Still buzzing on the new ride
Posted by stocky on July 15, 2010
Dropped into the bike shop today and picked up my machine for the weekend
The reason it was in the shop is that there is only 12 in NZ and only 1 in the South Island as far as the dealers know, so they asked if I could let them display mine in the shop window
They’ve been doing it for the last two weeks
Its of benefit to me because the shop front window is warmer and drier than my garage at this time of year here in the deep south and also that the dealer will give me a cut rate on my services so its good for me in that respect so far I’ve serviced it twice in 11 weeks so thats good for him
This model is a whole new concept for Kawasaki and has been getting good reviews in independent tests carried out so far with the only negative comments being this like the digital dash board can be hard to read or being a little squirley under heavy breaking which I find I agree with
The fuel tank could have been a few liters bigger too, it has 15.5 when 18 would be better as above 160 it humps up the fuel like a big block V-8 and it loves to be around 160 and above
The guys where I got this bike are the same as were servicing the Moto Guzzi and have been a big help with bits I’ve wanted fitted or removed
I’ve also got a hold of a DVD called “Twist of the wrist” by a guy Kieth Code who runs the Californian Super bike school it has been a huge help to me in adapting to this style of riding. It has opened my eyes to a lot of things that I’ve been doing wrong for years and not known it
If anyone reading this would like help with the riding of these machines and all bikes in general GOOGLE Californian super bike school or Twist of the wrist or Kieth code
It realy has change my riding experience for the better my cornering is smoother and faster, crossing rough patches or pot holes is now a non issue where before it could be a panic situation
I fight the machine a lot less now and more have it working “for me”
This bike having the genuine race frame helps heaps too thanks to the engineers at Kawasaki
I’ve not really come up with a pet name for it yet so far I’m calling it “Kawasaki san” which is male i think so its a bit strange as machinery tends to be related to in the female ie her, she, sweety, baby, honey, when running right and cow, bitch, whore etc etc when playing up
I’ve found that the newer the machine the less cursing you tend to have to do
I’m going to pimp this ride out with slash cut pipes and neon blue strip lights under the bikini ferrings and rear tail, I’m going to remove the rear foot pegs and put a cowling over the pillion seat making it a single seater and even more unique