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Re: 2012 ZX-14R sets new HP record for stock bikes
« Reply #1 on: December 09, 2011, 12:58:53 am »
Love the stealth paint job too...    ;D

Wow.  That's a lot of juice off the showroom floor.  BMW and Suzuki engineers tweaking as we speak?
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Re: 2012 ZX-14R sets new HP record for stock bikes
« Reply #2 on: December 09, 2011, 01:15:13 am »
Love the stealth paint job too...    ;D

Wow.  That's a lot of juice off the showroom floor.  BMW and Suzuki engineers tweaking as we speak?

Well since Suzuki/Kawasaki are one in the same now, I'd imagine they may be swapping some secrets maybe.  Not sure about BMW.  Not sure if they want to get into a horsepower war.
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Re: 2012 ZX-14R sets new HP record for stock bikes
« Reply #3 on: December 09, 2011, 06:34:32 am »
Well since Suzuki/Kawasaki are one in the same now, I'd imagine they may be swapping some secrets maybe.

I thought they went their separate ways a few years back, gave up on the semi-merger thing.

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Re: 2012 ZX-14R sets new HP record for stock bikes
« Reply #4 on: December 09, 2011, 06:46:56 am »
Well since Suzuki/Kawasaki are one in the same now, I'd imagine they may be swapping some secrets maybe.

I thought they went their separate ways a few years back, gave up on the semi-merger thing.

You know...now that you mention it, I think you're right!

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Re: 2012 ZX-14R sets new HP record for stock bikes
« Reply #5 on: December 09, 2011, 07:09:45 am »
That must be a really stout drive chain!
I'll take mine in flat black though.
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Re: 2012 ZX-14R sets new HP record for stock bikes
« Reply #6 on: December 09, 2011, 07:16:03 am »
That must be a really stout drive chain!
I'll take mine in flat black though.
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Re: 2012 ZX-14R sets new HP record for stock bikes
« Reply #7 on: December 09, 2011, 07:17:50 am »
That must be a really stout drive chain!
I'll take mine in flat black though.
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Re: 2012 ZX-14R sets new HP record for stock bikes
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Re: 2012 ZX-14R sets new HP record for stock bikes
« Reply #9 on: December 09, 2011, 08:46:25 am »
How are the dash plastics? Not much trunk space, and I don't think it has any airbags at all!  :rofl2:
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Re: 2012 ZX-14R sets new HP record for stock bikes
« Reply #10 on: December 09, 2011, 08:55:56 am »
I wonder if those engine tweaks can apply to the engine in the Concours 14???  Hmmmm.....
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Re: 2012 ZX-14R sets new HP record for stock bikes
« Reply #11 on: December 09, 2011, 09:04:13 am »
How are the dash plastics? Not much trunk space, and I don't think it has any airbags at all!  :rofl2:

Yeah, and no cup holders!  :rofl2:


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Re: 2012 ZX-14R sets new HP record for stock bikes
« Reply #12 on: December 09, 2011, 09:00:57 pm »
great 1/4 mile time
whats the 0-60 ?

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Re: 2012 ZX-14R sets new HP record for stock bikes
« Reply #13 on: December 09, 2011, 09:25:11 pm »
Probably between 1 and 2 seconds for 0-60mph.

Low 9 Q's out of the box is FAST.  He's on a drag tire, but that's absolutely required to get a 195WHP motorcycle to hook up.

As for that 9.3, I wonder what a weekend warrior would run on the bike?  Probably 9.5-9.7 with some balls/skills.  Cripes, that's damned fast.  Why are most owners slower?  Well, they own their bike and take it a bit easier on it, and they also aren't as skilled at balancing traction/bogging/wheelies.

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Re: 2012 ZX-14R sets new HP record for stock bikes
« Reply #14 on: December 09, 2011, 09:34:55 pm »
Your bike does 0 - 60  in 2.75 . I wonder if it would equal or beat that

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Re: 2012 ZX-14R sets new HP record for stock bikes
« Reply #15 on: December 09, 2011, 10:00:12 pm »
On a slick with an expert rider running a 9.3Q, I expect 60mph to be coming up around 2 flat  But, with a bike like this, it's tough to know, as they literally become rockets at about that speed.  It might be running those times thanks to tall lower gears that hook it up, but sacrifice some lower speed numbers to make crazy higher speed acceleration.

With a Hayabusa specifically, it also depends on your tolerance for running into the red zone on the tach.  The 1300 can rev much higher than the redline suggests, allowing a longer reach in the lower gears, which can chop those lower speed times.

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Re: 2012 ZX-14R sets new HP record for stock bikes
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Re: 2012 ZX-14R sets new HP record for stock bikes
« Reply #17 on: December 16, 2011, 09:33:13 am »
Not sure about BMW.  Not sure if they want to get into a horsepower war.

They don't need to, yet.
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