zx10r got a tickle up

[kiwifruit]

In September i bought a 2004 zx10r from AFC in Palmerston North (good guys, go see them), what a bike but i couldn't help myself.... i had to muck around with it :D
So muck around i did!

First thing was a steering damper, hyperpro as i didn't really want to spend the fat end of a grand on one. This was probably the best mod, makes the bike alot safer on the road, esp with the condition of it in places. It did take the "holy shit" out of riding it which i did kind of enjoy tbh....... but its alot more ridable now.

Next was the exhaust.
Racefit growler thru my good man Jace at motostyle. 800 grams, hand made, grade one air craft titanium. :shit:
Bloody expensive and bloody loud. At first i thought i'd done the wrong thing, "its too loud!"..... after a few days i got used to it (already having a deaf right ear helps ;) )
Now i just love it, makes the bike, imho, s'not everyone's cup of tea of course, but I like it!!!! (thats all that matters innit?)

TRE
I couldn't stand the thought of not getting the full effect in the first 4 gears so (after much research) i got a timing retard eliminator from ivan's performance http://www.ivansperformanceproducts.com/
this smoothed the throttle response more than power increase, had the side effect of making it keen to climb up itself, all good.

Then came the power commander and K&n filter.
By now the bike was running alot worse than the factory set up, the PC didn't do anything to help this with the zero map it came with so off to GP Honda in Tauranga for a custom map :D (good guys, go see them)
The bike now pulls strong and smooth from bugger all to redline. What a difference! I even made it from Tauranga to Taupo without the fuel light coming on :-O

Now today i have had the suspension set up to Sport Riders' May 2005 issue recommendations and then tweaked from there. That made it feel alot better, twas very skippy before, even with my heavy arse on it. Am yet to get it fully sorted but its ALOT better than the previous state (all over the show!).

Also today ive fitted a smaller front sprocket (16T) :whistle:
The very short ride i had a few moments ago was pretty cool, makes the thing more of a unicycle than a motorcycle hehe.
Apparently the bike will still do 180mph before rev cut, that should be enough for me :yes:

To sum it up,
i absolutely love the bike, its a BEAST! Far too much bike for me :Punk:

[Fatjim]

very farkin nice!

[The_Dover]

I even made it from Tauranga to Taupo without the fuel light coming on :-O

holy shit bro, you do ride like a fag don't you?

[kiwifruit]

holy shit bro, you do ride like a fag don't you?

well, yes....
thats how you like it innit?

[Fishy]

Also today ive fitted a smaller front sprocket (16T) :whistle:


That confirms it bro....you are nuts!.

Those things get the front wheel skyward more than any other bike I have ever ridden and that was in factory trim.

[kiwifruit]

That confirms it bro....you are nuts!.

Those things get the front wheel skyward more than any other bike I have ever ridden and that was in factory trim.

Im not nearly as nuts as i used to be which is why i think im "ready" for such crazy power.
the bikes get faster, i get slower

[Cajun]

nice work bro.

pipe looks awsome

and 169 ponys @ rw all good

[Goblin]

To sum it up,
i absolutely love the bike, its a BEAST! Far too much bike for me :Punk:
Then you'd better give it to me!

Good onya! Can't wait to see and hear it in the flesh!:love:

[Gremlin]

That is one farken nice bike, and a very good job with all the bits :love: really... what else can be said?

wanna swap? :dodge:

[kiwifruit]

Cheers guys :D

can't wait to get outa here and ride the thing! 21 minutes to go :woohoo:

[bugjuice]

awesome stuff..
love toys..

[jade]

well the zx10r has to be my favourite bike, I just want to say that exhaust is the muthafucken bees knees, beautiful bike man ../saves pics

[saul]

Cheers guys :D

can't wait to get outa here and ride the thing! 21 minutes to go :woohoo:


Ok you've had far to much fun:rockon: no go and clean her:scooter: :yes:

[-df-]

169hp@RW....damn...

I have to say I'm a huge fan of exahusts under the rear seat...but that exhaust is making me change my mind...its damn sexy :love:

[kiwifruit]

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1102221445500472988&hl=en

heres a quick vid of the stock pipe vs the growler
its hard to fathom thru the pc speakers, but you get the general idea....

[Brett]

Mate, that bike is pure insanity, i really like what you have done with it!

[Leong]

Very Nice.... Sounds great too, You're on one of those motorcycling highs now aren't you!!:2thumbsup

Inspirational post!!

[sugilite]

Way To go man!!!
Sounds and looks fantastic. That custom map bought you some extra power eh!
Thanks for erm, showing us ya growler :Punk:

[onearmedbandit]

Awesome bike mate, absolutely love the look of the exhaust.

[bugjuice]

lol.. awesome clip.. can hear it for miles! And like the delayed camera wobble as a green blur streaks thru 2 frames..
Gonna see if I can make that my phone ringer!

[Sensei]

Great sounding Pipe Kiwifruit , I will try to get My RSVR Factory doing a take off & fly by soon & compare .

[beyond]

Errmm, after hearing that vid clip, would your can be legal perchance? :)

Very nice. :)

[Black Bandit]

WOW :gob: That exaust is sick.

I can feel the disapproving stares you'll be getting from your neighbours from here ... better make that your whole neighbourhood! Woohooooo :rockon:

[DMNTD]

Mate! Love ya growler man :shutup:
With ya on the -1 on the front too. Did the same and it sure creates the whole new bike eh :Punk:
Hugely impressed with your dyno run KF. They sure do know their bizzo down there eh. Did a great job on mine and have recommended them to all since.
Enjoy(DUH!) and hope to catch up sometime to compair ZX melodies :yes:

[Toaster]

Nice one dude.... great bike! great mods.

[andrea]

bro thats just too awesome:) sounds beaut and hauls ass too:)
"sigh" one day:mellow: one dayyyyyyyyyyy:drool: :drool: opps sorry was drooling again i forgot to put my dribble tray under my mouf :drool: again:drool: an awesome machine k im off now im starting to day dream of the black zxr10 with red flames again:love:

[Mental Trousers]

Living on Weetbix for the next 6 months then Allan?

[bugjuice]

Mate! Love ya growler man :shutup:
With ya on the -1 on the front too. Did the same and it sure creates the whole new bike eh :Punk:
Hugely impressed with your dyno run KF. They sure do know their bizzo down there eh. Did a great job on mine and have recommended them to all since.
Enjoy(DUH!) and hope to catch up sometime to compair ZX melodies :yes:

i can add the highs if ya want ;)
have thought about -1 myself, but the change in speedo and odometer keeps putting me off. you guys got a speedo healer?

[DMNTD]

i can add the highs if ya want ;)
have thought about -1 myself, but the change in speedo and odometer keeps putting me off. you guys got a speedo healer?
LOL...sounds good Buggy :dodge:
Nah I'm not remotely concerned re speedo healers and have never seen a reason for one.
5% out on the speed...whooopy! As far as adding extra kms,I'm not fussed either as I had mine installed within a 1000kms from new so easy to work out.

[-df-]

what sort of speed were you pulling there? She sure looked like she was moving!!

Oh...and very nice sound...would love to hear it in person.

[Cajun]

i can add the highs if ya want ;)
have thought about -1 myself, but the change in speedo and odometer keeps putting me off. you guys got a speedo healer?

-1 on front isn't a huge change it would acutally be more accurate due to factory speedo errors.

its more when you got -1/+2 like i did which thru the speedo out by 15% so i have put a speedo healer, -1 don't both just put it on, be on save side compare ya speedos to another bike or gps

[kiwifruit]

bro thats just too awesome:) sounds beaut and hauls ass too:)
"sigh" one day:mellow: one dayyyyyyyyyyy :drool: opps sorry was drooling again i forgot to put my dribble tray under my mouf again:drool: an awesome machine k im off now im starting to day dream of the black zxr10 with red flames again:love:

that day will come sooner than you think :rockon:


Living on Weetbix for the next 6 months then Allan?
naa! the joys of being single ;-)


Mate! Love ya growler man :shutup:
With ya on the -1 on the front too. Did the same and it sure creates the whole new bike eh
Hugely impressed with your dyno run KF. They sure do know their bizzo down there eh. Did a great job on mine and have recommended them to all since.
Enjoy(DUH!) and hope to catch up sometime to compair ZX melodies

cheers man
glad you like my growler :shit:
keen as too compare notes one day soon :yes:


what sort of speed were you pulling there? She sure looked like she was moving!!

Oh...and very nice sound...would love to hear it in person.

redline in fifth then some.... 290ish ( indicated, b4 the sprocket change )



cheers for the feedback everyone :-D

[emaN]

dude!
i so gotta follow you on the motoTT day to get onboard footage!
sounded wikkid the other day - i'm guessing it'd drown mine out!

:Punk:

[Matt Bleck]

Your right, that is far to much bike for you, best you take my SRAD and give me the 10 :done:

[kiwifruit]

Your right, that is far to much bike for you, best you take my SRAD and give me the 10 :done:

sounds cool bro, ive only got 2 fives tho...... that ok?

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[Paulus]

A friend of mine bought the new old stock 04 one that has been languishing in Norjos down here (Chch) for the last couple of years. The price he got it for was scary cheap - certainly made me take notice of what the bike market is obviously like at the moment. So far all he has done is the new front indicators and an Ohlins steering damper. He's only just finished running it in though. It's a great looking bike and funnily enough when I see it parked behind my trusty old 98 R1 the lines are almost identical. Shame they had to ruin the styling with that 06 abomination (no offence to 06 owners). I'd like to get an 04 one myself.

[Madmax]

Mine had the eng rebuilt at the first service went like stinke after that
:love:

[kiwifruit]

Mine had the eng rebuilt at the first service went like stinke after that
:love:

why the rebuild? doing some internal mods?

[Madmax]

A few was worth it though later:love:

[The_Dover]

do oil, filter and plugs count as "engine mods"??

[Fishy]

do oil, filter and plugs count as "engine mods"??

Bro if you cleaned your bike it would be about 10kg's lighter and go faster.

[kiwifruit]

A few was worth it though later:love:

what sort of mods?
im thinking of leaving the engine stock inside with a supercharger kit hanging off the side of it

[SPman]

sounds cool bro, ive only got 2 fives tho...... that ok?

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Hey - they're the same number......what you been up to.????????

[Fishy]

what sort of mods?
im thinking of leaving the engine stock inside with a supercharger kit hanging off the side of it

You what this...... http://www.muzzys.com/ZX10/ZX10_Turbo/index.html :yes:

[The_Dover]

Bro if you cleaned your bike it would be about 10kg's lighter and go faster.

Saturday bro, saturday.

It's my gift to Jaison.

[kiwifruit]

Hey - they're the same number......what you been up to.????????

:o
shhh!!

[kiwifruit]

You what this...... http://www.muzzys.com/ZX10/ZX10_Turbo/index.html :yes:

yes
but a super charger, like this: http://zx-10r.net/forum/showthread.php?t=28088
(without the long swingarm of course)

[Madmax]

kfed to him
:love:

[Shade]

That pipe,.... that sound..... awesome work dude!

[kiwifruit]

That pipe,.... that sound..... awesome work dude!

thanks bro
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[saul]

yes
but a super charger, like this: http://zx-10r.net/forum/showthread.php?t=28088
(without the long swingarm of course)

Mate it won't be long and you won't be able to go around the corners.:innocent:

No wonder you are trying to get a blimen drag day sorted:yes:

[Clivoris]

Nice ride you mental prick.:msn-wink: Read an article in "Performance Bike" about Race-Fit. Seemed like a bunch of keen lads but even they said they had doubts about the anti-social nature of the "Growler". You are a bad boy Kiwifruit.:yes:

[sprocket]

HIGH FIVE!!!! nice bike man love how you can hear it miles down the road, hrm... come to think of it, maybe we should dub some of that cheesy kawasaki music in with it could be the their next add "Kiwi styles":yes:

[terbang]

Jeez mate what a weapon. Looks nice too.

[Twig]

That's got to be one of the nicest looking pipes I've ever seen! What an awesome sound... Wake the dead! Perfect for driving the neighbourhood insane with an early morning warm up before your ride!

[speed63]

very nice....saw one just like it in vegas yesterday!!

[Clivoris]

very nice....saw one just like it in vegas yesterday!!

Welcome to the site man. Those fullas from vegas will ride anything I hear.

[kiwifruit]

very nice....saw one just like it in vegas yesterday!!

that was me :innocent:
welcome to the site, will no doubt catch up with you at some stage


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I've added a few more mods to the list.... (does it ever end?)
636 master front brake master cylinder & braided lines,
and a few suspension goodies :rockon:

[shafty]

Gotta agree thats a HORNY looking pipe, and great Vid clip, - you're worse than your Old Man Mate!!! Congrats!!

[kiwifruit]

Thanks Pete :D


i dunno about worse! maybe as bad

[speed63]

thanks for the welcome, great forum.. kiwifruit I thought it was you. I went for the Racefit Mega pipe. thanks for giving me jaces contact details

[Matt Bleck]

thanks for the welcome, great forum.. kiwifruit I thought it was you. I went for the Racefit Mega pipe. thanks for giving me jaces contact details

Welcome to the site, good to see you found the place.

We going to see you at taupo on friday?

[The Pastor]

what year is your bike?

And what does getting a smaller front sprocket do? Makes it wheelie more? What happens if you get a larger rear one?

[Gremlin]

And what does getting a smaller front sprocket do? Makes it wheelie more? What happens if you get a larger rear one?
Both make it wheelie more... The front sprocket teeth are normally said to have the effect of 3 rear teeth, however, its around a 2.4 ratio I think.

Ie, one down the front, is about 3 up at the back... going too small on the front can give you clearance issues with the chain, and depending on speedo drive, you can potentially have a mis-reading speedo... You end up with a faster accelerating bike (hence wheelies) and a lower top end, but when the bike does 300 or 290... well... really, who cares :devil2:

[kiwifruit]

what year is your bike?

And what does getting a smaller front sprocket do? Makes it wheelie more? What happens if you get a larger rear one?

2004

it gears it down a little :yes:

[kiwifruit]

thanks for the welcome, great forum.. kiwifruit I thought it was you. I went for the Racefit Mega pipe. thanks for giving me jaces contact details


no worries :D
careful, its kinda addictive modifying these bikes....

[speed63]

Welcome to the site, good to see you found the place.

We going to see you at taupo on friday?

Bit slow to get onto it just like on the track. Yes down tomorrow hope no wet stuff.

[speed63]

no worries :D
careful, its kinda addictive modifying these bikes....

I like the idea of the TRE modification. Budget will stop me going too far :yes:

[Mr. Peanut]

Fork cam looking past the front wheel... Please... *Droool*

Nice bike :D

[Timetogo]

:Punk: if you don't mind my asking, did you buy the pipe in this part of the world/cost?

[The_Dover]

fruityboy got his pipe from Jaison at Motostyle 09 3770651

cost $1200

[R6_kid]

that bikes got some balls. Sounds awesome out on the track, but surprisingly it isnt that loud when you're riding the bike. My friend said it looked like it was 'on rails' and it felt that way, being able to roll smoothly up and down through 2nd gear for the large part of the track meant the suspension was allowed to do its thing and deal with the bumps and lay the power down.

Did manage to lift the front wheel underpower, but i must be fat because it didnt do it as much as i was expecting... still got to 260kmh+ pretty fucking quick though!

[crash harry]

yes
but a super charger, like this: http://zx-10r.net/forum/showthread.php?t=28088
(without the long swingarm of course)

Why stop at that when Muzzys do a turbo kit for them... linky (http://www.muzzys.com/ZX10/ZX10_Turbo/index.html)

You think it wheelies NOW...

[kiwifruit]

dude!
i so gotta follow you on the motoTT day to get onboard footage!
sounded wikkid the other day - i'm guessing it'd drown mine out!

:Punk:

so did you get any footage man? :scooter:

[0arbreaka]

there goes the first box of tissues....

[0arbreaka]

how much did all that set you back?

[kiwifruit]

I went to get the suspension set up by Shaun Harris at Moto-Dynamix near New Plymouth today.
What a difference!!

Shaun asked me what i liked and disliked about the bike's handling, i did my best to tell him what i perceived the "problems" to be....
He then took the bike for a short ride to see for himself how the thing handled.
A few adjustments and then back out for another quick test ride.

Then it was my turn. I don't know what he did tbh but it worked!
The rear end is now spending twice as much time in contact with the road and the front feels sorted as.
Once i got on some roads i'd been on before, thats when the major differences showed themselves....
Without any suger coating, the thing is ON RAILS compared to its previous state..... much smoother with heaps less "poggo'ing" while still tracking as tight as ever.

I'm no expert so its hard for me to describe the difference this set up has made, lets just say its ALOT better :D

Thanks heaps Shaun, you're a clever bugger.

[Shaun]

Cheers mate, glad you mlike it, PS Most people just call me a Bugger

[kiwifruit]

how much did all that set you back?

16ish k

funny that the least expensive mods made the most performance difference, namely dropping one cog on the front, 636 master cylinder and the suspension set up

[saul]

16ish k

funny that the least expensive mods made the most performance difference, namely dropping one cog on the front, 636 master cylinder and the suspension set up


Hey put a few more 636 bits on it mate then you will have a real bike:done: heheheh:innocent:

[bugjuice]

see, told ya shaun was pretty good at summat..
he did the 636 too, completely transformed it. So much so that the change threw me for a bit. But came back with vengeance. Best mod ever.

[Shaun]

Nose picking, shit kicking yea yea Cheers Kit