New zx14R

[amxsteve]

Being a lifelong suzuki guy it was tough to decide between the Busa and 14 but a sweet deal came up on a new 13 zx14 and after a test spin on one last year there was a serious grin factor. The wife has her triumph triple and her old honda and I will keep my restomod 1100e.

[83GS1100E_Tornado]

Those 14's are bada$$, can't wait for Suzuki to come out with it's next generation motor to compete! The 1340 is getting a little long in the tooth!

[steve murdoch]

Tell the truth...you have already contacted Brock Performance.
I see an Alien Head package in your future.

https://www.brocksperformance.com/ZX14R+C206.aspx

[GateKeeper]

So that is why the SOLD sign was on the bike........one way of keeping the show goers off the bike....

LOL

Congrats

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[amxsteve]

Tell the truth...you have already contacted Brock Performance.
I see an Alien Head package in your future.
https://www.brocksperformance.com/ZX14R+C206.aspx

Nah. 185 ponies will do. For this year anyway

[amxsteve]

Nice bike. They do seem big in person. I'm sure they feel agile as soon as you start moving.

I have a friend at work who had an 06 he picked up used. Guy is very anal and would swear he could hear something when the bike was idling. We had about four knowledgeable bike folks standing around his bike and he would say "There it is can you hear that? No one could hear anything other than normal mechanical noises.

He sold it fearing it was going to fail after a month of ownership. He bought an 01 Bandit as a replacement which started burning oil shortly after he bought it.

Talk about snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.

My buddy red has an 01 bandit that ran great till one start was smoking like a trooper. He did some research and says they were problematic that year. Live and learn.

[Maddevill]

Welcome to a brother ZX14 owner. Check out our forum, tons of ways to spend your money.

Mad

[amxsteve]

Welcome to a brother ZX14 owner. Check out our forum, tons of ways to spend your money.

Mad

Haven't even picked it up yet but new two brothers slip ons coming.

[chef1366]

Not hard to get 200 horses out of her.
A drag bike ready for the strip. Does not corner well since it is so long.

[Montanaman]

I'd like to have one once-in-a-while - just to terrorize the local dragstrip, plus to wind it up and see what 200mph looks like

[gsgeezer]

Great move, you are loving it already, I'm sure.

[amxsteve]

She's home

Rode her home today. Beautiful day for a spin. Ripped off those ghastly mufflers as soon as it was home and installed a two brothers black slipons. They look great but a little poppy for me on deceleration. It accelerates smartly and rides real nice. I think I am gonna like this one.

[Rob S.]

It accelerates smartly.

That's putting it mildly, isn't it?

From the March 2012 Cycle World:

"Everything else is officially slow."

And:

"Kawasaki makes no apologies. 'We want the 14R to be the fastest, hardest-accelerating production bike in the world.' Read any equivocation in that?"

[amxsteve]

That's putting it mildly, isn't it?

From the March 2012 Cycle World:

"Everything else is officially slow."

And:

"Kawasaki makes no apologies. 'We want the 14R to be the fastest, hardest-accelerating production bike in the world.' Read any equivocation in that?"

Yea it does pull like a freight train. Have 50 miles on it now and can tell you it will pull the wheel going into third while hard on the gas

[RustyStuff]

What an awesome bike.