First photos of new ZX10r

**sosman** · 9th July 2010, 13:10

Hey look at that!...it works

**CHOPPA** · 9th July 2010, 22:57

http://www.mcnews.com.au/NewsArchive...10R_Suzuka.htm

**CHOPPA** · 9th July 2010, 22:58

How cool does Carbon fibre look!! Be interesting to see it in production and find out how there new engine configurement plays out

**Shaun P** · 18th July 2010, 19:32

Originally Posted by CHOPPA

How cool does Carbon fibre look!! Be interesting to see it in production and find out how there new engine configurement plays out

'First off, let’s dispel two wild rumors. The new 10R has neither a big-bang firing order nor a horizontal placement of its cylinders, despite fanciful speculation in lesser publications. Rumors of variable valve timing are also likely unfounded. Instead, we find an evolutionary literbike design of a traditional inline-Four engine wrapped in a perimeter-beam aluminum frame. '

http://www.motorcycle.com/manufactur...iew-89749.html

**McWild** · 19th July 2010, 11:22

Originally Posted by Shaun P

'First off, let’s dispel two wild rumors. The new 10R has neither a big-bang firing order nor a horizontal placement of its cylinders, despite fanciful speculation in lesser publications. Rumors of variable valve timing are also likely unfounded. Instead, we find an evolutionary literbike design of a traditional inline-Four engine wrapped in a perimeter-beam aluminum frame. '

http://www.motorcycle.com/manufactur...iew-89749.html

Wow that's disappointing, there goes any appeal it had to me out the window.

**imdying** · 19th July 2010, 16:07

Originally Posted by McWild

Wow that's disappointing, there goes any appeal it had to me out the window.

Why? Do you really need all the latest techno wizz bang stuff? They build a pretty sick litre bike, I don't think you'd be dissappointed with any of the ZX10Rs

**OnCam** · 19th July 2010, 16:31

heres a photoshop i found on flickr.com

**McWild** · 23rd July 2010, 13:53

Originally Posted by imdying

Why? Do you really need all the latest techno wizz bang stuff? They build a pretty sick litre bike, I don't think you'd be dissappointed with any of the ZX10Rs

I don't think I'd find them disappointing, but for the money I would prefer to just get an earlier model, if it were just going to be pretty much the same thing as last year and the year before that etc.

But more than anything I just want to see some different/interesting big name sportsbikes being made by the Big 4. I find innovation and taking a different route much, much more appealing than merely slightly rehashing last years model.

Want I want is a modern, reasonably priced bike, that in 15 years or so I can say, "Oh, a 2011 ZX10R, I remember when they first came out I'd spend all day looking through the window of Norjo's at it, they were the coolest thing in the world. And hey now that I have some money I can finally afford to own one, sure it may be a little dated but that first look at it when it came out was mind blowing!"

Essentially the equivalent of what a lot of the generations above mine had with bikes like RD350LCs, RGV250s, the first GSXRs etc. I seem to only find myself yearning after bikes that are already classics these days, because they're the only ones that still hold that fantastic appeal. And none of the bikes being released at the moment really have that same appeal, the appeal where you imagine yourself riding and owning one and being the happiest wee motorcyclist on the road.

The only ones that come close are the Desmosedici, which I will never own, MAYBE and I do say maybe the RSV4 factory and... that's about it. Everything else is just too same-y.

At the moment if I was given a choice between a mint RG500 and a new GSXR1000, monetary value aside (as in you couldn't sell one) I would take the RG. Hand down.

**imdying** · 23rd July 2010, 14:10

The way Japan is sitting if the papers are to be believed, we should be happy that they're still building them at all man. 'same-y' is fine when you're comparing awesome to awesome. You're crazy if you'd choose an RG500 over a new GSXR1000... given the age of it, it's a great weekend toy, but if you actually want to go riding, it's the GSXR every time.

**BIGBOSSMAN** · 3rd August 2010, 01:08

Originally Posted by McWild

At the moment if I was given a choice between a mint RG500 and a new GSXR1000, monetary value aside (as in you couldn't sell one) I would take the RG. Hand down.

Hmm, I've ridden both (owned an RG500 - great) and I've had a Gen1 an 3 ZX10R - There's no way I'd go back to a 1985 RG500, except for a nostalgic ride on a sunny afternoon.
Damn thing spat me off and practically killed me in '86, new sportbikes are way safer and easier to ride - despite the almost 100hp difference.

**eelracing** · 3rd August 2010, 01:30

Originally Posted by BIGBOSSMAN

new sportbikes are way safer and easier to ride - despite the almost 100hp difference.

I'd take the RG any day...the more involving the ride the better the buzz.

Taking away the track factor do we really wan't performance bikes that your granny can ride.Or do you want something that can challenge you at less than warp factor 9 on the road.

I've gotta side with McWild on this one and i've never even ridden an RG500.

**Gremlin** · 3rd August 2010, 01:36

pah, best of both worlds, mod an 04-05 ZX10R to put out more power...

power delivery akin to old, kinda like a large peaky 600. Only bike I've owned that I always thought was trying to kill me, and would laugh if it managed it.