[ab420]

So, the first reviews are out on the new ZX-14, and they sound pretty promising, a claimed 200hp and 115 lb/ft. of torque push it along quite nicely! You can read a good first ride review of it HERE

One of the guys that did a test drive ran 9.98 in the 1/4 mile!!!!

A great quote:

"From what I experienced, the ZX-14 is so user-friendly that anyone who has ever dreamed of dragracing can take their bike out and have a shot at a 9-second quarter-mile, without changing a single thing. Then they can ride it to the track, compete with anything there, and then ride home in comfort on their bone-stock, 186-mph, 9-second, sport-touring motorcycle. Isn't technology grand?"

 

[ab420]

WOW! I just found this on another site:

2006 Kawasaki ZX14
mods-------slammed (tied-down fork, dogbone), no air filter. THATS IT!!!!
Stock pipes, stock gearing, 87 octane pump gas, stock tires. ABSOLUTELY NO TRICKS

60ft ............... 1.56
330ft ............. 4.04
660ft ..............6.08 @ 120.90
1000ft ............7.85

1320ft 9.36 @ 147.71

remember this was acheived with stock gearing, most notable was 47 runs in one day with same clutch.
At one point we made 12 back to back runs, clutch is UNBELIEVABLE!!! STOCK GEARING!!!!!!!!

Torque is unbeleivable, and allows you to leave under 4000 RPM and still have to fight the front wheel

Holy Crap! This thing is a factory MONSTER!

 

[600rr]

Damn!!!! Under 10 seconds? For $11,499!!!! That's insane! :drinks:

 

[ab420]

I know, its actually kind of scary! The fact that someone can buy something that fast, that cheap, wow! They should make people pass a special test or something! LOL! Just imagine some 16 year old kid who has never ridden before hopping on one of those. Ouch.

 

[joegixxer]

Jeez, that thing is severe! That's some serious acceleration for not that much money!

 

[ab420]

I'm just glad we a got a nice Busa beater out there now. Hopefully the scene will shift away from its current show status of 90% busa's! In my opinion, the ZX-14 is much nicer looking too, so I would rather see some of these modified than the standard crop of chromed out busa's.

 

[jellyloco]

why would u need all that power?!? damn thats crazy!

 

[929_adam]

I'm just glad we a got a nice Busa beater out there now. Hopefully the scene will shift away from its current show status of 90% busa's! In my opinion, the ZX-14 is much nicer looking too, so I would rather see some of these modified than the standard crop of chromed out busa's.

ahhh yes. finally. variety. the spice of life.

 

[ab420]

variety. the spice of life.

I hope so! The funny thing is, a lot of these bikes are show bikes, and never get used anywhere NEAR their potential, so what again is the purpose of using the fastest factory bike you can? Still doesn't make much sense to me.

 

[929_adam]

I hope so! The funny thing is, a lot of these bikes are show bikes, and never get used anywhere NEAR their potential, so what again is the purpose of using the fastest factory bike you can? Still doesn't make much sense to me.

hahhah. true.

in europe it seems they just try to make em faster and faster. someons got a 600hp busa. and Ghost's 500 hp turbo streetfighter busa.

then you have america, where we add all the weight in chrome we can!

 

[jellyloco]

well look at the people that hook those things up same people that will buy a 86 corrolla and put the mexican hat dance cd in! give me that bike it will look sick and be really fast no sense in spending 12 grand on something that cant even role

 

[ab420]

it will look sick and be really fast no sense in spending 12 grand on something that cant even role

I agree!

 

[929_adam]

i hear that one custom bike shop already has one and is in process of making it entirely stupid!

uhm. RoaringToyz.com
http://www.roaringtoyz.com/ZXRedAlbum/index.htm

however. I dont see any stats, nor any difference from every extra chrome, extra custom busa out there.:what:

weak.

 

[Scarface]

That thing sucks! LOL! Not the bike, but the one from Roaring Toys! Too much show on that poor thing! LOL!

 

[ab420]

If anyone wants to know more technical info about the ZX14, it is in our technical specs section, so you can see all technical details.

 

[Duc999s]

That thing is crazy.

 

[ab420]

The other day I was driving on the highway (in a car) and I saw a 'Busa. Then I saw a ZX-14 pull up next to him, and look over and nod and pull forward a bit...

The Busa nails it (and obviously), takes off fast as hell, right past the ZX-14, and gets like 15 bike lengths in front of the ZX-14 before he even accelerates. The Ninja nails it and about a half second later had made up all those bike lengths and tore past the (still accelerating) Busa, who never got close again. It was pretty nice to see a Busa get his ass handed to him! arty-smiley: :rock:

 

[fslflint]

can't wait to see a fightered zx14

 

[929_adam]

can't wait to see a fightered zx14

maybe the motor anyway! :LolLolLolLol:

thatd take a lot of chopping otherwise thats a super fighter or something.

 

[Gixerman]

can't wait to see a fightered zx14

Won't have to wait long i reckon, cos performace aside that front end is Nasty, i thought the busa was bad but the kwak has definatly taken a beating with the ugly stick