ZX-9

[Thor]

THanks for the info on the alternator - I didn't realize it was that that powerful.  Is the 14V claimed by Kawi, but it is really putting out 11.6V @5K? I am usually cruising right around 5K

How well does your Gerbing gear do at sub-freezing with those power levels?

For whomever it was that posted in the thread earlier about soft-sided luggage, I have a set of Nelson-Rigg saddlebags that I use - they are the big ones that expand open  - IIRC, the dimensions are something like 18 inches long, 11 inches wide (expanded) and 10 inches deep. If you don't strap them up high, the left side can touch the muffler, causing the hard plastic in the bottom to slight bubble/warp. I know this from experience. .  You can pack a goodly amount of stuff in these.

I believe an aftermarket can will give more clearance because it is smaller in diameter (maybe shorter as well?).

FWIW it's worth, I didn't notice the weight of the bike too much at the track day I did at Mid-Ohio last year. The caveat is I'm nowhere near a good enough rider to really get to the point where I can transition so quickly that the bike is holding me back. It is nice and stable in the corners, and I didn't feel like I had a problem tipping it over to get it where it needs to go. Again, I'm not at the point where I can just slam the bike over, but I was amazed at how much the bike has to give and not complain. I scrubbed the rear tire completely out to the edge, and the front within about 1/8th of an inch. This is on the stock tires, no less.

Track day taught me a lot - if I get into a hairy situation, I know the motorcycle has more than enough to get me through it.

The alternator can power my jacket and gloves just fine.  When it gets to about 20F my biceps get cold.  I guess that is a problem, but that is without a liner in my jacket and only a thin shirt on underneath.

[Sport-Touring]

[rasta]

200 miles to the tank? WTF? I only get about 160 or so, although I've never actually run it out of gas to find out.

Well, I've never run reserve out but I get about 160 on 4 gallons so i ASSume 200.

[MK96xj]

ZG Sport touring is what i have been looking at but from the puctures in teh web site i really could not tell much difference between the ST and the DBubble as far as height. Nice to see it in another pic. I think an order is needed.

Thanks.

[Eric Landstrom]

I tried a zero gravity double-bubble on my '01 9R and I didn't like it. The db blocks much of the wind that helps hold my torso up and that releaves pressure on my wrists and hands.

[Joey Stalin]

This thread needs more pictures of ZX-9R's. For the sake of the thread, these are from Motorcyclist Online,

[rasta]

Thanks, Uncle Joe. More pics are needed, especially of the rarest of all colors, the gold/black. BTW, there is a road test that goes with those pics.

[lemosley01]

That gold black is nice...! I really like the metallic green that went on them a few years ago.

[Alex]

Hi from the UK.
Here's a pic of my Firecracker Red 2000 E1 '9.

[sscully]

'99 9R in Candy Lightning Blue.

Zero Gravity Double bubble installed.
Pyramid Rear hugger & "pass seat" cover replacement

Have a set of Gilles chain adjusters and Paddock stand adapters to install, as well as a set of GenMar bar risers ( could not find any Helibars, they were all gone @ Helibar ).

One of the first things I did when I got it was to remove all the decals on the body work.  Also not my thing.

Great bike.  Still can't figure out why the wankers in PB thrash it so bad.  The last article was about used sport bikes, and they put it up against liter bikes, and just trashed is unmercifully.  Sod the lot of them !

[Joey Stalin]

Thanks, Uncle Joe. More pics are needed, especially of the rarest of all colors, the gold/black. BTW, there is a road test that goes with those pics.

I watched as a nearly pristine 03 Gold/Black sold on ebay yesterday for $5100. If it wasn't so far from me, I might've picked it up. I want to test ride this bike first, though.

[rasta]

Nice blue '9 Sscully . Sod is right, I saw that same article. I hope most people stay ignorant of the bike as maybe i can get another
one      and Joey, that is a good price for a 03, but prices are low in general for '9s which was good when i got mine last year and since i won't ever sell it does'nt bother me.

[rasta]

kgrant

Hi from the UK.
Here's a pic of my Firecracker Red 2000 E1 '9.

And Hi back at ya! :thumbsup:i spend a lot of time on a UK forum, kgrantco.uk.com, I think it is and a great forum it is. I've got a pic on there somewhere. Great resource for how-to etc. Nice looking bike, love those red wheels. I don't know if we got that color here in US, but i see so few zx-9s not sure. i go to some M/C meets but never any 9s. Also am a bike shop lurker and have seen one in a dealer and one truely ugly and multi crashed streetfighter on the road. In 2+ years of looking.

[sscully]

Nice blue '9 Sscully . Sod is right, I saw that same article. I hope most people stay ignorant of the bike as maybe i can get another one      and Joey, that is a good price for a 03, but prices are low in general for '9s which was good when i got mine last year and since i won't ever sell it does'nt bother me.

Thanks !!

What did PB call us, "a militant bunch of apologist".  

The used market might be in short supply, due to 9R owners knowing how good the bike is, and never part with them ( aside from the bunch that wraps them around a tree, doing something in error ).  
Not the case of they only sold 4 of them, that is for sure.  
When the 10R came out, I went to look at one, and did not see it in the show room, the sale rep pointed out I was standing next to it !.
It was the same color as the 6R next to it, so I thought that there were 2 6Rs side by side in the same color.
3/4 scale is about the most accurate description of liter sportbikes these days !  Total rubbish you ask me.

I think the line of huge battleship ( 14R ) or 1/2 step up from a pocket bike ( 10R and down ) is about the state of bikes for the short term.  When did smaller become better is all I want to know.

[rasta]

Thanks !!

What did PB call us, "a militant bunch of apologist".  

The used market might be in short supply, due to 9R owners knowing how good the bike is, and never part with them ( aside from the bunch that wraps them around a tree, doing something in error ).  
Not the case of they only sold 4 of them, that is for sure.  
When the 10R came out, I went to look at one, and did not see it in the show room, the sale rep pointed out I was standing next to it !.
It was the same color as the 6R next to it, so I thought that there were 2 6Rs side by side in the same color.
3/4 scale is about the most accurate description of liter sportbikes these days !  Total rubbish you ask me.

I think the line of huge battleship ( 14R ) or 1/2 step up from a pocket bike ( 10R and down ) is about the state of bikes for the short term.  When did smaller become better is all I want to know.

right you are about 'mini bikes"; too fucking small .Take away the 9 and I don't know what I'd ride. At 6'2", I'm not exactly a giant, most bikes I don't fit on. One of my dream bikes if I hit the lottery is a MV Brutale 910R and at a not too far away dealer I found sized for 5'6" and under-not even close. so i hope I can stay with the 9. If something happened to this one I'd buy another. I have seen on a few sites people looking to buy. I wonder how many were made. Worldwide and USA only? About the ZX14, if people want them, go for it but not for me.

[sscully]

.....  I wonder how many were made. Worldwide and USA only? About the ZX14, if people want them, go for it but not for me.

Took a quick google ( was not expecting much ) and did not find any production numbers right away.  Would be interesting to see how many were made up to the end.
The 14R is nice for a Sport Tourer, but after I saw Vicki Bulter-Henderson accidentally patch the beast off the line, it would take 100% focus to ride it.
Speaking of PB & 14R, notice that Dale from PB used a 14R for the cannonball ?  They MF Kawks all day long, then for a competition use one.  douche bags !

[lemosley01]

Took a quick google ( was not expecting much ) and did not find any production numbers right away.  Would be interesting to see how many were made up to the end.
The 14R is nice for a Sport Tourer, but after I saw Vicki Bulter-Henderson accidentally patch the beast off the line, it would take 100% focus to ride it.
Speaking of PB & 14R, notice that Dale from PB used a 14R for the cannonball ?  They MF Kawks all day long, then for a competition use one.  douche bags !

Can someone translate this into English?  

[sscully]

Can someone translate this into English?  

Sorry I take the phrase in question is the bold part.
PB = Performance Bikes Mag ( UK Mag ).
Dale Lamas ( PB writer / tester ) participated in the Euro Cannonball run ( that part I figure you got  )
MF = Mother fu@k ( again figure you might have gotten that ).
Kawk = Slang for Kawasaki might also see Kawi

PB seems to be very Yam centric ( I think they hump their R1's at night ), but for the cannonball run, they used a ZX-14R ( in Euro terms, ZZR14 ), not their beloved R1 ( even the Phase I R1 from the Bol'dor .
Sorry about that lemosley01, I have a tenancy to think faster then I type / type in slang too much.
I could see the problem, Peanut Butter & 14R, eating a sandwich on the bike, where is the jelly ?
kawk, did he hit a duck on his bike, while eating a peanut butter sandwich, and again, where is the jelly..WTF was he thinking going without jelly, that is like riding without a lid...
Don't laugh, you will just encourage me.  

[lemosley01]

LOL. You Englanders always make me laugh.

Unless they have done some comfort mods to the R1, I would take the 14 too.

Yammies don't do much for me - don't know why, they just don't

[Silver9r]

'99 9R in Candy Lightning Blue.

Zero Gravity Double bubble installed.
Pyramid Rear hugger & "pass seat" cover replacement

Have a set of Gilles chain adjusters and Paddock stand adapters to install, as well as a set of GenMar bar risers ( could not find any Helibars, they were all gone @ Helibar ).

One of the first things I did when I got it was to remove all the decals on the body work.  Also not my thing.

Great bike.  Still can't figure out why the wankers in PB thrash it so bad.  The last article was about used sport bikes, and they put it up against liter bikes, and just trashed is unmercifully.  Sod the lot of them !

I like that seat cowl with the little butt pad on it.  Where did you get that?  I need to find one of those for my 03.

[rasta]

I like that seat cowl with the little butt pad on it.  Where did you get that?  I need to find one of those for my 03.

   Me too!