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Poll result: POLL: If the zx14 was never made?

What bike would you buy?

Busa ( 27 votes - 39.13% )
ZX-12R ( 18 votes - 26.09% )
ZX-10R ( 7 votes - 10.14% )
Other ( 20 votes - 28.99% )

Thread: POLL: If the zx14 was never made?

Created on: 05/29/09 12:00 AM

Replies: 41

DZINURZZ



Joined: 05/18/10

Posts: 92

RE: POLL: If the zx14 was never made?
08/09/10 11:45 AM

TaintedTattoo: I came off of a '03 Blackbird as well, I would still have it if it were not for the zx. As mentioned the xx motor was so smoothe it was almost unbelievable.


The 14's twin engine balancing shafts were a major engineering feature which attracted me to it.

I don't enjoy a ride on a pulsating/vibey/buzzy bike. (They hurt my body; that's why I don't ride a H-D anymore.)

The 14 is about as smooth as my Valkyrie.

AMAZING!


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davesxx01



Joined: 08/02/10

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RE: POLL: If the zx14 was never made?
08/09/10 6:44 PM

Another one for the fastest Blackbird made,,,,, Red one!



Past bikes: '01 CBR1100XX, '06 ST1300, '06 ZX-14, '08 ZX14SE, '09 MV Agusta Brutale 1078RR.
Current bike: '12 ZX14R
Car: '10 VW GTI. APR K04 turbo, Billy Boat exhaust, Uni DSG tune. 313 WHP

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Black1



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RE: POLL: If the zx14 was never made?
08/09/10 9:45 PM

I be on my 2000 ZX-12r

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RuffRyda


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RE: POLL: If the zx14 was never made?
08/10/10 6:36 AM

I had a Hayabusa in 1999 when Suzuki bitch slapped Kawasaki and Honda, and I still have a Hayabusa so it would not be a big thing if the 14 was never made.



2007 ZX-14 Ninja
2000 GSX1300R Hayabusa

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DZINURZZ



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RE: POLL: If the zx14 was never made?
08/10/10 7:53 AM

davesxx01: Another one for the fastest Blackbird made,,,,, Red one


Lotta Blackbird fans here.
I gotta read up on it.

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lytnin


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Location: St. Louis MO

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RE: POLL: If the zx14 was never made?
08/10/10 11:01 AM

ZZR1200

Gots to have some comfort



2015 FJR1300A 2008 ZX14 2001 ZRX1200

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alaskarider


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RE: POLL: If the zx14 was never made?
08/10/10 4:14 PM

I would still be riding my 97 blackbird. It was a good fast bike but not near as nice as the 14.



I woke up this morning and I got myself a beer. The future is uncertain and the end is always near.

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bean07


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RE: POLL: If the zx14 was never made?
08/10/10 5:27 PM

My 04/black/bird pre pow/com was bloody quick ,with very few mods may settle for last 07 model !!! ( had 2 a Blue and black ) eh damn right tfindav; after b/b the ZX14 was true natural replacement!!!



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tflndav


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RE: POLL: If the zx14 was never made?
08/10/10 6:15 PM

Previous Blackbird owner myself. Of all the streetbikes I've owned (12, including two ZX14's) the Blackbird was/is my all time favorite bike. If Honda had kept the BB up-dated, I would have been a life long Honda owner.


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BadinBlack


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RE: POLL: If the zx14 was never made?
08/11/10 6:35 PM

I've always liked big, comfy, but sporty bikes, with tons of power and torque. I had a busa before the 14 (and still have it) and never have liked it much. It was too slow stock (overhyped speedwise imo), and vibrates WAYYY more than a bike has any right too above 4700 rpm's. So if there were no 14's I would def not own another busa lol. I'd prolly ride a zx12 or turbo a blackbird

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RE: POLL: If the zx14 was never made?
08/11/10 8:35 PM

tflndav said:
Of all the streetbikes I've owned (12, including two ZX14's) the Blackbird was/is my all time favorite bike. If Honda had kept the BB up-dated, I would have been a life long Honda owner.

Amen to that. Instead of the VFR1200, Honda should have just built an in-line four CBR1200XX with 10% more power and 10% less weight than a CBR1100XX, adjustable suspension and un-linked brakes. It would have been cheaper to develop and to produce, and they would have had all the Blackbird ex-owners lining up to buy it.


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bean07


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RE: POLL: If the zx14 was never made?
08/11/10 11:52 PM

jcsquare; you hit the nail on the head " I tried to want the vfr," When the salesman told me just before the release it's a/u price was $25k, besides so not looking to pretty and second rate power, was good enough reason to go straight down the road, test ride then buy the 09 ZX1400 NINJA "without any second gessing" there went HONDA as no.1 in all CBR1100XX SUPPER BLACKBIRDS !


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loadedmind


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RE: POLL: If the zx14 was never made?
08/12/10 12:36 AM

I'd probably have a ZX-11 as that was the bike I wanted for so long. Either that or a ZX-12.



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bean07


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RE: POLL: If the zx14 was never made?
08/13/10 12:32 AM

Everyone that had a bird ecko's the same words, I'ts strange we don't colude but all XX owners had nuthin but praise for the F I R S T !!!! Hyposonic sports/tourer aka 97-------2007 and still is a very capable sports/tourer !!and yeh they f..ked up when they did'nt update it.


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2006 CBR1100xx with a few mods + V Star 1300A Cobra swept exhaust,Fi2000 EFI,Big air kit, Rad cover/Guard,Forward controls/pegs,Pillion mini boards,screen,rack,Saddleman seat a few chrome bits.

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alaskarider


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RE: POLL: If the zx14 was never made?
08/13/10 9:13 AM

beaan o7said "Hyposonic sports/tourer aka 97-------2007 and still is a very capable sports/tourer !!and yeh they f..ked up when they did'nt update it."

Honda hasn't made any right moves in the past 5 or 6 years. All they do is update the liter bike and make expensive auto transmission bikes that no one wants. They haven't updated the rest of their bikes in a decade or so. their idea of a dual sport is the 230 dirt bike with lights.Their cruisers are a joke. They don't have a standard and they haven't made a new touring bike in 9 years. No -the new vfr is not a touring bike.honda's idea of updaiting the wing was to add an airbag. Kawasaki now sells more bikes here than Honda. Honda used to sell more bikes here than harley and kawasaki together. In 10 years Honda will be like Suzuki is here, barely remembered. The blackbird is certainly a better all round bike than the 18k vfr. Kawasaki is making the best all round bikes now of all the brands IMHO. Honda needs to make bikes folks want or they will be out of the us in 10 years.
did i digress? Honda



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Jeff01ss


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RE: POLL: If the zx14 was never made?
08/14/10 1:32 AM

around here there are suzuki's everywhere!



The problem with the world today is that there is no one to eat the stupid people!

You taught me hate, I'll teach you fear!

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bean07


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RE: POLL: If the zx14 was never made?
08/14/10 11:12 PM

The differance with the main other rivals is as a former b/b riders know it's chalk/n/cheese like rollsroyce and the rest, black/bird was the F I R S T, now the no.1 is ZX14OO !! There is no in between just the S T A R T and N O W !!


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2006 CBR1100xx with a few mods + V Star 1300A Cobra swept exhaust,Fi2000 EFI,Big air kit, Rad cover/Guard,Forward controls/pegs,Pillion mini boards,screen,rack,Saddleman seat a few chrome bits.

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