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Old 09-13-2005, 1:17 PM
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Re: 2006 Kawasaki ZZR

That's fugly...but in a fugly sort of way I think I like it

I'm confused....
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Re: 2006 Kawasaki ZZR

The front end reminds me of a sentinel from Matrix.
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Re: 2006 Kawasaki ZZR

its just a ZZR, ZX6R, ZX10R, and R1 all rolled into one. what size motor does it have?

edit: and what Conq said
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Re: 2006 Kawasaki ZZR

Still a 1200 and a 600 AFAIK.
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Re: 2006 Kawasaki ZZR

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The front end reminds me of a sentinel from Matrix.
That's a lot of headlights...I wonder if they come on in pairs or if it's left side/right side. I wonder what the purpose of that big gaping hole in the middle is too. Can't be an air intake...were they just trying to cut costs by using less plastic?
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Re: 2006 Kawasaki ZZR

That's almost as ugly as a Katana. We might have a new "hideous blob". The heart-shaped intake is real pretty though.
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Re: 2006 Kawasaki ZZR

Any specs on it? Does it have some variation of a ZX-12R motor?

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Will they still offer the 12R? Look at the 'Busa-like droopy nosecone; this thing is designed for top speed.
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Re: 2006 Kawasaki ZZR

Just when I thought Kawi couldn't make a bike uglier than the 06 ZX-10R, they come up with that....WTF
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Re: 2006 Kawasaki ZZR

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Look at the 'Busa-like droopy nosecone; this thing is designed for top speed.
I noticed the same. I wonder if those fins on the side help with stability at all They look too small to do anything significant, but you never know.
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Re: 2006 Kawasaki ZZR

The ZZR is their "sport-touring" type bike, the ZX12R is a completely different animal.
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Re: 2006 Kawasaki ZZR

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I noticed the same. I wonder if those fins on the side help with stability at all They look too small to do anything significant, but you never know.
I think they're more about managing heat than adding stability. The little sharkfins on the 12R were for stability / downforce.
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Re: 2006 Kawasaki ZZR

Did an RF900 a Pacific Coast? Looks like it weighs 1200 lbs. Not my cup of tea...
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Re: 2006 Kawasaki ZZR

I'm thinking they're taking another run at the 'Busa with this thing. Look at the aerodynamicized (is that a word) mirrors and stalks.
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Re: 2006 Kawasaki ZZR

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Did an RF900 a Pacific Coast? Looks like it weighs 1200 lbs. Not my cup of tea...
Ya the strakes remind of an RF. I think it humped a Katana though.
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Re: 2006 Kawasaki ZZR

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Did an RF900 a Pacific Coast? Looks like it weighs 1200 lbs. Not my cup of tea...
Yeah those fins are awfully RF900 like.
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Re: 2006 Kawasaki ZZR

I like the looks of it. And I like the light in front.

Would I buy one? No. I do not trust a Kawasaki.
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Re: 2006 Kawasaki ZZR

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Yeah those fins are awfully RF900 like.
Or 512TR-like if you're in favor.
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Or 512TR-like if you're in favor.
If it was white it could be the Miami Vice Edition.
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The car on Miami Vice was a Testarossa, though. Not a 512TR.
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What's Miami Vice?
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