View Full Version : New bike - ZX6.
shakie1973
18-06-10, 08:25 PM
Well, i traded in the trusty sv on wed, and i was sad to see her go. Hope she gets a good home. I then pulled out the showroom on the new girl..........and god do i love her.
Here she is.:D
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barwel1992
18-06-10, 08:29 PM
NOW THAT IS NICE :D
bet that set you back abit ;)
Nice bike that - P7F if I'm correct. Sold a used one of those to a lad a few weeks ago, restricted to 33bhp.
Ever noticed how the headlamps don't quite match the holes made for them, always wondered why that was
Balky001
18-06-10, 08:40 PM
very nice, and in the right colour. I was tempted by the P7F beofr getting the C1H (I need the extra 36cc for my spare tyre!)
Nice picture of a dog p*ssing up a tree there :).
ChrisSV
18-06-10, 08:47 PM
Very nice, and a proper colour :D
andrewsmith
18-06-10, 08:48 PM
very nice!!!
Mite have an olge at your old 1 on monday, when mine goes for a service!
That is gorgeous! Your sig still says you're riding the SV ;)
Bluefish
18-06-10, 09:00 PM
Nice, i wouldn't ride it with that paint all over your reg plate though. ;)
nik_nunez
18-06-10, 09:26 PM
nice bike, good choice - ninja's have to be green
damn that's a hot piece of ass.
congrats
Completely irrelevant but it did bring to mind this : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkZFuKHXa7w
A lump of the finest green!
wow..very nice indeedy..any chance of a quick comparison with the sv
Specialone
19-06-10, 09:12 AM
Nice :cool:
shakie1973
19-06-10, 10:30 AM
Thanks all for the great comments.
Regarding the comparison:- I loved my Sv and she has only been gone a few days, and yeah i was sad changing..............until i rode off in this girl. I cant explain how much i love this bike.
I dont want anyone on here 2 get me wrong, i am not knocking eitha my sv or sv's in general, and these views are mine alone, but the 6R feels so well balanced, of course shes a lot newer but everything is so much lighter. The gears feel so tight, and the slipper clutch is a great addition as on the sv there were many occasions where i was changing down in a hurry and the back end would lock up a tad. The clutch is so light that you can change with 1 finger, and the front brake is the same. I was told off one guy you can do 1 finger stoppies and i think hes right, braking with no more than 2 or 3 fingers.
The brakes are also nicely ballanced with the front end being way more loaded than the back.
The overal balance of the bike feels near perfect. Even the riding position was a pleasant supprise. I had read on many review sites that the ride was hard and unforgiving, and while it is firm its not at all bad. You are slightly more prone, but again, i was expecting you to be right over the tank and thats not the case at all. You are anly slightly more prone than you were on my svs.
I just want to go out on her all the time, shes an absolute pleasure to ride. Mind im not an all weather rider, and i used to tense up on the sv in thw wet, so i will no doubt be the same on the ninja, even though id say she inspires confidence.
Overal i cannto say anything bad about her, even this morning while waxing her i was admiring her fine lines.........very happy kwak owner here..........but i have nothing but praise and thanks for my previous 2 years on the trusty sv :D
I really really like Kwaks. Strange then that after over 25 years of biking I have never owned one. Well apart from a KE175 when I was barely out of shorts. :lol: I like that one alot. :cool:
Iansv II
19-06-10, 10:54 AM
lovely bike, probably one of my fave 6r's styling wise
Nice bike, love the colour.
Ever noticed how the headlamps don't quite
match the holes made for them, always wondered why that was
Don't know but could it be an air intake.
Balky001
19-06-10, 02:08 PM
I really really like Kwaks. Strange then that after over 25 years of biking I have never owned one. Well apart from a KE175 when I was barely out of shorts. :lol: I like that one alot. :cool:
I was the same, wanted a ZX for the last 3 years but always stayed with Suzuki. Looking forward to picking my 05 Ninja up Wednesday but the test ride sold it to me totally
shakie1973
19-06-10, 05:14 PM
Your sooooo right regarding the test ride balky, i knew she was the one soon as i saw her, that was confirmed when i first rode her:D
Why do people keep buying ZX6R's and making me jealous :(
Balky001
19-06-10, 05:35 PM
Your sooooo right regarding the test ride balky, i knew she was the one soon as i saw her, that was confirmed when i first rode her:D
Same here. 2 minutes in to the ride I thought, yep, love this. I think I always wanted to be a Ninja too ;)
Holdup - it's a conspiracy I tell you ha ha :p April isn't far away!
Holdup - it's a conspiracy I tell you ha ha :p April isn't far away!
It is! ive got to get to the end of October first i dont know which is more painful :(
Why do people keep buying ZX6R's and making me jealous :(
There are more of us now than triumphs (nearly) :smt044
Balky001
19-06-10, 06:56 PM
There are more of us now than triumphs (nearly) :smt044
There's a wind of change blowing, Ninja power is coming! ha ha
See you changed your sig but wont pointy crash bungs dig in?? :D
Tim in Belgium
19-06-10, 07:01 PM
It' very rare I see a Kwak on track.....http://209.85.48.8/2644/194/emo/fishing.gif
Nice bike that - P7F if I'm correct. Sold a used one of those to a lad a few weeks ago, restricted to 33bhp.
Ever noticed how the headlamps don't quite match the holes made for them, always wondered why that was
Great bike you have there. I made the exactly the same move after the SV.
They are awsome bikes and beg to be thrashed everywhere. handle like they are on rails as well. Awsome on track. It will not disapoint. sometimes i think its a better bike thatn the R1.
oh and Lozzo it is because the people who were contracted to make the lights ****ed up and did not make them as angular as they should have beem, they should have filled the space there.
There are more of us now than triumphs (nearly) :smt044
And i hope to join this club (next year :()
Tim in Belgium
19-06-10, 07:15 PM
I'm planning a possible next purchase and it's not ming green or faded matt/satin sh1ite! :D
Balky001
19-06-10, 07:56 PM
I'm planning a possible next purchase and it's not ming green or faded matt/satin sh1ite! :D
Either would make a welcome change from black though ha ha
Tim in Belgium
19-06-10, 09:09 PM
Don't worry, it'll be black, with super black wheels...
It' very rare I see a Kwak on track.....http://209.85.48.8/2644/194/emo/fishing.gif
Can't see that far ahead, eh? ;)
it's an absolute cracker lookin bike, and also in a great colour!
you can never go wrong with Kwak green, and I also love the new Orange they've produced over the past couple of years!
Hope it's going good and you get plenty of use during summer :)
Jackie_Black
20-06-10, 03:03 PM
I had a blue one, same model. It's still in M&S for £700 more than i paid for it new. Was a completely bonkers bike. I might buy one of the new shape ones when they have loads going cheap in the winter. Truly fantastic bikes but unfortunately I couldn't have it as my only bike.
tommo891
20-06-10, 03:07 PM
Love the bike mate proper tasty...
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