with the weather being :shit: of late.. thought I would take avantage of "the not to bad weather today" and take my new steed for a ride :smiley: I'm running it in at the moment so it's to early to compare this model with my previous df8 2008 model. it seems alot smoother than the previous model :yes: but will need to wait till the beast is run in before I can stretch its legs and compare it with my df8 model. only took one pic :sad: which won't please the wolf :no: but it was warmer on the bike than standing around :smiley
(http://i335.photobucket.com/albums/m474/02zx7r/DSCF5833-2.jpg)
Nice looking bike - not sure whether or preferred the full on metallic green colour but still a handsome bike. Collected the tank cover from post office yesterday. All good so will fit when I've got a spare hour or so.
Thanks for that, I may just get a tank bag now.
TT
Quote from: tommytool on December 09, 2012, 05:42:39 PM
Nice looking bike - not sure whether or preferred the full on metallic green colour but still a handsome bike. Collected the tank cover from post office yesterday. All good so will fit when I've got a spare hour or so.
Thanks for that, I may just get a tank bag now.
TT
Ian.. it would be a waste if you never used a tank bag :yes: I find the minear tank bag which is the medium size which is 12 ltrs unexpanded and 21 ltrs expanded and is big enough without the need to expand and it's not to bulky, and yet.. it still big enough when unexpanded to get all the essentials and alot more that we need in a hurry :smiley: I've tried the next size up which is the Alpha design, but found it to be to bulky even when unexpanded, just a thought :yes: to save you buying something that may not be right for you. p.s the tank bag in the pic on my zzr1400 is the small tweety design which is dam handy for those local ride outs :smiley:
Dave that's a sweet looking bike. I'll fetch my lid over tomorrow and take it for a spin and see how it compares with the mighty GTR. :whistling:
Only kidding of course! :mfr_lol:
Quote from: Lonewolf on December 09, 2012, 08:15:55 PM
Dave that's a sweet looking bike. I'll fetch my lid over tomorrow and take it for a spin and see how it compares with the mighty GTR. :whistling:
Only kidding of course! :mfr_lol:
well I'm only running it in at the moment :smiley: so I'm sure it would campare just fine :mfr_lol:
That is a great looking bike Dave.............BUT FFS those standard pipes have to go my friend :yes:
Quote from: olde coney on December 10, 2012, 08:07:42 AM
That is a great looking bike Dave.............BUT FFS those standard pipes have to go my friend :yes:
I tend to agree about the exhausts :yes: I'm going today to check out theses. "links below" not sure which would look the :cool: est :smiley: either full carbon with carbon outlet or powder coated black with the carbon outlet :undecided: so going to see them in the "flesh" factory not to far away, have you heard of theses exhausts, been told their excellent quailty :smiley: here the links to the two types that I'm thinking of getting :smiley:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/150950888529? ... 1438.l2649
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/160926025168? ... 1438.l2649
mmmmmmmm. I think the second ones look better but that's just my view
Any chance of Akrapovic pipes, they look the dogs danglies, and sound great too...pricey though :yes:
Dave has contacts in the trade and no matter what he wants for the bike he can get it at 50% discount. Even his ZZR was discounted by 50%!
Unbelievable but true......
Quote from: olde coney on December 10, 2012, 08:07:42 AM
That is a great looking bike Dave.............BUT FFS those standard pipes have to go my friend :yes:
yes I do tend to agree on the powder coated black looking better :smiley: the full carbon looks to much! it may be just the light shining on them will need to view the carbon in the "flesh" before I decide :smiley: Akrapovic are :cool: but not that much :cool: er as far as the cost is concearned :no: take a look at this :shocked: and if you want road legal it's an extra £218.50 double :shocked: http://www.sportsbikeshop.co.uk/motorcycle_parts/content_prod/98583 there plenty of after market exhausts out there that are just as :cool: and sound just as good :smiley:
Quote from: Lonewolf on December 10, 2012, 08:41:17 AM
Dave has contacts in the trade and no matter what he wants for the bike he can get it at 50% discount. Even his ZZR was discounted by 50%!
Unbelievable but true......
Even his ZZR was discounted by 50%! I wish..!!!
Quote from: olde coney on December 10, 2012, 08:33:21 AM
mmmmmmmm. I think the second ones look better but that's just my view
Any chance of Akrapovic pipes, they look the dogs danglies, and sound great too...pricey though :yes:
just been to to view the exhausts and the carbon look a lot better in the flesh! so ordered a set of oval carbon 380mm with carbon outlet :smiley: I also like the new design of the carbon end cap :yes: which is not not just the normal oval shape design :no: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/150950888529 the carbon are also half the weight of the powder coated ones :clap:
Nice one Dave.now wont that look a lot better (and sound better too) :clap:
hi 2 kwacks i know the stock exhausts on the zzr look a bit large!!but after a while i got used tp the look of them.kawasaki must have spent time on the design ect of these pipes. you have spent a lot of money to buy this bike ,will the new pipes not effect the running or warranty on your bike.
Quote from: keith on December 10, 2012, 08:47:48 PM
hi 2 kwacks i know the stock exhausts on the zzr look a bit large!!but after a while i got used tp the look of them.kawasaki must have spent time on the design ect of these pipes. you have spent a lot of money to buy this bike ,will the new pipes not effect the running or warranty on your bike.
kawasaki have designed the standard exhausts to comply with the strict emissons, and can't see how just the after market cans using the standard header pipes would void your warranty or damaged the engine :no: even kawasaki themselves use after market cans on certain special editions models, which have the same fueling specs for the standard exhaust. which the after market exhaust is not change over till the bike is sold at the dealers, my zx6r had a akrapovic end can on fitted at the dealers, they removed the standard exhaust and fitted the after market exhaust it did not effect the running of the bike or void the warranty or need re-mapping, also the zzr1400 did a special edition model with the same cans that were factory fitted, also suzuki do the hayabusa with factory fitted yoshimura end cans as a special edition model, road legal i.e "with the db killer inserted" end cans connected to the original header pipes will not effect the running of the bike, they are designed not to need any re-mapping, I'm not changing the header pipes just the end cans :smiley: theses cans are tested out on a dyno to ensure they don't effect the running of the bike. I had a aftermarket remus on the gtr and that did not alter the running of the bike either. it also states in the description of the exhaust cans, that there is no need to re-map.. and qoute.. from this link http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/150950888529? qoute.. "designed to give maximum power without the need to alter the fueling"
Dave .. the ZZR is just :cool: :cool: but a set of carbon Akros would be the icing on the cake .... enjoy running it in before the snow arrives !! :laugh:
I had Akros on my 2007 ZZR 1400, looked awesome and sounded just as good :yes:
I do agree with dave though as they are very pricey..........but as they say "you pay your price and take your choice"