my bike is very very fast..

[Falx250r]

yea the zzr has a tendency to smash your balls against the tank~

[Army_of_Ninja]

Originally Posted by Thmastr

By the way today I found out that carrying a box of pizza on the tank w/o having it secured is a challenge...

The box slid back when I got on the gas, and whent forward when I hit the brakes...

Turning was fine since I was not going fast at all and since the bike leans the box stayed on the same spot...

I was tip toeing the pegs so my knees would also help form a barrier for the box...

You need to get one of those pizza boxes like that one kid had on his scooter in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 hahaha thanks for that visual

[Thmastr]

being from Europe I am too familiar with the big boxes bolted on to the scooters! lol I didnt have my net with me so it was a choice of pizza on tank... or pizza on tank lol

[5ohmike]

So the real question is, was the pizza still warm when you got where you were going? And if not, i wonder if there's a way to use the engine to keep it warm, kinda like cooking burgers on your car's intake manifold!

[Thmastr]

Originally Posted by 5ohmike

So the real question is, was the pizza still warm when you got where you were going? And if not, i wonder if there's a way to use the engine to keep it warm, kinda like cooking burgers on your car's intake manifold!

lol well to answer your question it was a 3 mile ride in about 70 degree weather so yes the pizza was still warm! and no the pizza would not fit anywhere near the engine! lol

[Thmastr]

today I learned two things!

First. I though it would be impossible to drag a peg with the zzr600... not true.. and I was running 36/38 psi (checked this morning).

for those of you who own the zzr600... you know when you get on the gas from a stop to about 35 mph... and the fron weel comes off of the ground about an inch?.. well the same thing will happen if you have a passenger and you are in second gear!

Today a guy from the group ride I was in broke down (battery died) and I got the chance to experience two up riding. From which I learned a lot from.

Acceleration is sluggish (plus I was trying to be nice and smooth) braking distance is definately increased.. It feels heavy! given I am 165 with full gear, and this guy was 200.. but still I lost my balance going about 5 miles per hour.. but my height came in handy.. I just put a foot, or two, down and I was good to go.. That sense of unbalance.. when going at lower speeds is multiplied by like 20! when you carry some one on the back..

Also the rider in the back feels speed a lot more... he though we where going like 130! lol I was in fact doing 65 (the limmit) he also said that he felt the bike being very low in turns.. I was following the guy that actually knew the way to the shop (he didnt have a back seat) so I follower his pace.. newbie pace, limmit +10 on turns.. this 2k mile rider wasfreaking out! lol I wasnt leaning hard at all.. since it was my first time with a passenger, and I was getting a feel for the bike with a nother person on it...

[Falx250r]

I havent tried 2 up on the ZZR yet, but it cant be any worse than the 250 haha~

I can rarely get the front up but i think its cuase i have to hunch forward to keep from flying off the bike under hard accell~

Then again, im sure if i TRIED to bring the front up it would easily do it.

[sebastian1000]

oh yeah it'll do it no problem

[Army_of_Ninja]

i learned yesterday my bike will jump up in 2nd that was cool/scary lol

[sebastian1000]

my buddy pulls 4th gear power wheelies on his CBR1000RR....:drool:

[sebastian1000]

Note to self: Buy a literbike.

[ervins]

Originally Posted by Thmastr

today I learned two things!

First. I though it would be impossible to drag a peg with the zzr600... not true.. and I was running 36/38 psi (checked this morning).

for those of you who own the zzr600... you know when you get on the gas from a stop to about 35 mph... and the fron weel comes off of the ground about an inch?.. well the same thing will happen if you have a passenger and you are in second gear!

Today a guy from the group ride I was in broke down (battery died) and I got the chance to experience two up riding. From which I learned a lot from.

Acceleration is sluggish (plus I was trying to be nice and smooth) braking distance is definately increased.. It feels heavy! given I am 165 with full gear, and this guy was 200.. but still I lost my balance going about 5 miles per hour.. but my height came in handy.. I just put a foot, or two, down and I was good to go.. That sense of unbalance.. when going at lower speeds is multiplied by like 20! when you carry some one on the back..

Also the rider in the back feels speed a lot more... he though we where going like 130! lol I was in fact doing 65 (the limmit) he also said that he felt the bike being very low in turns.. I was following the guy that actually knew the way to the shop (he didnt have a back seat) so I follower his pace.. newbie pace, limmit +10 on turns.. this 2k mile rider wasfreaking out! lol I wasnt leaning hard at all.. since it was my first time with a passenger, and I was getting a feel for the bike with a nother person on it...

2 Up! Right on bro...I do not think I will ever do it. That is cool though that you got to do it in the aid of someone else. Very cool.

[tharptroy]

Originally Posted by Falx250r

yea the zzr has a tendency to smash your balls against the tank~

as does my YZF 600r...lol the boys miss the 500

[Thmastr]

Originally Posted by Falx250r

I havent tried 2 up on the ZZR yet, but it cant be any worse than the 250 haha~

I can rarely get the front up but i think its cuase i have to hunch forward to keep from flying off the bike under hard accell~

Then again, im sure if i TRIED to bring the front up it would easily do it.

its not a big weelie, but the fron WILL get extremely light as it WILL get off of the ground.. if you have a bump, or a crest on the road... (or a little hill) when you get to the top of the hill the front will not drop, and the back will start to get below it... this is under 95% to 100% throttle in first gear...

I told the guy to hold on as we where going to merge on to a busy highway with not much room and I told him I was going to gass it.. so I took it to 8k rpm (knowing the front comes up) then changed to second, and really oppened her up... thats when it happened

I dont think I would have tried 2 up on my 500 based on the fact that I felt a bit crowded by myself..

[Thmastr]

Originally Posted by ervins

2 Up! Right on bro...I do not think I will ever do it. That is cool though that you got to do it in the aid of someone else. Very cool.

that is what we are all here for! to help each other out!

[Thmastr]

once again my bike proves to be quite fast..

Although I have now gotten used to my bike's beheaibour under almost all scenarios (different ammounts of acceleration, different leans... different degrees of braking)

Today I had the chance to test ride a zx6E... I got on the throttle.. but it didnt feel like I whent anywhere!

No head rolling back.
No whip lash!
No OMG I have to hold on to the clip ons!
No butt sliding back in the seat..

just a nice smooth acceleration...

It felt really weird since I know that my bike is supossed to replace the zx6E model!

but the zx6E felt much heavier and slower in the acceleration dept. even though they should have almost the same hp....

[wireguy]

Originally Posted by Thmastr

I just finished braking in my bike and I wondered how fast I could go in second gear... I chose second cause on my EX500 I could do 60mpg just at indicated redline

so I got on the freeway and as I sped up I made sure to change to second gear.... then opened up the throttle...

an amazing sound came out from under me! My bike was screeeaming! I was looking at the road and then I suddently looked down... im doing 13k rpm (1500rpm below the redline) and I look and I seemed doing about 20 mph more than I should have been doing on the freeway while just barely keeping up with traffic...

This ofcourse only took like 3 seconds.. then I shifted through the gears counting to make sure I had done this in second...

I wonder is it too fast?... I can only imagine what a 636 can do! or to go out there far away from the 600 cc range a zx10r!

just remember that little bike aint as bullet proof as an old 900-1000 kaw,those high rpms play hell on those engine and driveline parts in that little bike.learn how to ride smart and safe on that little thingthen work your way up the ladder,just rember those bigger bikes are going to have a lot more horsepower at lower engine speeds so be ready for it.