I bought this one new in aug 2000,this is the last of the SRAD shape,and the second fuel injected model.I ran it in as per manual.Always kept the services ect up to date.Had it two years in which time I fitted first a kerker muffler(did 118rwhp on dyno),then a yoshi rs3 exhaust(ran 119 hp with no setting up),opened up the airbox,TRE mod,k&n and remapped it,I also had yosh rearsets on it and dropped 1 tooth on the front sprocket.I then traded it with 15000k's on the clock to baycity m/c's(I removed all the good bits).They sold it to some guy for a couple of months,who then traded it back to them(for a ZX12 too,same as me).Then Jimbo750 bought it from them,he owned it for just over a year,then traded it in at Holeshots on his newer one.My mate saw it there,so I went to have a look at the old girl,took it for a ride and traded the ZX12 back on it(and draco's 400...)It had 34000 k's on it.It now has just clicked over 40,000.
O.k. that's the history lesson over with.
In the time I've owned it the only thing I've replaced(other than oil and filters)was the front wheel bearings,and a few clutches.The clutches were from dragracing it,I'm a killer on clutches though,I usta go through 1 per meeting(I also only got 2-3 meetings on a ZX12 clutch).I've never had to replace one on the road though.
Anyone who's ridden with me can attest to the fact that I'm not kind to my bikes,this one spends a good part of it's life at high rpm on the rear wheel,and this has proved to be a really strong,reliable machine.
Performance wise,it goes very well,it will run a 11 sec 1/4 mile with my 95kg on it,and I've seen 270kph on the speedo,still accelerating.It loves rpm though,and really doesn't start pulling hard 'till 9000rpm,but from there pulls hard all the way to the rpm limiter(about 13500 rpm).Will pull wheelies effortlessly in 2nd up to about 120kph,and with a bit of a hump to launch off will come up in third up to about 160kph.
Handling is almost faultless,corners with the best of them(as long as you don't stuff up all suzuki's good r&d and fit a 180 rear)and is fairly stable,so much so that I was running it with no steering damper for a while.I've now raised the rear approx 10mm(adjustable with shims)and fitted an aftermarket steering damper.I feel with this setup you really couldn't get a better handling machine.
I'm in no hurry to sell it again,and another of my good freinds also has one rides very much the same as me,also has had no problems and is also not even considering selling his.These bikes are great value,I really don't think anyone would regret buying one.
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) and my other mate has also done this in the past...
yep i can attest to its extreme speed, and also from what i have seen, in the few seconds i see Death, it is a very stable machine, whether it is on 1 wheel or 2 wheels.......
Originally Posted by DEATH_INC.
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