ZX14 versus Hayabusa

**Mrs Busa Pete** · 26th May 2006, 18:07

went to see zx14 at mount eden to day left there not convinsed that i should change demo in store mid july i think he said . is there a comparison of the two out there on the web

**Qkchk:Me** · 26th May 2006, 18:36

Yeah one is farken ugly and the other is a Suzuki

**UrbanMyth** · 26th May 2006, 19:18

yes very ugly but when they 1st announced the zx1400 they said it would be back on top of the fastest bike list like the zzr1100 was for ages.But suzuki countered with the promise of how awesome the '07 busa will be.

**Titanium** · 26th May 2006, 19:27

try http://bmwk1200s.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3390

Click the links for the 2 articals at top of posts.

Cheers

Peter

**UrbanMyth** · 26th May 2006, 19:45

wow cheers bmw your a top bloke
Haha watch all the suzuki die hards deny this.Kawasaki should have made a 1300 to really compete though i guess

**Titanium** · 26th May 2006, 20:05

pleasure is all mine .....

Remember to read the bits about the BMW K1200 S

Cheers

Peter

**Sensei** · 26th May 2006, 21:40

Doesn't mater if someone makes a faster bike any more the BUSHA has made its mark on been a Legend ! & will keep selling bikes based on that .

**Marmoot** · 27th May 2006, 10:32

unexpectedly saw 1 black zx140 past me in the NW m'way 2 nighs ago.

Damn bastard looked great........

**Edbear** · 27th May 2006, 10:56

Excellent link BMW! Well written test, but merely confirms my view that modern bikes are, or should be, about what type of riding one wants to do. My personal preference in that group would be the Blackbird, closely followed by the legendary, (and deservedly so!), 'Busa. But I bet the new owners of the Kwaka will just be loving their bikes! How many of us will have the necessary cojones, ability, time, space and opportunity to work out a significant difference on NZ roads? I bet our local KB Blackbirder would have something to say about the observations in the test, too!

**mynameis** · 27th May 2006, 12:58

The ZXR 1400 is a ugly peice of shit, which looks something like a cross breed between a motobike and a rickshaw lol .. it's a fat ugly and chunky meat. In terms of power and torque did a bit of search it still in "TBA" stage to be announced.

But I reckon if they keep on competing they will end up with 2000c bikes which wont even look like bikes nemore..but the busa is a dream mate ! Smooth as anything ! Raaaah Go the busa anyday !

**Mrs Busa Pete** · 27th May 2006, 13:13

from behind and to the side i could sort of see a gpx1000rx with a 45angle at the front .11-12 thousand to change that is a paint job/turbo/and pipe plus some change.do bikes get slow or do we just expect that first time feel every time?

**Quasievil** · 27th May 2006, 14:06

Originally Posted by mynameis

The ZXR 1400 is a ugly peice of shit, which looks something like a cross breed between a motobike and a rickshaw lol .. it's a fat ugly and chunky meat. In terms of power and torque did a bit of search it still in "TBA" stage to be announced.

But I reckon if they keep on competing they will end up with 2000c bikes which wont even look like bikes nemore..but the busa is a dream mate ! Smooth as anything ! Raaaah Go the busa anyday !

Well youre a Noob arent ya? Ugly piece of shit? ugly fine if its not your cup of tea, but a piece of shit? youre obviously an idiot its not only the result of a great deal of work as well as the top performing hypa sport tourer bike currently on the market, but it has taken the crown of the Busa? to have a little no body from Auckland calling it a piece of shit is laughable.Have you seen it , have you riden it, I think not.
you sound like a threatened busa lover.
go sell your bike you arent worthy to ride the brand

**Mrs Busa Pete** · 27th May 2006, 15:00

it looks the part, only a super car or bike can look radical and get away with it rather than being an up scale of a smaler model

**UrbanMyth** · 27th May 2006, 15:06

right on Quasievil

**Blackbird** · 27th May 2006, 15:14

Originally Posted by Edbear

Excellent link BMW! Well written test, but merely confirms my view that modern bikes are, or should be, about what type of riding one wants to do. My personal preference in that group would be the Blackbird, closely followed by the legendary, (and deservedly so!), 'Busa. But I bet the new owners of the Kwaka will just be loving their bikes! How many of us will have the necessary cojones, ability, time, space and opportunity to work out a significant difference on NZ roads? I bet our local KB Blackbirder would have something to say about the observations in the test, too!

IMHO, they're all fantastic bikes with strong points and weaknesses like any bikes. In the end, the choice will either be about what each bike does for you at an emotional level, or wanting the latest and brightest. Having the cojones to extract the most from any of these bikes is a valid point. Despite all the willy-waving about how good certain people on KB are, the most telling statement I've ever seen is from Kenny Roberts Snr. He has Gixxer 750 and Gixxer 1000 road bikes. He said that his preference is the 750 because he can get close to extracting everything it has to offer. He said that the 1000 scares him before he even gets close. I think that puts it nicely in context.

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