Its your lifes getting a tad boring, give this a go:

[beanz]

1) Lock your big bike in the garage and purchase a Suzuki RG150.
2) Try to forget anything you already know about riding a motorcycle.
3) Learn to ride again on the RG, choosing a route to work with the busiest traffic and steepest hills.
4) Do this for 8 months, until you've forgotten how it felt to ride the big bike.
5) THEN, forget an appointment on the other side of town until 5min before it starts, and ask to borrow your workmates Kawasaki Ninja ZX9R!

HOLY SHIT! And I thought I was living before! :eek5: What a god damn rush! You will instantly let out an involuntary WHOO-HOO, leave a brown turd-trail down the street, and be grinning from ear to ear for a week!!

Man, that bike goes! 0-100 in 2.3 sec! (apparently)

[Storm]

Nice work mate!! :yeah: Hands stopped trembling yet and your big grin dropped off yet? :Punk:

[beanz]

Not really! And the hard-on hasn't died either!

[Storm]

Quick ! To the batcycle ! Find a woman and make it two quick rides in one day !!!!! :whistle:

[jrandom]

0-100 in 2.3 sec! (apparently)

This is entirely off the top of my head, right, so it's probably entirely wrong, but I seem to recall Burgess, or Rossi, or someone, or possibly someone else that talked to them, or maybe it was Colin Edwards, saying that the GP bikes are doing 0-100 in around 2.4, 2.5 seconds these days. This was in relation to the question of whether or not they were faster than the F1 cars by the same metric; I have a vague feeling they were, but, once again, don't quote me on that.

Now, I have the utmost respect for 9Rs, of course, but they're a bit of a tub compared to, say, RCV211s. Or is it RC211Vs?

And, of course, that nice man Hugh Laurie, in his book The Gun Seller, had a ZZR1100 doing nought to sixty in 2.3 at night on a wet road. But, then, he managed to include a factual error about a firearm in a book with 'gun' in the title, so I wouldn't put too much weight on his fictional protagonist's ZZR-launching abilities.

So, most likely, the real 0-100 time on a 9R with road tyres, ridden by a mere mortal, is upwards of 3 or 4 seconds.

Which, when you consider that it'd probably still beat a McLaren F1 or a Ferrari Enzo, is good enough for me.

[Jackrat]

Was a bit like that when I got off my old CB550 an got on a mates new GSX750.
YeeeeeeeHaaaaaaaaa,I want,so I went an bought :niceone:

[beanz]

Hell yeah! I had no idea bikes were that fast. Thats around 127HP ATW with 200kgs + rider. Insane.

And apparently a Triumph Daytona is the same weight with 167HP! With the risk of sounding like my dad, I'm amazed more people don't die on bikes!

(Excuse my ramblings... but the step from a RG150 to that beast is too much to keep quiet about!)

[Midnight 82]

:moon: Lucky im not bored then ay :msn-wink:

[Teflon]

Take a ZX-7 over the 9R any day.

I found the ZX9 to big physically, hated the handling, top end was really flat compared to a blade i rode couple of days earlier. Duing winter expect the carbs to ice. Only postive was the torque of the motor, quite torquey for inline 4.

[Two Smoker]

But take any big bike on a long ride, then jump back on the RG, and you will have a huge blast too......

The RG i have fun on whenever i get on it, its the dogs bollocks, sure the GSX-R600 i rode had razor sharp handling and nice power, sure the CBR1100XX did 0-100 in 3 seconds and would hit 240kmh in 4th gear, but i still get on the RG and have a fun time hehehe..... And its not just me, MR took my RG for a spin and came back with a smile on his face lol........

But its an awesome buzz to ride your first big bike aye Beanz :niceone: Im glad you had a blast :niceone:

[Antallica]

This is why I don't ride anyone elses cycle. Don't want to lose the enjoyment of mine, done it before and the FXR felt horrible!

[Kendog]

(Excuse my ramblings... but the step from a RG150 to that beast is too much to keep quiet about!)

I had a similar experience.

Been riding a FXR 150 for 3 years (only bike experience)
One weekend decided to try some bigger bikes, so went to 3 different shops.

Shop 1: Rode a Yamaha FZR 250 Loved the extra power and better handeling :yes:

Shop 2: Rode a Suzuki RF 400 Now we are talking :yes: :yes:

Shop 3: Rode a Kawasaki ZX6R, oh my god, this blew me away :yes: :yes: :yes: and a few weeks later I had my CBR (liked the riding position and throttle control better than the ZX)

[Timetogo]

Take a ZX-7 over the 9R any day.

I found the ZX9 to big physically, hated the handling, top end was really flat compared to a blade i rode couple of days earlier. Duing winter expect the carbs to ice. Only postive was the torque of the motor, quite torquey for inline 4.

The 9R probalby just needed some decent maintainence cause it'll stomp on a blade in a straight line and the carbs only ice if the coolant filter is blocked. Though i must admit in factory form the 9R doesn't handle as well as a blade but its easy to fix.
The daytona has 147 hp at the crank and less at the wheel.

The 0-100 kph time for a 9R is supposed to be 2.7 seconds and from 0-160 kph is 6.5
Weighs less than a VTR and a Daytona to :bleh:

Not that i'm biased or anything :cool:

[Teflon]

A freind is selling his ZX9 for $7000 @ Bikes n Bits here in Hamilton if anyones interested.

98 ZX9R
Green
27,000

Has a aftermarket exhaust so might need to be tuned, because top end seem a bit flat. Mechanically motor is mint, Cosmetically bike is in good condition.
He's just brought a VTR, so the ZX9 has to go.

If interested just message me with email address, will get back to you after long weekend.

[mattt]

Carbs ice my ass :finger:
....250cliks without trying is a neat trick though.

[aff-man]

AHHAHAHAHA now that would have been fun. I think it's something like 3.3 or 3.4 secs for the 0-100. Still you have a very nice workmate

[Timetogo]

A freind is selling his ZX9 for $7000 @ Bikes n Bits here in Hamilton if anyones interested.

98 ZX9R
Green
27,000

Has a aftermarket exhaust so might need to be tuned, because top end seem a bit flat. Mechanically motor is mint, Cosmetically bike is in good condition.
He's just brought a VTR, so the ZX9 has to go.

If interested just message me with email address, will get back to you after long weekend.

If its a C1, thats a good buy, it would need dyno time with an aftermarket exhaust, the carbs don't work so good without it, it'd would go better with the original can.

[Sheep Dags]

getting back to the subject of jumping on a big bike after being on a small one... i just test rode frosty's zxr750 today after being on 250 strokes and shit it's quick! so much smoother in the corners too. i had so much fun i couldnt get off!! but getting back on my TZR250 was still real fun.

riding around the burbs is a bit frustrating on the zxr though, i really needed to take it onto some mean straights or something to get a real good test of speed. but yea, i didnt know bikes could go such mental speeds! - and thats only a 750 too :P

scary, scary shit, i'm sold!

[beanz]

Yeah, I'm sold too.

Getting sick of the RG... too light and noisy and gutless. Took it out to the open day at Pukekohe today (50ks each way), with my gf on the back, and was glad to get hm. The wind was quite strong too, so we were getting blown around a bit. Had to have the thing screaming at 10k all the way just to keep up with the traffic. Feel like I've had a full body workout! Great round town bike, but not nice on the open road.

So much smoother and quieter and relaxing on the zx9r. :ride:

Good to meet some of the KB crowd too. Big ups to Two Smoker for putting my bike through its paces.

[White trash]

Yeah, I'm sold too.

Getting sick of the RG... too light and noisy and gutless..

Noisey? Gutless? Get yourself an "Xtreme" Minimoto my friend. Imagine a Husky' chainsaw, big bore kit and an expansion chamber.

Chuck a couple of slicks at each end with a direct drive CAM CHAIN!, wind her up and let it rip.

Lots of fucken noise and vibration, fuck all forward motion. Good luck getting the dorris on the back though. ;)

[Teflon]

Carbs ice my ass :finger:
....250cliks without trying is a neat trick though.

Seen ZX6 and 7R's with carb heater kits, why is this?. Icing only occured when i thrashed the shit out of it, then backed off. But if you ride it like a Nana seemed to be alright.

[Two Smoker]

BAH, All this big bike shit...... Ill take the RG, you take you big hunks, and the road of choice is Whangamata to Waihi, a nice section of Tight stuff and a few straights....... lets see who's infront.......

[Bonez]

Was a bit like that when I got off my old CB550 an got on a mates new GSX750.
YeeeeeeeHaaaaaaaaa,I want,so I went an bought :niceone:
I HAVE both :Punk:

[Ghost Lemur]

BAH, All this big bike shit...... Ill take the RG, you take you big hunks, and the road of choice is Whangamata to Waihi, a nice section of Tight stuff and a few straights....... lets see who's infront.......

BAH, All this big bike shit......, aye? Does that mean you don't want the k5gixxer? :shifty:

I'll buy it for a dollar. :killingme

[Two Smoker]

BAH, All this big bike shit......, aye? Does that mean you don't want the k5gixxer? :shifty:

I'll buy it for a dollar. :killingme
Well naturally i need it for racing........ :shifty:

[Timetogo]

Seen ZX6 and 7R's with carb heater kits, why is this?. Icing only occured when i thrashed the shit out of it, then backed off. But if you ride it like a Nana seemed to be alright.

Carb Icing!!!

"All that is happening is that the fuel evaporating in the carbs makes them cold, and in a damp atmosphere ice forms inside the carbs. Because of the chilling effect of the fuel evaporation within the carbs, this can happen at outside' temperatures of up to 5 Celcius. This initially blocks the smallest jets in the carbs and affects the engine at low revs. The more mixture that passes through the carbs, the worse it gets, so riding fast (or revving the engine at a standstill) makes it worse.

The simple solution is to stop and kill the engine (which stops any more ice forming) as soon as you notice a problem, and wait for the engine heat to thaw the ice. Obviously this is inconvenient! The best solution however is to buy some Silkolene Pro-FST (fuel additive) :wait:

[Teflon]

Carb Icing!!!

"All that is happening is that the fuel evaporating in the carbs makes them cold, and in a damp atmosphere ice forms inside the carbs. Because of the chilling effect of the fuel evaporation within the carbs, this can happen at outside' temperatures of up to 5 Celcius. This initially blocks the smallest jets in the carbs and affects the engine at low revs. The more mixture that passes through the carbs, the worse it gets, so riding fast (or revving the engine at a standstill) makes it worse.

The simple solution is to stop and kill the engine (which stops any more ice forming) as soon as you notice a problem, and wait for the engine heat to thaw the ice. Obviously this is inconvenient! The best solution however is to buy some Silkolene Pro-FST (fuel additive) :wait:

Is it somthing to do with Kawasakis ram air setup?. I've heard GSXR's do it, but never experienced it riding them.

Just looking at your previous post concerning what model it is, yes it is a C1.

[Timetogo]

getting very side tracked here but it seems to be my fault, sorry beanz....... never mind. Mines a C2, the thing is all the ZX9R's have carbs, most of the newer stuff is injected and the ram air makes it worse, though it is particularly good for horse power :2thumbsup but its not a problem with the carb warmers, unless maintainence is a bit slack, particularly here at this time of the year :wavey: Actually mine is halfway across the mediteranean at the moment, heading in your direction so it should be nice and warm ;)

[Kickaha]

Is it somthing to do with Kawasakis ram air setup?. I've heard GSXR's do it, but never experienced it riding them.

Just looking at your previous post concerning what model it is, yes it is a C1.
Ducati had the same problem back as far as 1994 as my brother found out on his new 750SS,the dealer said it was a NZ only problem,and tried selling him some kind of kit with different float bowls to fix it

[Timetogo]

Ducati had the same problem back as far as 1994 as my brother found out on his new 750SS,the dealer said it was a NZ only problem,and tried selling him some kind of kit with different float bowls to fix it

"Bollocks" as they say locally, dealers talk rubbish sometimes, its a problem anywhere there is a cold air for quite a few bikes & cars as i discovered

[marty]

heer's some stuff out of my airplane tech notes - pilots have to deal with carb icing all the time, and it's not a simple as pulling over and letting it melt!

[Timetogo]

:yes: that lots better than my explanation