omg!

**James Deuce** · 11th April 2006, 10:07

Originally Posted by gareth_d

i think its a sleeved(?) version of the old ZX9 engine, or perhaps a rebore of the 600 with some tweaks... be nice to see the naked Z750 with those pipes next to a Z1000 and see which looks best.

Nope it's a sleeved Z1000 engine.

**Big Dave** · 11th April 2006, 10:24

Originally Posted by Hitcher

Ooh err. Seriously nice arse!

If you're looking to join the Mike Oldfield reveival and play Tubular bells.

It's the form over function thing.

Part of the reason the Buells handle so well is 'mass centralisation' - eric even demonstrates its effect by holding a muffler at extended arms length and swinging it from side to side and noting how much effort is involved in changing it's direction.
He then hugs it against his chest and rotates his torso and there is significantly less effort to cahnge direction.

I now look at all that plumbing perched so high and aft and think how much better thay would be 'in the middle'. It's the worst place to hang a few kilograms short of the handlebars.

Even the new gixxers have started - the can is mostly underslung now with a little 'spout' out the side.

Conversely - they do sound bloody good exiting so high on the CB900 hornet.

**vifferman** · 11th April 2006, 10:45

Originally Posted by skelstar

Nice. It pisses me off no-end that my plate doesnt fit between my two cans (have removed mudguard)...

Can't you just put a bracket down between the cans? There are plenty of bikes (particularly Italian ones) that have a spindly bracket going down to a numberplate holder lower down.

**skelstar** · 11th April 2006, 10:49

Originally Posted by vifferman

Can't you just put a bracket down between the cans? There are plenty of bikes (particularly Italian ones) that have a spindly bracket going down to a numberplate holder lower down.

Yeah I have done that...not as cool as having the plate nice and high. Gives a good view of the big fat tyre at the back. Asthetic reasons of course.

**cowpoos** · 11th April 2006, 10:52

Originally Posted by Jim2

Don't forget that donation!

what the charity called? senile bearded bikers foundation?

**James Deuce** · 11th April 2006, 11:28

Originally Posted by Big Dave

I now look at all that plumbing perched so high and aft and think how much better thay would be 'in the middle'. It's the worst place to hang a few kilograms short of the handlebars.

All that plumbing weighs in at 50% of the stock can (which is bronze in colour, oval and sounds bloody nice - but you could use it to weight bodies and they'd never resurface) and is just above the centre of mass line, but quite a long way up from the centre of rotation. The stock can is also just below the centre of mass line and bisects the centre of rotation but is offset from the centreline of the bike.

Given the lack of mass and how much closer to the centrline the Laser system is,I would think it would still be a net reduction in rotational inertia.

**James Deuce** · 11th April 2006, 11:29

Originally Posted by cowpoos

what the charity called? senile bearded bikers foundation?

Call it whatever you want, so long as THIS particular senile bearded biker gets the money.

**Swoop** · 11th April 2006, 11:42

That is one damn nice looking bike!

**Pwalo** · 11th April 2006, 12:27

Originally Posted by skelstar

Shame the NZ plate wont fit between those cans.
Pwalo - I resent that!!!

Sorry mate. I'm just jealous. I thought you might go for the R6/GSXR600 look Jim. Nice short pipe would look pretty cool on the Z750, and get away from all this under the seat nonsense.

**et al** · 11th April 2006, 12:31

Sorry to rain on your parade Jim but don't you think the way the link pipes are routed spoils the whole thing? In my opinion it might look nice from the back, but fugly from the side. My advice to you is: get over it and get a Hornet!

**pzkpfw** · 11th April 2006, 12:37

Frankly I prefer the stock pipe.

I'll give you $50 for yours, as you know I'll need a spare one day...

:-)

Cheers,

**Nitzer** · 11th April 2006, 15:05

Tis a gorgeous bike. When I was looking for a new bike 6 months ago I seriously wanted a Z750s, unfortunately a bit out of my price range at the time. Had to settle for the SV650s instead. Maybe next time though!