zzr1400 vs busa test and 1000cc comparison

[hairychipstic...]

some amazing figures from the kawasaki in this, altho 169 at the wheel is less than expected
https://www.motorcycle-usa.com/Article_Page.aspx?ArticleID=3504&Page=1

1000s
https://www.motorcycle-usa.com/Article_Page.aspx?ArticleID=3149

[Johnny GSX-R]

Good find

The old girl may be in 2nd place but i still love her to bits.
As i said earlier in another post, for what i want its more than capable..

[paulthewitt]

never thought i'd say this about a busa, but its better looking than that monstrosity they call the zzr1400

[Rubix]

Go the Ninja's
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[craigs23]

Where's its bottom end gone? Apparently Kawasaki kept it tame at low rpm so it wasn't scary for riders...

I'm at odds to seeing the point as the modern day 1000s rape it on roll on acceleration - maybe it's only suitable for cross-continental Autobahn storming.....

[Johnny GSX-R]

Craigs,
Most bikes are bought by everyday folk such as myself, we all req / like different things.
I was held up on the Whaley Bridge - Buxton road 3 weeks ago by a group of 1000cc muppets with knee sliders and such.
I was 2 up on the Abuser and i was passing them in the sweepy bends. Now, its not the fault of the bike, its the fault of the riders.
They have bought 1000cc bikes to pub talk, they were wibbling around like old women and got chewed up and spat out by a 19 stone waster with a pillion on a lardy poor handling overweight Suzuki
I also passed a tosser coming back from Matlock on Friday just gone, he was on a new GIXXER 750 and was riding like a complete twat, all over the road, braking when he should have been on the gas etc.
I'm as much at ease in the twisties hustling litre sports bikes out of my way as i am in the 3rd lane at 70+mph.

Now, if i had to do a review about the 929 Blade V's BUSA i'd be laughed at because 'I' found it to unsteady in the corners compared to my Suzuki
My size and riding style didn't suit a little bike.

[craigs23]

Fair enough, it's just there seemed to be a lot of hype/build up over the new 1400 and now it's been released, doesn't seem to be as much (still an absolute stormer mind) as it was intended to be. I guess you get that with any modern day missile though.

I can understand how they can appeal and also how more useable/comfortable they are over the power ranger race reps, but do we really need more power than the Busa (also considering the Kwak's lame bottom end), especially as, when it comes to riding the things, no bike seems to be dramatically quicker for the average rider on anything than a bypass?

[Johnny GSX-R]

[NSR-Rulez]

That was a good read, although I thought that the Kwak was a ZZR not a ZX-14R, or have the americans got a different name for it?

I think the Busa looks better IMO.
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[JonB]

I was pretty proud about a month ago, when I overtook a ZZR1400.
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[Johnny GSX-R]

I'll post my Dyno results on Tuesday night, 25th July after i've had it sorted.. Can't wait now..

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