Good bye "Busa" make way for the new king!!

[Dizzle]

found this thread this morning with pics of the new kawa. ZX14R THE NEW SPORT BIKE GOD

[blackie1491]

stp sees this, ouch.
Sean do not even think about it. I can see you blasting past some cute chick and winding up the rear of a SUV.

[stp1971]

MAN OH MAN OH MAN!!!!!! That is a sharp bike!!!!!! Now accepting donations and names towards a life insurance policy!!!!!

[Louis]

I like the 'Busa looks better.

[Dizzle]

Originally Posted by Louis

I like the 'Busa looks better.

yeah from a cosmetic stand point I would totally agree

[doblerj14]

looks interesting but i still think in a heads up race down the drag strip it would be a riders race.

[87gsxrnut]

That is how it should be. Kawasaki made it's name building muscle bikes. I knew it was a matter of time before this would happen.

- Nut

[Dizzle]

My original link ended up not working this morning but I found a different link this morning and thats what your seeing now; but on the original link they had a pic also of the limited edition kaw. 636 that'll becomming out too I'll see if I can find that one again. That one will probably be a 50/50 shot as far as sales go I think, its quite a "bling" bike, quite a few touches of chrome and the main color was silver with ALOT of sliver flake in it, but being a limited edition I'd think they'd still sell plenty.

[chevy01xtreme]

dam that is a ugly bike

[Uncle Bob]

Their 1200 with more power than a busa could never beat a Busa in top end performance.

Now they've gone to 1400cc's still in the hopes of taking the lead.

IMHO it's a toss up till I see some real world results.

[Nexus242]

Originally Posted by Uncle Bob

Their 1200 with more power than a busa could never beat a Busa in top end performance.

Now they've gone to 1400cc's still in the hopes of taking the lead.

IMHO it's a toss up till I see some real world results.

I'm sure the trade mags are fighting each other to get their hands on the first one to do a head to head shoot out with the other liter and liter+ bikes out on the market and get it on the news stand. It's not the most attractive bike out there nor does it have the newer smaller rear end stylings of the 06 R1/R6 and 06 GSXRs but I'm sure there are those with a death wish. And I heard the ZX-10r was way to much for the street, guess we'll have to see how this one is recieved.

[Aie]

The 06 Kawasaki ZX 14R is juat too bulky to look aerodynamic. No doubt, the power and speed may surpass the Hayabusa but lookwise, it looks just too clumsy. Could you imagine how heartbreaking it can be should you drop the bike while riding at fast speed? Or whether you could survive such a fall or impact? Doesn't make sense to me to get such a bike if you're commuting in the city with busy traffic unless of course, you intend to ride it from state to state.

[Uncle Bob]

Originally Posted by Aie

The 06 Kawasaki ZX 14R is just too bulky to look aerodynamic.

That's the problem with the ZX12R, although it has more power it's still slower than a Busa because of the superior aerodynamics of the Busa.

BTW we're just debating performance facts and figures here. Don't think any of us are suggesting these bikes should be wrung out on public roads.

[viper94bite]

Originally Posted by Uncle Bob

Their 1200 with more power than a busa could never beat a Busa in top end performance.

Now they've gone to 1400cc's still in the hopes of taking the lead.

IMHO it's a toss up till I see some real world results.

kind of what I was thinking. Saki couldn't beat zuki with a bike in the same class so they had to try it with a bigger motor. lol. I wouldn't think suzuki would take it lying down though. I wouldn't be surprised if the busa was do for an upgrade.

[tlwisner]

Originally Posted by Uncle Bob

Their 1200 with more power than a busa could never beat a Busa in top end performance.

Now they've gone to 1400cc's still in the hopes of taking the lead.

IMHO it's a toss up till I see some real world results.

I agree Uncle Bob. Let's put off that purchase for now!

[Uncle Bob]

I doubt there will be an escalation of top end performance for the simple reason that manufacturers had decided that they had gone far enough and to avoid having governments worldwide start dictating how powerfull their bikes could legally be they self inmposed performance limits.

There's actually a power limiter built in to the Busa to keep it within agreed guidelines, take that puppy out and you can go faster.

[inspiron]

To be exact, the limit for bikes and cars in Europe has been (voluntarily) set to 250 kmh. Few manufacturers are willing to exceed that limit for street-legal vehicles, however, as the monkey said, chip tuning kits are available if you want to squeeze the last bit of speed or power from your vehicle, at the risk of having your warranty voided if the engine goes poof or having your insurance not cover everything if you go splat.

[viper94bite]

i believe the busa is limited at 189 with the execption of the 99 model year.

[mikesvsix50]

Originally Posted by Louis

I like the 'Busa looks better.

I concur w/ Lou here. I wonder how and if Suzuki is gonna react and come up with something bigger and quicker...?

[si-lo]

Originally Posted by viper94bite

i believe the busa is limited at 189 with the execption of the 99 model year.

2001 and newer are regulated to 186.

Seeing as the Busa grabbed the crown prior to regulating it will remain the fasest production bike. This argument is moot.