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Nice bike
How much did you pay for it? ____________________ Current Bike: Yamaha XSR900 Previous bikes: Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade, Kawasaki ZX-6R Ninja, Aprilia RS125 2-stroke |
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Posted: 18:22 - 17 Jun 2015 Post subject: |
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You need to come over to me and meet my garage neighbour, he has a '12. His is the black (actually really very dark metallic blue I believe) and gold one. He's tricked that one up a bit. ____________________ Currently: Yamaha DT 125 LC2,Repsol Fireblade, and Bumblebee MSX 125 |
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Posted: 18:56 - 17 Jun 2015 Post subject: |
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Black and gold ones are nice
Fuel - don't know yet, haven't done enough miles. Bimbled back about 60 miles following the wife and would guess it did about 40mpg. ____________________ stinkwheel: He had an animated .gif of a cat performing fellatio. It's not socially acceptable. It can have real life adverse effects on other people. |
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Posted: 19:16 - 17 Jun 2015 Post subject: |
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That is a massive amount of bike for the moolah. Quite a good looking bike too, but I'm not a huge fan of the smashed duck face that pervades the current design rooms.
Did the bike actually get used? It really does look new.
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That's my favourite colour. If I was getting one of those that would be the one.
I also like the front brake caliper upgrade. Those standard Tokicos are really not great. ____________________ Current Bike: Yamaha XSR900 Previous bikes: Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade, Kawasaki ZX-6R Ninja, Aprilia RS125 2-stroke |
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Ooh, I like that!
I've considered these myself, would be nice to hear a bit more about it when you've had more chance to assess it Matt. Enjoy. ____________________ Chickenystripgeezer's Biking Life (Latest update 19/10/18) Belgium, France, Italy, Austria tour 2016 Picos de Europa, Pyrenees and French Alps tour 2017 Scotland Trip 1, now with BONUS FEATURE edit, 5/10/19, on page 2 Scotland Trip 2 Luxembourg, Black Forest, Switzerland, Vosges Trip 2017
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He keeps threatening to sell it. He had it up for about 3, but changed his mind. He's had it for a few years. Wheels it out cleans it puts it back. Rarely gets ridden, mostly sorn'd. Just had ZZR wheels powder coated and fitted I think (not those pictured). He is always adding something to it. ____________________ Currently: Yamaha DT 125 LC2,Repsol Fireblade, and Bumblebee MSX 125 |
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wots wrote: | He keeps threatening to sell it. He had it up for about 3, but changed his mind. He's had it for a few years. Wheels it out cleans it puts it back. Rarely gets ridden, mostly sorn'd. Just had ZZR wheels powder coated and fitted I think (not those pictured). He is always adding something to it. |
If I hadn't just sorted myself another bike, I reckon I'd be interested in that. Looks nicely done, very striking in the black and gold. Might give me a couple of ideas for a paint job on mine even. I did nearly buy a cat C one at one time, can't remember what it was that put me off. ____________________ Chickenystripgeezer's Biking Life (Latest update 19/10/18) Belgium, France, Italy, Austria tour 2016 Picos de Europa, Pyrenees and French Alps tour 2017 Scotland Trip 1, now with BONUS FEATURE edit, 5/10/19, on page 2 Scotland Trip 2 Luxembourg, Black Forest, Switzerland, Vosges Trip 2017
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You do know there is a seat under the cowl don't you? |
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A nice example you have got there Matt, cool you kept the original titanium exhaust system. Quite a lot of people put there some ugly cheap crap on it, sorry wots.
*If it was green, I'd jizz on my screen. ____________________ '87 Honda XBR 500, '96 Kawasaki ZX7R P1, '90 Honda CB-1, '88 Kawasaki GPz550, MZ 150 ETZ
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So having covered some miles, including the Eurojolly, I though I would update this with my thoughts on the bike after nearly 2 months.
The ZX12 did around 2500 miles down to Italy and back without missing a beat, not a single issue. It used no oil, was not particularly bothered by sitting in traffic whilst the temperature hit 40 degrees, did not care about thin air up in the Alps and has not even needed the chain adjusting. It was, in a word, faultless.
It does some things very well. Miles are munched with very little effort, cruising at 100mph+ feels easy with very little wind blast. This was definitely helped by the MRA double bubble screen I fitted. Speed (rather obviously) is effortless, rolling on the throttle never gets dull. It feels at home on sweeping A roads and feels a lot lighter that it really is (240kg wet), I find it surprisingly easy to ride for such a heavy lump. The bike is big and roomy with a comfy seat, even my 6' frame is not cramped up on it. There is a cavernous storage area under the pillion pad that I carried tools, first aid kit, chain lube and chain & padlock in for the trip.
Some things it does not do so well. It is a thirsty beast which is probably averaging about 36-38 mpg in real life riding. Blasts on the Autobahn were expensive and even pottering around I don't think it would top 45 mpg. Twisties are not it's friend. Found myself getting caught out a few times and starting to drift too wide. It drops in OK but needs a big effort to get round the tighter stuff, probably not helped by the 200 wide rear tyre. I'm going to get a 190 on it when it needs replacing. Stopping can be a sphincter clenching experience, there is a lot of bike to slow down.
Despite trying I could not top it out on the German Autobahns. Every time I got over 160 there would be a feckin BMW in the way which meant backing off. I reckon it is good for 180+ though.
Conclusions - it is definitely a sports tourer and it does that job really well, not something I would want to take on a track day though. I was wary of taking it round Europe but it did a great job. I'm glad I got it, the ZX12 is an easy bike to ride that puts a smile on my face every time I take it out. A good buy all round considering how little money they can be picked up for. ____________________ stinkwheel: He had an animated .gif of a cat performing fellatio. It's not socially acceptable. It can have real life adverse effects on other people. |
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Posted: 07:58 - 09 Sep 2015 Post subject: |
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Cool
Mate of mine has one in same colour. Really does look good in flesh. He's upgraded the brakes on his as apparently they're a weak spot - might be worth looking on the owners forum as I understand it's a common and easy upgrade.
The twisties on the bigger heavier bikes is what I struggle with on the sprint. Last year's Wales trip I was fine on the sweeping bends but up and down the mountainside was a bit clinging on for dear life |
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I serviced the brakes as soon as I got it, all the pots work and nothing sticks. It stops fine but needs a handful of lever to haul it down rather than just a couple of fingers. It will not be getting stubby levers.
I do think it would benefit from different pads. At the moment they are EBC which I find wooden with not much initial bite and that doesn't help. Going to try some SBS Sintered in there because I think they feel nicer.
Strangely, on the really twisty Stelvio Pass it coped fine, but that was more steering round a series of u-turns than anything else
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 8 years, 230 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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