I wanna new bike.

[blacksheep]

that z1000 is nice,apart from the fugly pipe.the fz's pipe is not that pretty but i still could of lived with it (it now has a de-baffled leo-vince on it now),the fz's pillion grips took mrs blacksheep a while to get used too,got a ventura on it now so lots to hold on to

[SPman]

Naaaaaaaaa they is too fast au!....

And you are looking at an FZ1?................

[NZsarge]

fwiw i love mine,use it mainly two up but its still lots of fun solo.

Go with the Fazer. Much better all-round proper motorcycle.



The Zed Thou's a twitchy buzzy wheelie-mad little beast with no pillion accommodation worth mentioning. Cool, but not really my thing (at least not to the extent of wanting to own one) and probably not yours either.

Hey I might be bias but....fair call i'd say.

Put a slip on the FZ1 as soon as you can if you get one, i've just put an Arrow on mine and I freakin' love it.

[avgas]

New fazer is sexier now, especially the FZ1N.
but i bought a fazer because i couldn't afford a Z1000......
In saying that though the new z1000 i uglier than the old one???? and the exhaust is retarded lookin. Gimmie the 4 into 2 into 4 any day.

[Maha]

Go with the Fazer. Much better all-round proper motorcycle.



The Zed Thou's a twitchy buzzy wheelie-mad little beast with no pillion accommodation worth mentioning. Cool, but not really my thing (at least not to the extent of wanting to own one) and probably not yours either.

I take your advice very seriously...even though you enjoy throwing bikes at the ground...

Neither of them will feel like a nice bike to ride until you do the suspension. The Zed especially.

Dont say that Jimmy Rua....I am suspensioned out!....

...sounds like a bit of you Mr Maha

The twitchy buzzy ?.....

Mate - unless there's something wrong with the Triumph I'd be inclined to keep it.... I reckon it's a great bike... and my little boy loves it (have to admit his Dad doesn't mind it so much either)

Just my 5c (and coming from a '94 RF owner with 97,000 on the clock... )

Hey I like it too, very much, but time has come, I have owned it longer than any other bike I have had. It will have to go to good home. I will put it on tradeMe as Classified within the next few days.

[martybabe]

The yam is a clear winner in the looks department imo, anything beyond that is beyond me. Enjoy which ever you choose.

[jrandom]

Oh, for what it's worth, I haven't ridden the current Z1000, just the previous model. Maybe Kawasaki's toned it down and smoothed it out a bit.

Whatever the case, get those test rides happening!

[kiwifruit]

I want a new drug, one that won't make me sick, one that won' make me crash my car, or make me feel three feet thick.

[jrandom]

I want a new drug, one that won't make me sick, one that won' make me crash my car, or make me feel three feet thick.

I don't like the drugs,
But the drugs like me.



I don't like the drugs, the drugs, the drugs...

[Rob Taylor]

Go Give Kerry Jeffs a ring on 021765912.He owns KTL motorcycles and will restore your faith in dealers and trade in prices.Easy guy to talk to,real down to earth....

[kiwifruit]

Go Give Kerry Jeffs a ring on 021765912.He owns KTL motorcycles and will restore your faith in dealers and trade in prices.Easy guy to talk to,real down to earth....

+1
Kerry is great to deal with

[oldguy]

Hey I like it too, very much, but time has come, I have owned it longer than any other bike I have had. It will have to go to good home. I will put it on tradeMe as Classified within the next few days.

I,m in the market for a track bike,

[Maha]

Go with the Fazer. Much better all-round proper motorcycle.



The Zed Thou's a twitchy buzzy wheelie-mad little beast with no pillion accommodation worth mentioning. Cool, but not really my thing (at least not to the extent of wanting to own one) and probably not yours either.

So Dan....what do you think about theses.......

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/List...x?id=141990237

[AllanB]

For $14k you could buy a brand new Hornet 900 ($11) and take a trip to Robert Taylor with the $3k change. There may even be $ spare to import a pipe from the USA (too expensive here).

My 10c worth is:

FJ - at that price its just to much for a old bike, should be 11 -12.
KZ - great reviews, but I'm not so big on origami styling and the mufflers suck.
Fazer - spunky in the naked model, great detail (check out the bar clamps). Ride one as some reviews complain about a weak bottom end

I'd be nagging Triumph dealers about a discounted Speed Triple as well.

[Maha]

For $14k you could buy a brand new Hornet 900 ($11) and take a trip to Robert Taylor with the $3k change. There may even be $ spare to import a pipe from the USA (too expensive here).

My 10c worth is:

FJ - at that price its just to much for a old bike, should be 11 -12.
KZ - great reviews, but I'm not so big on origami styling and the mufflers suck.
Fazer - spunky in the naked model, great detail (check out the bar clamps). Ride one as some reviews complain about a weak bottom end

I'd be nagging Triumph dealers about a discounted Speed Triple as well.

I have this on my watch list as well....http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/List...x?id=157195809.... the Kwaka is out of the running to be honest...the need for two riding at times puts it at the bottom