying one next year, just don't tell the wife ;)
This Martek is better than that ZX10
My old zxr750 h1 rat bike
andybarsblade
09-02-2006, 23:55
evo_dorset
10-02-2006, 09:03
Originally posted by BDS
They say your not a true bike till you've been off and broke some bones :eek:
thats what they say...but i dont want to come off again lol
15 foot highside resulting 1n 2 weeks in hospital (nice nurses)
with broken collar bone and 3 broken ribs.....luckily lol collar bone did not have to be operated on
evo1 4life
10-02-2006, 10:23
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a216/dunstanfarmer/P9220007.jpg
thats my turd.
ive been spannering bikes for too long now and id have the honda.it wont turn to fur,and would be a pleasent bike to own for at least 10 years.But then i dont spend money on bikes i try to make money on them!
howzer23
10-02-2006, 10:27
The old 500's a really good bike, i know what you're saying about build quality but i don't think honda are as far ahead as they used to be and majority of sports bikes are put away over winter now anyway, if i was buying a commuter i probably would go with a honda but for sports bikes?......gotta have GSX-R on it....
Howzer
evo1 4life
10-02-2006, 10:29
its my hack. check the wheels and forks :eek:
johneturbo
10-02-2006, 16:39
That ZX10 looks so :coolsm: think if was to get a new bike would have to be a kwaka again, even thou i do like the gxxer......
if only they would style the front better! i do have a thing for twin lighs
:)
howzer23
10-02-2006, 19:55
is that CBR600 forks...? good conversion...
Originally posted by howzer23
is that CBR600 forks...? good conversion...
They look like gixer slingshot forks/front end m8, not a cbr front end :rolleyes:
howzer23
11-02-2006, 15:16
oh....sorry.....was just wondering if it was a honda items as they might fit easily...ang the wheels don't look like slingshot, i would say more srad or 750m ish...
and i was trying to see if it was tokico calipers but couldn't see.
howzer
jameswrx
11-02-2006, 16:54
I hate the underseat pipe fashion :blah: when will it end? hideously ugly/clumsey looking and highers the centre of gravity :confused:
I love the gsxr 1k exhaust :coolsm:
I had an 04 zx10r and it was awesome in every way (except finish durability) I wish kawasaki had stayed with the side exhaust :(
I'd take the kwak because they seem the 'more on the edge' machine. My mate has a k5 gsxr 1k and it's a lot easier to get the power down. I like a good old scare myself and the reputation alone was enough for me to buy a zx10r.
My old girl..
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/james.greenfield/zx10rnn.JPG
Originally posted by howzer23
oh....sorry.....was just wondering if it was a honda items as they might fit easily...ang the wheels don't look like slingshot, i would say more srad or 750m ish...
and i was trying to see if it was tokico calipers but couldn't see.
howzer
NO NO NO
srad has a flat disc and straight spokes,
thats a slingshot alright, I've broke lots of them and would reconize it anywhere :smthumbup
Originally posted by howzer23
oh....sorry.....was just wondering if it was a honda items as they might fit easily...ang the wheels don't look like slingshot, i would say more srad or 750m ish...
and i was trying to see if it was tokico calipers but couldn't see.
howzer
srad doesn't have a speedo drive either and has 6 pots :rolleyes:
howzer23
11-02-2006, 23:51
only the srad 750 has 6 pots actually...... ;) the 600's have four pots but RWU forks.
Howzer
Originally posted by howzer23
only the srad 750 has 6 pots actually...... ;) the 600's have four pots but RWU forks.
Howzer
Thats right m8 but who on earth would want a 600, engines much too small so we'll forget about them eh.. ;) :D
howzer23
12-02-2006, 09:55
dunno like......still enough to see off most evo's...... ;)
looks more like rgv 250 stuff to me :D
600,s are as quick as anything on normal roads they just dont feel like it ;) as you have to rev them to death
750,s a good compromise best handling and not much less power :D
If you keep a 600 on the boil it's quick otherwise forget it.
If your on a 600 behind a 1000 in top gear and you both roll on the power you got to drop down the gear quick as just to keep the 1000 insight, but if the 1000 drops gears as well then your f@cked and he's gone. If you recon the 600 is as fast as a 1000 on the road you ain't riding your 1000 fast enough :eek:
i did,nt mean in a straight line on a normal twisty road on a 600 you can ride the wheels of it grab bighandfuls of throttle while still cranked over ;) on a thou you got to be more careful, picking it up before getting on the gas for fear of highside,get a long enough straight to use all the power yeah fair enough but there ar,nt that many straights that long :D specially in cornwall :D
Originally posted by dave1
i did,nt mean in a straight line on a normal twisty road on a 600 you can ride the wheels of it grab bighandfuls of throttle while still cranked over ;) on a thou you got to be more careful, picking it up before getting on the gas for fear of highside,get a long enough straight to use all the power yeah fair enough but there ar,nt that many straights that long :D specially in cornwall :D agreed,I never had any problems with thou's on the twisties.it wasn't even a case of keeping up,more like get out of the way b1tch!
I swapped it for a 1000 twin,and to be honest,I miss ragging the nuts off the old one.the only difference is the straights,which are boring anyway,and the ridiculously long wheelies I can now get away with.
[QUOTE]Originally posted by blakmak
[B]agreed,I never had any problems with thou's on the twisties.it wasn't even a case of keeping up,more like get out of the way b1tch!
:crackup: :crackup:
i know what you mean screaming in your lid trying to decide which way to go round :crackup:
dont get me wrong though i ride a thou but mainly cuase it makes me giggle :crackup: oh and the 130 mph wheelies past the cars :crackup: :crackup:
thanks for the k1 mark been cleaning it this am its a peach ;)
it,ll do nicely till i get another zx10r :D
The Admiral
12-02-2006, 13:46
Am I the only one in here running carbs, air cooling and 2 valve heads? :sorry:
http://www.rog.me.uk/BIKE_1.JPG
Oh, and I've broken one of the bones in my 2nd smallest toe when I slid off my RD350 - does that count :confused:
Rog :p :crackup:
howzer23
12-02-2006, 15:43
Ducati......agricultural machinery......but the ronnie smith rep is nice.
Howzer
Originally posted by dave1
thanks for the k1 mark been cleaning it this am its a peach ;)
it,ll do nicely till i get another zx10r :D
Good Dave, a nice clean straight K1 that one, enjoy it m8.
howzer23
12-02-2006, 18:36
the thou is wwwwaaaaaayyyy faster than a 600, just needs a bit more skill to ride it fast and contol the power even in twisties, my K5 is only a couple of kgs heavier and is much better balanced which equals a faster bike in the corners.
Howzer
it may feel faster but in reality it is no quicker than a well ridden 600 as you just cant use all that power in the real world its the same reason a superbike can qualify on a motogp grid
howzer23
12-02-2006, 19:22
no, actually it is way quicker, at edzil (local disused air field) my thou is about 3 seconds quicker round the track due to higher straight speeds and higher corner speeds, 3 secs doesn't seem alot but in 20 laps thats a minute lead! :eek:
my ability is the same as it was on the 600 (infact i was probably more used to the 600) so i know it is the machines ability.
and i'm sure if you asked john reynolds if he would rather compete on the thou or a 600 we know what the answer would've been!
also look at the TT lap times!
i would say that speaks volumes.... ;)
airfields and the tt are different i said real world i have had a k5 i know what they go like im not slagging it off im simply saying you cant use all there power on a A road with tight bends traffic junctions etc but a 600 you can you,d never shake off a 600 in the real world
while you mention the tt a proddie thou laps in 19 mins a 600 laps in 20 mins so 1 min slower over 30 MILES!!! yes your right speaks volumes :p
howzer23
12-02-2006, 19:39
i reckon if you were trying you would shake off a 600, it's the exit speed/power of the thou that makes them so quick in the real world and as you know you don't have to do the gearbox jigg :crackup: on a thou, i reckon i'd **** all over a six if i could ride both bikes at the same time against each other.
for the first 2000miles on the thou i know i could've been faster on the six but now that i'm used to how the power comes in on the thou and when the BT014's start to move i would definatly be faster on the thou.
i do agree though that if you didn't have a descent amount of throttle control you would be quicker on a six as it is much more forgiving.
and the TT is real world, real roads and real surfaces and some serious corners!
Just my 2p's worth!
Howzer
Originally posted by dave1
airfields and the tt are different i said real world i have had a k5 i know what they go like im not slagging it off im simply saying you cant use all there power on a A road with tight bends traffic junctions etc but a 600 you can you,d never shake off a 600 in the real world just what I was saying to our lass.howzer,not havin a go at you or yer bike.I've had 600's and thou's,YES,the thou is without doubt the quicker accelerating,but on 'normal roads' ,through for example,the road to devils bridge,there's nowt in em.
I know this because it was tried and tested,my mate on a gsx-r 1000 k2,me on the R6.He is a f**kin lunatic and a very handy lad on a bike,so that rules out 'he wasn't trying'.We both commented when we finished the stretch,that there wasn't much in it.
crackin lookin bike by the way howzer :coolsm: (and car)
Originally posted by howzer23
i do agree though that if you didn't have a descent amount of throttle control you would be quicker on a six as it is much more forgiving.
thats sort of what I meant .Don't forget boys,the rider is the main factor in a bike that goes fast and handles well,opposed to a slow wobbly ****ter :)
looks like we're all gods eh ;) :D
howzer23
12-02-2006, 19:51
yeah but i reckon if you were to race your self on the thou and six you would be noticibly quicker on the thou (assuming you are as competent on both) because of the massive power difference between the two (60-70hp) and the very small difference in wieght and the fact that the new thous are so well balanced and controllable (exclude ZX-10 :D )
and i see what you're saying about certain bits of the road but the TT course is a real road and if you were out for a run with your mates on it and timed the whole course the thou would pretty much devastate the six, theres no doubt the six's are ballistic (i loved all mine!) but the thou is just a different animal
look at the times also on the PB test track! especially Vulcans which is where most people assume a six would be quicker!
and thanks for the comments i'm well happy with both and feel very lucky to have them both! (took alot of work though!)
Howzer
The Admiral
12-02-2006, 19:51
I'd still prefer an Aprilia Falco in silver :p :utahere:
Rog ;)
http://www.aprilia.com/uk/models03/road/dati//foto_mod_pg_160_1059401117.jpg
howzer23
12-02-2006, 19:52
well i can say i'm by no means a god! trying though..... :D
howzer23
12-02-2006, 19:56
joking aside the falco isn't all that bad! during a money saving period i bought a 97 VTR 1000 and i really was surprised! very competent machine and a tool for back wheel abuse! :D
Originally posted by howzer23
well i can say i'm by no means a god! trying though..... :D :crackup: me too.when I tell the kids what I've been up to,I suddenly become greater than rossi (bless their little mis-guided hearts) :)
howzer23
12-02-2006, 19:58
my other baby that i had to sell to get the evo :cry: 95 rm 250......now thats a good way of improving road skills i really noticed the difference in my riding and control, especially when your tyres start to slide or front end tucking.
**** man,thats a tidy garage,did you plasterboard your walls?
(used to have an rm250 too!) :coolsm: wicked power delivery :crackup: :crackup: :coolsm:
The Admiral
12-02-2006, 20:06
Yeah - I used to ride trailies - great fun :D
I now like pottering about on a bike with character, rather than pushing it on the road - that's what my EVO's for :D :coolsm:
That is until I build up my no claims again and buy one of these (http://xfer.gofastvideo.com/gallery/getitem/330/1/Busa-turbo.wmv) :eek: :D
Cheers :)
Rog
howzer23
12-02-2006, 20:12
Yep i like a tidy garage! i managed to get perfectly fitting carpets to put the bikes on too (a bit sad maybe!), the RM was a viscious b'stard!!!! loved it though! only did about 5 races on it before i sold it but did a heap of practice on it it was way too advanced for mr too race though used to come off the track and i couldn't eben undo my armour or helmet i was that knackered! i would love to get a RMZ250 or YZ250f (the four stroke one) i have a mate with one and it is so much easier to muscle around and you don't have to be as good to get better results!
Rog thats a fair machine, good luck with the corners......i'll look out for a hiyabusa shaped hole in the hedges around scotland!! :crackup:
Howzer
howzer23
12-02-2006, 20:16
don't suppose anyone is looking for a 600 in very original colours my friend is selling it just now....
real bike trivia!
10 points for anyone who can identify the paint job.....
rm250 = forearm pump :D
gonna sort my garage in spring,if the wife doesn't keep lobbing crap in it when i'm not here :mad:
hayabusa shaped holes in hedge :crackup: :crackup: will be a proper weapon tho!
howzer23
12-02-2006, 20:24
your not wrong with forearm pump!!! major pain the day after raceday, honestly woke up and had to get the other half to help me outta bed!
i see Performance bikes are building a 250MPH turbo hiyabusa :eek: :eek:
Howzer
I like ghostriders 400 bhp jobber :coolsm:
The Admiral
12-02-2006, 20:27
If it's good enough for Ghostrider, then it's good enough for me :crackup:
Think the rush hour GR was done on a tuned Gixer1000 and the 200mph wheelies on a turbo 'Busa?
One of each then, please :D :coolsm:
Rog
howzer23
12-02-2006, 20:30
yep your right, i just got ghost rider 4 but it's not as good as the last 3....
howzer
The Admiral
12-02-2006, 20:31
I might just stick to his BMX - absolute Class :crackup:
Rog
Originally posted by The Admiral
If it's good enough for Ghostrider, then it's good enough for me :crackup:
Think the rush hour GR was done on a tuned Gixer1000 and the 200mph wheelies on a turbo 'Busa?
One of each then, please :D :coolsm:
Rog those wheelies were mint :crackup: **** my sides every time I watch it.The gixer isn't a slouch either.Did you see the snowmobile sequence?that was class
Originally posted by The Admiral
I might just stick to his BMX - absolute Class :crackup:
Rog yeah,goading the police rider into a race :crackup:
howzer23
12-02-2006, 20:35
yeah them riding across water!!!! mental!! and the guy in the M coupe was quite handy!
and rog the BMX is class!
I was quite amused by the evo6/scooby run .even though they chickened it and went out early morning.The best bit ever was the volvo cop car crashing at the beginning at a set of lights :crackup: :crackup:
The Admiral
12-02-2006, 20:45
Haven't seen all of GR4 yet... Wasn't this Volvo (http://web.telia.com/~u58210379/Bjorcksbusbil2005trailer.wma) was it :eek: :crackup:
Rog ;)
:eek: nope.that was mental :crackup:
Originally posted by howzer23
don't suppose anyone is looking for a 600 in very original colours my friend is selling it just now....
real bike trivia!
10 points for anyone who can identify the paint job.....
think that paint job is from yoshimura,s hayabusa race bike :D
ps dont go dirt bike riding on your own
howzer23
12-02-2006, 21:37
yep! 10 points yoshimura xr1....
Originally posted by blakmak
I like ghostriders 400 bhp jobber :coolsm:
499 bhp busa actually :D
evo_dorset
13-02-2006, 08:54
Originally posted by dave1
ps dont go dirt bike riding on your own
lol smart :coolsm:
that took me an hour and a half to dig out i was sweating like micheal jackson in mothercare :blush:
Graham@York
14-02-2006, 15:18
Birdy
I think the new zx10 is no where near as good looking as the older version.
IMO the new R1 is the best looking by far,
Howzer
My mate let me loose on his British super stock K5 1000 at Cadwell last year and it was by far the best handling bike i have EVER been on, :coolsm:
The grunt out of corners and the grip out of corners has to be tried to be belived,
160 mph down park straight and it's STILL lifting the front wheel in the air, :D
The slipper cluch when coming down the gears was fantastic, it stops the rear chatter and stops it backing into corners,
Will some kind soul BUY ME 1 . ;)
howzer23
14-02-2006, 15:26
yeah i't's a fantastic bike, i've done abot 2500miles on mine so far and i still grin from ear to ear when i get on it, the power is just crazy! but so so much fun and very useable.
Howzer
p.s i also think the old ZX10 was better looking....for a kwak... :D
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