2010 Kawasaki Z1000

**James Deuce** · 19th December 2009, 06:25

New frame, new suspension config, funky fork covers, usual modern metalwork abomination masquerading as mufflers, illegible dash - totally updated and modern then!

http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/159/52...irst-Ride.aspx

**crazyhorse** · 19th December 2009, 06:28

Well, ummmm.... I think it kinda looks more like a buell. Short in the wheel base and all.

**nallac** · 19th December 2009, 06:47

not to bad...got a bit of a Super Duke look to it, all angles...

**vifferman** · 19th December 2009, 09:34

"...the engine features hot rod tuning tricks including a 16-valve cylinder head operated via dual overhead camshafts."

Huh?
"Hot rod tuning tricks"?

I thought most modern engines featured 16-valve DOHC engines, whereas I doubt whether many actual hot rods do...

**James Deuce** · 19th December 2009, 10:01

Originally Posted by vifferman

"...the engine features hot rod tuning tricks including a 16-valve cylinder head operated via dual overhead camshafts."

Huh?
"Hot rod tuning tricks"?

I thought most modern engines featured 16-valve DOHC engines, whereas I doubt whether many actual hot rods do...

Written by Merkins.

**vifferman** · 19th December 2009, 10:07

Originally Posted by James Deuce

Written by Merkins.

For dumbasses?
It's lazy, cookie-cutter journalism.
(Nowhere near as good as the prose that guy who writes for KiwiRider would've delivered).

**KwakaZM** · 19th December 2009, 10:13

IMO it looks like a beefier version of the Aprilia Shiver... Looks pretty mean though...

**one fast tl1ooo** · 19th December 2009, 11:27

Thats one rad lookin bike... should be a blast to ride

**Slyer** · 19th December 2009, 11:38

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...d.php?t=110289

http://www.bikewalls.com/motorcycles...llpapers/Naked
Some super high quality photos there. ^^

**Clivoris** · 19th December 2009, 19:50

Oh dear. It's entirely possible that the exhaust is the best bit, as far as looks are concerned. It's no Buell.

**pzkpfw** · 19th December 2009, 20:15

Air funnels into the resonator chamber-equipped airbox which produces a similar sound effect to a person blowing over the top of an open glass bottle. This greatly enhances the intake sound while riding and ultimately creates a more thrilling riding experience.

Glad they don't use English over there.

**vifferman** · 19th December 2009, 20:20

"Air funnels into the resonator chamber-equipped airbox which produces a similar sound effect to a person blowing over the top of an open glass bottle. This greatly enhances the intake sound while riding and ultimately creates a more thrilling riding experience."
What's up with that?

I was reading about one of the new Lexiiiii which had a similar thing - the'd designed the zorst and intake so it was quiet up to 3k-ish rpm, and then did the resonatey thingo to sound like a Formula1 race car.