ZZR1400 - Talk to me...

[dizzyblonde]

Originally Posted by NTECUK

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

Aye, if you can't ride one properly.
Biggest load of steaming poo I've read all day.
As for big and strong....... It might be a manly bike, but I'm female and far from big and strong!

Go for it Wolfie. You know where to find us

[NTECUK]

Originally Posted by dizzyblonde

Aye, if you can't ride one properly.
Biggest load of steaming poo I've read all day.
As for big and strong....... It might be a manly bike, but I'm female and far from big and strong!

Go for it Wolfie. You know where to find us

I did say
"I'll get my coat",
Diffrent comfort zones.
R 1 cross plane ,gosh i was tempted,but put my senbsible hat on.

[pegasus]

Tis a fabulous machine, 40k miles now owned since 2009 there is no road I will not ride it down. There are a couple of downsides but you will find them out for yourself. It will carry you from any A to any B quickly and comfortably. And economically if you are sensible, 270 miles to a tank 40+mpg yes please!

[yorkie_chris]

Big heavy lump, fast, alright tourer. Pain in the hoop to work on.

One of my mates bought one of first one into UK second hand, previous owner done STV mod and stuff and generally been a c**t with it putting anodised tat on it. Engine seems reasonable though obviously they'll never get ragged. We had a ride around in lakes, I took his GSXR6 out, him on ZZR... no contest, even though he can usually keep up when I'm on SV and him on GSXR.

Sledgehammer vs scalpel. What do you want the bike to do for you? I don't see ZZR doing anything at all better than your ADV except being a missile in straight line, and probably better on fuel. But far less cool.

[Bibio]

tiz not the bike tiz the person upon it. if thats what you want TLW go for it. life's to short. ok so big missiles like the ZZR 14 should not be put in the hands of amateurs but i think TLW know what he's doing.

not my cup'o'tea but each to their own and all that jazz.

[the_lone_wolf]

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

Big heavy lump, fast, alright tourer. Pain in the hoop to work on.

One of my mates bought one of first one into UK second hand, previous owner done STV mod and stuff and generally been a c**t with it putting anodised tat on it. Engine seems reasonable though obviously they'll never get ragged. We had a ride around in lakes, I took his GSXR6 out, him on ZZR... no contest, even though he can usually keep up when I'm on SV and him on GSXR.

Sledgehammer vs scalpel. What do you want the bike to do for you? I don't see ZZR doing anything at all better than your ADV except being a missile in straight line, and probably better on fuel. But far less cool.

Mostly I'm just getting the new bike itch, but it goes deeper than that

KTM isn't a motorway bike, it'll do it, but nothing like as well as you'd think...

Screen causes very odd wind turbulence at head level once over 70mph, steering that is razor sharp at lower speeds is nervous, combined with the off-road front fender catching the wind like a sail, with panniers and pillion it's shaking it's head at 60mph+ although putting 8xMagners in the tankbag did help...

The good missus and I plan to tour Europe a fair bit, no off-roading so a ZZR makes much more sense to me - it's bonkers like the KTM but just a different kind of bonkers

[mattSV]

Just make sure you get one with a decent battery.

[the_lone_wolf]

Originally Posted by mattSV

Just make sure you get one with a decent battery.

An indicator fell off my brand new Triumph Daytona 675 on the ride home from the dealer...

[squirrel_hunter]

Originally Posted by gruntygiggles

Then again, Squirrel_hunter who is taller but shall we say less bulky ...

Thank you my dear.

Originally Posted by gruntygiggles

Also managed to scrape his knee sliders around Castle Coombe on the bird with a top box, much like Stretch in his avatar!

I did enjoy doing that, got a cracking photo of that as well if I say so myself.

Originally Posted by _Stretchie_

it just takes a little more planning but you can definitely get the BlackBird around a set of twisties without issue

Agreed. The Bird is a very capable bike, you need to get used to it first and it will never be as fast as a SV but its very good at what it does even if I do have a soft spot for one particular example.

Back to the bike at hand, ridden it. Wouldn't say no to one.

[gruntygiggles]

Originally Posted by squirrel_hunter

Agreed. The Bird is a very capable bike, you need to get used to it first and it will never be as fast as a SV but its very good at what it does even if I do have a soft spot for one particular example.

Just cause you got beaten by a girl on a ninja