ready2goriding
Junior Member
A friend of mine wanted to use my bike in order to get his m/c license, b/c my more upright riding position is more comfy (=stress free) when you're being watched. Told me to ride his bike for 2 days, wring it out, and give him my opinions. What could i say?
Mike's bike is a heavily modded 07 Kawasaki ZX-10R. The fastest superbike dragster around right now, stock! These are the mods that I can recall: 1) Ivan's TRE, 2) -1 front sprocket, 3) lower profile, 190 mm rear tire, 4)drilled/bored out stock pipes, & 5) SpeedoHealer.
Day 1- 5:00 AM- Hopped on it in my shop, and mentally prepared myself for 41 miles of pure horsepower (hoped I would live long enough to offer my report...)! The foward riding position never entered my mind, as I honestly had to concentrate to keep this beast under 90 mph! 5:20 AM- arrived at my 1/2 way point of commute. Used to being here around 5:35 AM. While at a red light, I straightened up for a moment. I realized that my 6'3" 285 lb body was not cramped. My only thought at this point was- "What have I done? Could have had a 'busa!" After the 1/2 way point, my ride to work is straight as a proverbial arrow, with a few red lights thrown in for good measure. Just to get a feel, I began to get on this amazing bike a bit harder at launches- in an effort to get a feel for the torque... (it IS a 1000 after all...). She responded by raising the front tire in 3 gears. I was honestly in "Liter Heaven" when I got to work. All day long ppl wanted to see the ZX, sit on it, & take photos with it. No way to get more than 3 gears under power, as I was over 100 mph. Finally, my day was over. Time to leave. I headed to the highway, noting that traffic was very light. My mind went over all of the typical scenarios. To my credit, I held it together, wasn't an idiot, and made it home, all the while fighting the bike to keep it at near the speed limits (even harder in the daylight)! As I put it in the shop for the night, I noticed the absence of my FZ. To be continued...
Mike's bike is a heavily modded 07 Kawasaki ZX-10R. The fastest superbike dragster around right now, stock! These are the mods that I can recall: 1) Ivan's TRE, 2) -1 front sprocket, 3) lower profile, 190 mm rear tire, 4)drilled/bored out stock pipes, & 5) SpeedoHealer.
Day 1- 5:00 AM- Hopped on it in my shop, and mentally prepared myself for 41 miles of pure horsepower (hoped I would live long enough to offer my report...)! The foward riding position never entered my mind, as I honestly had to concentrate to keep this beast under 90 mph! 5:20 AM- arrived at my 1/2 way point of commute. Used to being here around 5:35 AM. While at a red light, I straightened up for a moment. I realized that my 6'3" 285 lb body was not cramped. My only thought at this point was- "What have I done? Could have had a 'busa!" After the 1/2 way point, my ride to work is straight as a proverbial arrow, with a few red lights thrown in for good measure. Just to get a feel, I began to get on this amazing bike a bit harder at launches- in an effort to get a feel for the torque... (it IS a 1000 after all...). She responded by raising the front tire in 3 gears. I was honestly in "Liter Heaven" when I got to work. All day long ppl wanted to see the ZX, sit on it, & take photos with it. No way to get more than 3 gears under power, as I was over 100 mph. Finally, my day was over. Time to leave. I headed to the highway, noting that traffic was very light. My mind went over all of the typical scenarios. To my credit, I held it together, wasn't an idiot, and made it home, all the while fighting the bike to keep it at near the speed limits (even harder in the daylight)! As I put it in the shop for the night, I noticed the absence of my FZ. To be continued...
