new power for pens bike!!

Now that's just plain wrong! That is going to give me bad dreams tonight.

PLUMMEN wrote:

mark1122 wrote:

newd motorcyclist? where?:woohoo:

thats just craig out riding a v-max! :laugh:

irishwill wrote:

not to quell the banter...but any of you boys see the new motorcyclist?

check it out if ya get a chance

i have it.there is a 73 z1 900 and a new z1000 on the cover.

leon

kzz1p wrote:

Now that's just plain wrong! That is going to give me bad dreams tonight.

PLUMMEN wrote:

mark1122 wrote:

newd motorcyclist? where?:woohoo:

thats just craig out riding a v-max! :laugh:

That brings a whole new meaning to the old "Streaker" thing doesnt it.bj

me too...they kinda beat up on the z-1 and rave about the new z1000...not too bad but enough to show their lack of knowledge about bikes and what makes em super special...timeless..and top of the pile...it's like saying jimmy hendrix was good "for it's time" ect...or a 67 camaro was a big deal back then...ect..

in five yrs lets see which bike holds more national and world titles...or which one has more internet chatter going.....or even which sold more....the z1000 is another failed flop in the pan and will be turned away in sales...it's no ex500...or concourse ect...it will run a few yrs and then...psssst....

people walk right by a z1000 to get a look at a z-1....

531blackbanshee wrote:

irishwill wrote:

not to quell the banter...but any of you boys see the new motorcyclist?

check it out if ya get a chance

i have it.there is a 73 z1 900 and a new z1000 on the cover.

leon

I read it too. I was dissapointed on their perspective on the old girl. The article stating she "fails to impress" on the track.....I'd say it was written by someone that spends 99% of their seat time on bikes made in the last 5 years...but I could be wrong

trianglelaguna wrote:

me too...they kinda beat up on the z-1 and rave about the new z1000...not too bad but enough to show their lack of knowledge about bikes and what makes em super special...timeless..and top of the pile...it's like saying jimmy hendrix was good "for it's time" ect...or a 67 camaro was a big deal back then...ect..

in five yrs lets see which bike holds more national and world titles...or which one has more internet chatter going.....or even which sold more....the z1000 is another failed flop in the pan and will be turned away in sales...it's no ex500...or concourse ect...it will run a few yrs and then...psssst....

people walk right by a z1000 to get a look at a z-1....

531blackbanshee wrote:

irishwill wrote:

not to quell the banter...but any of you boys see the new motorcyclist?

check it out if ya get a chance

i have it.there is a 73 z1 900 and a new z1000 on the cover.

leon

See out many z1000's are running in 30 years I'll be too old to count them :woohoo:

hocbj23 wrote:

kzz1p wrote:

Now that's just plain wrong! That is going to give me bad dreams tonight.

PLUMMEN wrote:

mark1122 wrote:

newd motorcyclist? where?:woohoo:

thats just craig out riding a v-max! :laugh:

That brings a whole new meaning to the old "Streaker" thing doesnt it.bj

Are naked people with horns on their head fair game during deer season?

Is it deer season there :woohoo:

I actually like the z1000 on specs alone. The styling is a little iffy, but I would probably ride it. With that said, give me a $1000 KZ an the balance of the msrp on that z1000 to fix it up.

I think a more fair comparison would be how the bike fares compared to the bikes of the time. In 74, the z1 = King of the Hill. In 2011, the z1000 = court jester. It may be entertaining, but it doesn't rule.

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testarossa wrote:

I actually like the z1000 on specs alone. The styling is a little iffy, but I would probably ride it. With that said, give me a $1000 KZ an the balance of the msrp on that z1000 to fix it up.

I think a more fair comparison would be how the bike fares compared to the bikes of the time. In 74, the z1 = King of the Hill. In 2011, the z1000 = court jester. It may be entertaining, but it doesn't rule.

True but if they compared the Z1 to the zx10 then what would they say? One handles well, looks go, is instantly fast, uses NASA like technology and the other is a favorite of old people. As least picking a sport bike (instead of a super sport) the Z1 had a leg to stand on. Lets face it, if z1's were perfect in their day folks wouldn't be adding turbos, cams, head work, swing arm mods, fork swaps, 520 chains, oil coolers, digital gauges, modern brakes, gussets ect


As for the "how long will they last" argument, I don't believe they will make it 200,000 miles like Ron's KZ650 but they will be reliable bikes past 30,000 miles; and many of the z1's/kz's we all restore have 30,000 miles or less on them. So I would think if kept well and not abused they will last just as long. Chances are though, more will be scraped out because in the sport bike world new is better and a 5 year old bike is not worth the effort to rebuild once it has been downed.


New bikes are faster, safer, stop quicker, rev higher and are smarter than the old ones we play on. That is not say the old bikes should not be enjoyed... but they will never be "sport bike killers"

www.mrturbo.com/customer-gallery/suzuki/...y/Fred%20Talley1.JPG looks like a turbo for a sportbike,maybe sportbikes arent enough for speed freaks either! :laugh:

Let me be the first to apologize to Ben for an epic thread hijack. Come on Larry. We need some updates. I was getting ready to reply to hardrock when I remembered where I was.