ZX14R...why not?

**Toast** · 18th September 2005, 18:49

Has anyone seen this thing? Ugly from the side...but man that blue one looks awesome!! I wonder what it'll put out...

http://www.motorcycledaily.com/16sep...asaki_zx14.htm

**hXc** · 18th September 2005, 18:51

I don't think it's ugly. BMW's are ugly!

**Suney** · 18th September 2005, 18:52

Wow it does look very sweet from the front
Not my cup of tea though

**hXc** · 18th September 2005, 18:54

Would still rather have a 'busa

**cowboyz** · 18th September 2005, 19:05

oh Damn. Loving it. Got a reference to its specs?

**scooterboynz** · 18th September 2005, 19:05

Originally Posted by Toast

Has anyone seen this thing? Ugly from the side...but man that blue one looks awesome!! I wonder what it'll put out...

http://www.motorcycledaily.com/16sep...asaki_zx14.htm

of course the blue one looks the best!

**Toast** · 18th September 2005, 19:13

Originally Posted by scooterboynz

of course the blue one looks the best!

Agreed

(see profile pic)

**Toast** · 18th September 2005, 19:15

Originally Posted by cowboyz

oh Damn. Loving it. Got a reference to its specs?

Haven't seen any power claims...but guessing it'd be 170-180?

Is Honda gonna bring out that 200bhp thing that was rumoured a while ago? Was gonna be a VFR or something...I think...

**Hitcher** · 18th September 2005, 19:27

Originally Posted by cowboyz

oh Damn. Loving it. Got a reference to its specs?

It doesn't need specs. It's got perfect 20/20 vision...

**marty** · 18th September 2005, 19:33

ba-dum-dum ching!

Busa still holds the original title though.

**ducatilover** · 18th September 2005, 19:35

Originally Posted by Toast

Haven't seen any power claims...but guessing it'd be 170-180?

Is Honda gonna bring out that 200bhp thing that was rumoured a while ago? Was gonna be a VFR or something...I think...

well if they are about $2 i can afford one. looks fuken mint though except them lights. whats all this hp buisness?????????? havent you heard of torque?

thats what makes the 'busa go sorta fast........although i still don't like the look of 'em

**TonyB** · 18th September 2005, 19:58

Didn't read the whole thing, but didn't notice any actual specs.....Um, how can you copy that many words from the Kawasaki brochure and not at least give SOME idea of how how powerful it actually is?

**cowpoos** · 18th September 2005, 21:56

Originally Posted by ducatilover

well if they are about $2 i can afford one. looks fuken mint though except them lights. whats all this hp buisness?????????? havent you heard of torque?

thats what makes the 'busa go sorta fast........although i still don't like the look of 'em

erm....no...not torque....its mainly the areodynamics actually

Horsepower is only a caulculation of torque over time...
Revs multiplie torque,in a given time frame,gives you HP...the drag coe of the busa has more to do with topend than what most people are lead to believe...air creates a huge amount of fricton...its caulculation I can't remeber...find a fan that will blow a 300kmph wind at you standing up [u won't be able to stand or squat in that amount of wind...this is just an example]....then squat down...you'll more than halve the force...
halve that force and from memorie you require about 33% less HP!!!!

An engine is only a air pump...its all about flowing air...the higher the volume of air it can flow in a givin time frame the more efficient it will be and the more power it will make....its easy to make a high torque engine....under square bore...and long stroke...or a very large cylinder...your either alowing the explosion to last longer as in the case of the long stroke engine or allowing a bigger explosion [more air and petrol] ....the trick is with a powerful engine is producing a reasonable torque figure and be able to multiplie it with revs with the torque figure dropping off as little as possible...

chuck a higher HP engine in a busa...it will go faster...regardless of the torque figure!!!

**Mattyc** · 19th September 2005, 08:22

Originally Posted by cowpoos

chuck a higher HP engine in a busa...it will go faster...regardless of the torque figure!!!

Or just turbo it

roller bearing turbo, small intercooler, motec ecu, big fuel pump, injectors, custom plenum chamber .....ohh *touches self inappropriately*

you would be riding from gas station to gas station but a lot of fun in between ( i wont call them service stations because when was the last tim u got service )