How to beat an R6 with your old KZ

wireman wrote:

mtbspeedfreak wrote:

Another accident waiting to happen,hopefully he doesnt take out somebody else when it happens! :sick:

that accident happened years ago..... :blink:

Like a buddy use to tell me, "They need a lifeguard at the gene pool" :laugh:

Les

Roadflyer wrote: How does one balance a crank for 17000 rpm? Would you not simply balance the crank to the limits of the unit you are using?

WE use a computerized balancer. The imbalance is measured in "inch ounces" of force trying to leave center. The lighter the crank or the higher the intended RPM, the lower the inch ounce tolerances.

faffi wrote: I wonder what kind of crappy fuel it would take to build that amount of deposits after only 5000 miles.

This is the cylinder head of a BMW S1000RR after 50,000 km or 31,000 miles:

Hard to see that pic, but that's what I was thinking. 5k miles is really nothing. On a normal running engine, even on regular pump gas, the engine would look brand new.

Just make sure he doesnt have the same idea! :woohoo:

Or if you just won the lottery! :woohoo:

And if you just won the lottery and found out youve only got 6 months to live,what the hell go out with a smile on your face!

:woohoo:

These old Kaw's will spank an R6, got to remember, they have 40ys of technology on their sides! Just how much money you want to spend to compensate? It can be done for less than the cost of a new R6 but, you're not going to out corner or out stop one, just out run him, oh, and get a whole lot more attention around town. So the way I see it is, if you want R6 performance, get an R6. You want character, get you an old Kaw. It is and will always be the original sport bike!

Les

Sneaky way to slip in a free commericial if you ask me. Youll need a lot more then that to get by the new 110 hp plus 600s with a stock KZ1000

A lot more than what?

I can only remember one of the original Z1000s getting into the 11s in stock form, the Z1-R tested by Cycle magazine in 1977. Many years ago, Cycle World took an R6 into the nines! OK, it had been lowered and fitted with a Dynojet kit or something, but it was a low 10 second bike even bone stock. So 1.5 to 2 seconds faster than your off-the-showroom-floor Z1000 from 1980 or older. I still wouldn't want the little screamer engine - life is more than outright performance.

APE Jay wrote:

Roadflyer wrote: How does one balance a crank for 17000 rpm? Would you not simply balance the crank to the limits of the unit you are using?

WE use a computerized balancer. The imbalance is measured in "inch ounces" of force trying to leave center. The lighter the crank or the higher the intended RPM, the lower the inch ounce tolerances.

In contrast, this is how our local "specialists" balance crankshafts. :woohoo: