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Kawasaki ZX-14R – Long-Term Test Update #2 Brake dancer.
We handed off our sparkly green ZX-14R to Contributing Editor Nick Ienatsch adopting the Ninja’s scheduled 7500-mile service. Our local dealer charged $90.69 for oil,Gucci Borse, filter and sparkplugs,Borse Gucci Outlet, tacking on another $255 in labor. Suppose bought off easy since t adjustable levers he valve-clearanc adjustable lever e inspection was at 15,000-mile intervals.A hint of vibration felt under braking drew our awareness to minor tread cupping which had did start to develop for the front Avon Ultra 3D Supersport. Having endured 4225 miles of rip ’n’ grip abuse using the most robust production bike we’ve tested, the bed Avon was also nearing its wear bars,Borse Gucci, prompting us to lever on a fresh collection of Bridgestone Battlax S20s in 120/70ZR17 ($182.69) and 190/50ZR17 ($281.34) sizes (www.bridgestone.com). Grip was restored and steering felt good again, but the vibration under braking persisted and s Street Bike Levers oon grew in the p brake clutch levers ulsing characteristic of a warped rotor.At around 8000 miles,Gucci Sito Ufficiale, we replaced the stock front rotors and pads with Galfer’s Brake Wave rotors ($640.00; w motorcycle clutch ww.galferusa.com) and sintered HH pads ($143.92),Gucci Outlet, performing the 60-minute job ourselves (CW Evaluation: Galfer Wave Rotors).In Ienatsch’s car motorcycle brake lever e, our 14R has seen street, strip and dyno time. Along the 8400-mile mark, the best Kawasaki produced 189 horses around the Dynojet facility in Sin city till you 400-mile journey racing lever to Glendale, California, for the annual Café Desmo event at Pro Italia. The road traced Interstate 15 accompanied by a stretch of California Highway 2 (Angeles Crest Highway) forever measure. Miles of fast, flowing road offered an indication of now how adept and well-rounded Kawasaki’s flagship Ninja truly is.Ahead of applying forthcoming performance mods, a visit to Las Vegas’s “other” strip produced runs inside low 10-second range at about 145 mph. Ienatsch feels “nines” could have been possible in any other case for your vague-feeling, battle-weary (original) clutch and also the require to ride the bike home that night. With the arrival associated with a box of goodies from Brock’s Performance Motorcycle racing parts , search for our green meanie to remain pushed hard over the following installment; it’s sure to obtain a little crazy..spec-table margin-bottom:20px; width:100%;.spec-table td.spec-left padding:4px; text-align:right; width:50%;.spec-table td.spec-right padding:4px; text-align:left; width:50%;SPECIFICATIONSTotal miles:8560Next service:11,250Maintenance costs (including tires):$1427.74Repair costs:$640Average fuel mileage:35 mpgPrice as tested (2012):$14,699Related content:Kawasaki ZX-14R – Update #1 --> |
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