ZZR1400 - Talk to me...

[STRAMASHER]

You want a 2008 on. (Silver or dark met blue for 2008, the cool as feck black ones are 07 sometimes on a 08 plate)

1st 2years are heavily restricted low down. It got slated. Folk started ripping out the secondary butterflies and fitting a PCIII to try and give it its baws back.

My workmate has a carbed Bird which whups his OE 06 ZZR till well up the revs.

Top five bike to replace my gsx14 so done my research. Good owners sites UK and US with all the good and bad.

[NTECUK]

Im sure http://forums.sv650.org/member.php?u=13633 still has his ? i think ? i guess

All I can say is I would have one in a heartbeat if finances allowed.

[NTECUK]

Too big and heavy to make a good back road tool.
if you use it bye bye licence.....
But fun whilst it last .

[the_lone_wolf]

Originally Posted by STRAMASHER

You want a 2008 on. (Silver or dark met blue for 2008, the cool as feck black ones are 07 sometimes on a 08 plate)

Interesting, I'd love a black one (green seem rare as the proverbial hen's gnashers)...

Have seen a few 2009 models in black...

[_Stretchie_]

Originally Posted by STRAMASHER

My workmate has a carbed Bird

The only Bird to have

Originally Posted by NTECUK

Too big and heavy to make a good back road tool.

That's what I thought about the BlackBird but boy was I proven wrong. I ran a Fireblade and a Bird at the same time, it just takes a little more planning but you can definitely get the BlackBird around a set of twisties without issue

[STRAMASHER]

Originally Posted by the_lone_wolf

Interesting, I'd love a black one (green seem rare as the proverbial hen's gnashers)...

Have seen a few 2009 models in black...

Aye Kwack saw the error of their ways and I think most other years have black. Gold wheels/ silver wheels, unfortunately none with the black wheels the green ones got! The wrong green IMHO. Feck even a er6 thingy *spit* got the real Mccoy!

Standard ABS on the upgraded later ones too. Handy when you approach things much much too fast.

The character thing I find can be solved by volume. I was in love with a set of M4 retro drag pipes. And keeps my speed down around town.

Anyway good luck. "With Great Power, Comes Great Responsibility. " lol.

[NTECUK]

Originally Posted by _Stretchie_

The only Bird to have



That's what I thought about the BlackBird but boy was I proven wrong. I ran a Fireblade and a Bird at the same time, it just takes a little more planning but you can definitely get the BlackBird around a set of twisties without issue

If your good and strong.
Having ridden with a few of the smaller cc brigade I'll get my coat ......
One thing I can say is there heritage is anything to go by the are well sorted.
My other half still looks on them with starry eyed good good from when I had a pair back in the 90's

[gruntygiggles]

Originally Posted by NTECUK

If your good and strong.
Having ridden with a few of the smaller cc brigade I'll get my coat ......
One thing I can say is there heritage is anything to go by the are well sorted.
My other half still looks on them with starry eyed good good from when I had a pair back in the 90's

Stretchie is like the immovable object, lol.

Then again, Squirrel_hunter who is taller but shall we say less bulky ...
Also managed to scrape his knee sliders around Castle Coombe on the bird with a top box, much like Stretch in his avatar!

[andrewsmith]

Originally Posted by NTECUK

Too big and heavy to make a good back road tool

Rubbish, they out handle some sports bikes!
Followed one on the IoM and over some of the scratching roads around here, they shift and flow