ZX6r back to 636cc?

[Usarka]

Was just looking at the kwakasaki website and the zx6r has gone back to 636cc displacement.

http://www.kawasaki.co.nz/kawasaki_c...36EDF&do=specs

Kind of sucks for our market, I was looking to go back from my sensible 750 to a 600cc pocket rocket to save ACC levies and have always had a hard on for the zx6r.

I wonder if other manufacturers are going to do the same.....

[PeloNZ]

Will $114.10 a year really stop you from buying the brand new bike you want?!

[LankyBastard]

If you can afford nearly $20g for the new zx6r then you wouldn't give a rats behind about the additional rego. The new bike looks frekin epic, buy it!!!

[SMOKEU]

I still can't figure out why people don't want to pay that little extra for vehicle licensing when they can clearly afford an expensive bike.

[James Deuce]

There's 3 other manufacturers with nice 600 Super Sports to choose from.

[MD]

have always had a hard on for the zx6r.

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+1

The 05/06 ZX636 was a damn good machine. Good to see them bring it back. This one sounds the business but can't say it's a Mila Kunis to look at. More of an Ena Sharples to me and rumour is it isn't going to be cheap.

[neil_cb125t]

Was just looking at the kwakasaki website and the zx6r has gone back to 636cc displacement.

http://www.kawasaki.co.nz/kawasaki_c...36EDF&do=specs

Kind of sucks for our market, I was looking to go back from my sensible 750 to a 600cc pocket rocket to save ACC levies and have always had a hard on for the zx6r.

I wonder if other manufacturers are going to do the same.....

Back when the first 636s came out they still made the 600cc for the racing scene, so by a 600 version, then purchase 4 636 pistons and bore out your bike thats registered as a 600cc....boring the cylinders is cheap and easy. quick tune up and you'll be pissing off bigger bikes with ease.

[CHOPPA]

Back when the first 636s came out they still made the 600cc for the racing scene, so by a 600 version, then purchase 4 636 pistons and bore out your bike thats registered as a 600cc....boring the cylinders is cheap and easy. quick tune up and you'll be pissing off bigger bikes with ease.

Except the RR was way more expensive and the close ratio box was not nice on the road

Hopefully the 600 that they bring out is a homologation special!

[Kermit250]

No 600 model is going to be released just old stock of the older 600.

They didn't make enough money the last time around so they are only doing the 636.

However there's no bore change with the new model over the last years, just a longer stroke with increased compression

However cams, number of injectors, etc have all changed with the new engine

[OnCam]

ive owned a 04 636 ninja, ridden the daytona 675 SE an now own a k9 gsxr600 and they all feel much the same power wise.
by the time you noticed it (if any) you will get used to it being such a small change. The 04 636 ran alongside the 600 suzuki loan bikes at hampton, your not going to peel away from another 600. the new 12 bike may be different, but so are the new suzi600's internally.

the biggest difference from experience was a -1 front sprocket , your barely going to be writing home about the extra 36cc or 75cc power.

im enjoying paying the 599cc rego costs when they all feel much the same in that category..that extra $100 per year you save can run you a track day on a saturday at puke for a change of scenery.

but i wouldnt let the the rego bracket stop you from owning what you want to own.

[breakaway]

I still can't figure out why people don't want to pay that little extra for vehicle licensing when they can clearly afford an expensive bike.

Because they can't really 'afford' it. It's bought with $2000 down and being paid off weekly over 72 months.

[madandy]

Because they can't really 'afford' it. It's bought with $2000 down and being paid off weekly over 72 months.

And the Rego too, at 3 month instalments...not a decent enough cost/saving to choose either although a 600 multi is better on fuel than. Litre twin to be sure, to be sure